Re: Creating a comparison of several variants of unmettered chant

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Jiri,

> Are there other simpler ways to achieve the vertical
> alignment of bits of music regardless of the beats?

The attached snippet may give you some hints.

Hope this helps!
Kieren.

\version "2.13.11"

\paper {
  ragged-right = ##f
}

\layout {
  \context {
    \Staff
    \remove "Time_signature_engraver"
    \override Stem #'transparent = ##t
  }
}

chantA = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  f4( e f d) f( g a4*5) d,4( e f d) d
}

chantB = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  f4( e f d) f( g a4*5) d,4( e f d) d
}

chantC = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  f4 e f d f e a d, e( f e) d e f( d) d
}

chantD = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  f4( e4*3) f4( g a4*5) d,4( e f d) d
}

chantE = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  \stemDown f4( e4*3 f4 g a4*5) d,4( e f d) d
}

chantF = \relative f {
  \clef "treble_8"
  \time 16/4
  f4 e4*3 f4 g a4*5 d,4 e f d d
}

\score {
  \new ChoirStaff <<
    \new Staff \chantA
    \new Staff \chantB
    \new Staff \chantC
    \new Staff \chantD
    \new Staff \chantE
    \new Staff \chantF
  >>
}