Combining unmeasured and measured music
I am transcribing a lute Fantasie for guitar and have encountered a problem. The 1st section of the Fantasie is improvisatory sounding and is unmeasured. It is followed by an imitative section which is measured. At the end of the first section, although time signature and bar lines are hidden, Musescore is still keeping up with expected measures and fills in the remaining beats of the last "measure" with rests. It will not allow me to end the section on what it considers to be the 2nd beat and start the second section. Any suggestions? I have created the two sections in tow separate files, but would like to put them together without the rests in between.
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Try this:
Select a rest and press Ctrl+Delete.
If that doesn't work, attach your score and explain what you are trying to do.
In reply to Try this: Select a rest and… by Jm6stringer
Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately that didn't work. I want the second file to flow directly from the first, without the intervening rests. There should be no break between the C# at the end of the first file and the D at the beginning of the second file.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. … by fifthstepmoak
Similar as attached?
In reply to Thanks for your reply. … by fifthstepmoak
Or better?:
In reply to Or better?: by kuwitt
FWIW doesn't found on IMSLP but here a transcription: https://www.classicalguitarshed.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/AAA-Weis…
In reply to FWIW doesn't found on IMSLP… by kuwitt
Thanks, my fingerings differ in many places. Actually, I haven't yet updated the fingerings on the score. It took me quite a while to figure out how I wanted them to work.
In reply to FWIW doesn't found on IMSLP… by kuwitt
I need to put in some more space between notes in the first section of the piece. The stretch feature does not seem to work. Any suggestions?
In reply to I need to put in some more… by fifthstepmoak
Selecting a note and changing the value of leading space inside the inspector?
In reply to Or better?: by kuwitt
Thanks. That is what I was hoping for, except I would also like to put in the common time signature on the second part. How did you do it? What does the return sign at the end of the first part signify?
In reply to Thanks. That is what I was… by fifthstepmoak
I see you put in a system break.
In reply to Thanks. That is what I was… by fifthstepmoak
I hope I don't miss anything in my response ;-), else ask again:
I noticed you deselected "show bar lines" and "show time signature" in staff properties. Let both stay activated.
For the "senza misura"/unmetered measures I selected the measures and joined theses measures via tools->measure. I selected the note, it doesn't fit into the system an selected tools->measure->split measure before selected note/rest. At the end of a system I selected the bar line inside the unmetered measure andd pressed "v" (also possible deactivating ""visible" inside the inspector). What I didn't selected, but surely necessary for the unmetered part to select measures of this part, right click->measure properties and exclude it from measure count.
Also as you noticed I inserted system breaks.
In this way you should add a time signature for the metered part and deselect the time signature for the unmetered part (via "v" or inside the inspector).
In reply to I hope I don't miss anything… by kuwitt
Thanks so much for your help. I will work on this and, unfortunately, will be back in touch if I get stuck! ;-)
In reply to Thanks so much for your help… by fifthstepmoak
With pleasure ;-).
In reply to With pleasure ;-). by kuwitt
I think I have every thing except adding the cut time signature for the second section, which starts at the second measure on page 2.
In reply to I think I have every thing… by fifthstepmoak
Right click on a measure ->staff/part properties and activate "show time signature".
In reply to Right click on a measure -… by kuwitt
thanks for your patience I'm good to go now.