Darcy James Argue wrote:
Hello list,
I have a piece that alternates measures of 4/4 and 3/4 throughout. The
pattern does not vary at all -- it's always one measure of 4 followed by
one measure of 3.
My questions are about multimeasure rests in the parts. Obviously, by
default, Finale won't create any multimeasure rests, because the meter
changes every measure.
But:
1) Would you consider it acceptable to force multimeasure rests in this
situation (provided they always begin on the first measure of the 4+3
pattern)? Otherwise, I think the parts will be needlessly long and
difficult to follow.
2) If I do decide to do this, how do I go about it in Finale?
I would never think multimeasure rests would work in that situation --
almost every musician I know would automatically assume that any
multimeasure rest indication would mean that many rests in whatever
meter was active in the preceding measure.
If you have a totally repeating 4 + 3 pattern and want multi-measure
rests, I suggest changing the meter to 7/4 and adding a note to the
effect that they are all to be played with strong accents on 1 and 5.
That way everybody would just count all multimeasure rests the same.
Of course, if it's meant for your own ensemble and not meant for
publication and performance by groups far removed from you by musicians
of unknown sophistication, you can do what you want since you'll be able
to explain things in person.
--
David H. Bailey
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