I just learned about polymetric mode
% not sure if cadenza mode can be used with polymetric? and if so, how
that would work
but I still want to make a loosely structured score containing fragments
for a drone improvisation
the drone piece is conducted by the ensemble leader, each section is
timed to 6 minutes
(hand gestures are indicated on the score)
the length of the euphonium measure on the score is approx the length of
one section
% the other two are obviously missing
any help as to how to create equal-length measurescontaining arbitrary
note time values would be appreciated
thanks KC
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\version "2.24.2"
\language "english"
\header {
title = "Pollen & Fragments"
subsubtitle = "section one"
composer = "Kim Cascone"
tagline = \markup {
\line { \italic "Engraved at Silent Records July 2025" }
}
}
\paper {
#(set-paper-size '(cons (* 17 in) (* 11 in)))
indent = 20
top-margin = 8\mm
bottom-margin = 8\mm
left-margin = 10\mm
right-margin = 10\mm
ragged-right = ##f }
global = {
\override Staff.KeySignature.stencil = ##f
\override Staff.TimeSignature.stencil = ##f
\override Staff.Stem.stencil = ##f }
\layout {
\enablePolymeter }
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SECTION 1 of 3
\relative c' <<
\new Staff
\with {instrumentName = "euphonium"}
{ \global
\time 12/4
| d'1 b!1 d,1 _ \markup {\fontsize #1 \italic \with-color "maroon"
"I want the tampura, organ & guitar staves to be the same length as the
euphonium staff regardless of how many measures or notes in each"} \bar
"|." }
\new Staff \with {instrumentName = "tampura"}
{ \global
\time 4/4
<d d' c'!>1 \bar "|." }
\new Staff \with {instrumentName = "organ"}
{ \global
\time 9/4
| d1 |g4 |a1 | \time 40/4 d,1 b! e f <e b>1 <f b, >1 <b! f>1 <b
e,>1 f <b, f' b>1 | \bar "|." }
\new Staff \with {instrumentName = "guitar 1"}
{ \global
| \time 7/4 d1 g'4 a1 | \time 9/4 c,4 b!1 c4 d4 | \time 7/4 d4 c4
b!4 f!1 | \time 7/4 c'4 a4 b!4 d1 |\time 10/4 c1 b!4 g4 a1| \bar "|." }
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