Re: Free rhythm in part of a bar

[Peter Toye]

David,

The half note rest is because it's basically a 4/4 bar, so it needs to align with the start of the free rhythm. Here's a screenshot.

Best regards,

Peter
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Saturday, June 13, 2020, 11:18:13 AM, David Kastrup wrote:

> 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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