Re: Free rhythm in part of a bar

[David Kastrup]

Peter Toye <lilypond@ptoye.com> writes:

> David,
>
> In this example the first two notes of the bass should synchronise
> with the first two notes of the treble. And they do. My question was
> what to do in a more complicated situation.

What with the rest of the bass?  It ends in a half note.  The melody
ends in a full bar rest.  Where should that half note align to?

>>> What I mean is that in some music the end of the 'free rhythm' section
>>> may need to be synchronised with the other staves. For instance, at
>>> the end of a florid passage for a soloist in free rhythm, the last few
>>> notes may need to coincide with an accompaniment. The \cadenza
>>> keywords don't seem to handle this. Would you like an example or have
>>> I explained it well enough now?
>
>> You posted an example.  What in the bass of the example should
>> synchronise where?

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David Kastrup