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Order of precedence

The value of a property which applies at a particular time is determined as follows:

• if an \override or \set command in the input stream is in effect that value is used,
• otherwise the default value taken from a \with statement on the context initiation statement is used,
• otherwise the default value taken from the most recent appropriate \context block in the \layout or \midi blocks is used,
• otherwise the LilyPond built-in default is used.

See also

Learning Manual: Modifying context properties.

Notation Reference: Contexts explained, Bottom-level contexts – voices, \set and \unset, \override and \revert, The \layout block.