Cross-Measure Tremolo

• Jul 27, 2013 - 04:31
Reported version
3.6
Priority
P2 - Medium
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S5 - Suggestion
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project

It does not currently appear possible to make attractive cross-measure tremolos. In other words, tremolos between 2+ notes are restrained to fitting inside a single measure. Though the same tremolo can hypothetically be placed on multiple staffs and then tied, this is difficult to understand for a musician.

Suggested fix:
Rather than treating the tremolo lines that beam 2+ notes as ornaments such as the accent or staccato, treat them as lines such as the 8va line. This would allow tremolos to last for any duration of time, and would also allow more control over the size and location of the tremolo marking.


Comments

Frequency Few
Priority P2 - Medium
Regression No
Reported version 3.6
Workaround Yes

Workaround: join the measures and add a non-functional barline to the 2nd note after having added the tremolo.