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+
+
+rmtext = #(define-scheme-function
+           (o)
+           (ly:music?)
+           (define (f o)
+             (ly:music-set-property! o 'text "")
+             (let ((t (ly:music-property o 'name)))
+               (let ((els (ly:music-property o 'elements)))
+                 (if (null? els)
+                     (let ((arts (ly:music-property o 'articulations)))
+                       (map (lambda (a)
+                              (f a))
+                            arts))
+                     (map (lambda (e)
+                            (f e)
+                            )	
+                          els))))
+             )
+           (let ((oo (ly:music-deep-copy o)))
+             (f oo)
+             oo)
+           )
+
+withDuration = #(define-scheme-function
+                 (music duration adjusts)
+                 (ly:music? number? number?)
+                 (define (with-duration-internal m duration)
+                   (cond 
+                    ((or (music-is-of-type? m 'note-event) (music-is-of-type? m 'rest-event) (music-is-of-type? m 'skip-event))
+                      (ly:music-set-property! m 'duration (apply ly:make-duration duration)))
+                    ((music-is-of-type? m 'event-chord)
+                      (map (lambda (n) (with-duration-internal n duration))
+                        (ly:music-property m 'elements)))
+                    (else (ly:warning "Neither note event nor chord"))
+                  )
+                   m		
+                   )
+                 (with-duration-internal (ly:music-deep-copy music) (list duration adjusts))
+                 )
+
+flattenPitch = #(define-scheme-function
+                 (music)
+                 (ly:music?)
+
+                (define (adjust-first l)
+                  (if (null? l)
+                    'done
+                    (let ((e (car l)))
+                      (if (music-is-of-type? e 'note-event)
+                        (adjust-pitch-i e)
+                        (adjust-first (cdr l))))
+                    )
+                )
+                 
+                (define (adjust-pitch-i m)
+                  (cond 
+                   ((music-is-of-type? m 'note-event)
+                    (let* ((p (ly:music-property m 'pitch))
+                           (pa (ly:pitch-alteration p))
+                           (pn (ly:pitch-notename p))
+                           (pp (ly:make-pitch -1 pn pa))
+                          )
+                        (ly:music-set-property! m 'pitch pp))
+                    )
+                   ((or (music-is-of-type? m 'event-chord)
+                        (music-is-of-type? m 'any))
+                     (adjust-first (ly:music-property m 'elements))
+                    )
+                   )
+                  m
+                  )
+                
+                (adjust-pitch-i (ly:music-deep-copy music))
+                )
+
+rep = #(define-scheme-function 
+        (n m)
+        (index? ly:music?)
+        (let ((nn (- n 1))
+              (mm (flattenPitch (rmtext m)))
+              )
+          (if (> nn 0)
+                #{
+                  $m \repeat unfold $nn $mm
+                #}
+               #{
+                 $m
+               #}
+              )
+          )
+        )
+
+fr = #(define-scheme-function
+        (n)
+        (ly:music?)
+        (rep 4 n))
+
+frr = #(define-scheme-function
+        (n)
+        (ly:music?)
+        (rep 8 n)
+        )
+