On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, John Atchley wrote:
> I can offer it as an option though. Next time I upload the code
> &&FreeMetStyle 4 will cause it to output nothing. It'll be up to the user
> to use that option intelligently, though ;-)
thanks for your clarifications and for the new code, John. Meterless music
is often found in chorals; the music starts and ends with no meter at all.
This is a beautiful "Pater Noster" in Russian that shows the case:
% otce-nash.abc
%
% Typeset this file with the following command:
% abcm2ps otce-nash.abc -O otce-nash.ps
%
% This edition is formally not complete, as it needs more
% decorations currently not supported by abcm2ps.
%
%%topspace 1.5cm
%%titlefont Helvetica-Bold 18
%%subtitlefont Helvetica-Bold 14
%%composerfont Helvetica 12
%%composerspace 0.7cm
%%musicspace 1.5cm
%
X: 1
T: Otce Nash
T: (Pater Noster)
C: Nikolaj Kedrov Sr.
M: none
Z: Edited by Guido Gonzato, 11 October 2000
L: 1/4
Q: "Adagio, " 1/4=40 % broken? in abcm2ps
%%staves [ 1 2 3 4 ]
V: 1 clef=treble name="Soprano" sname="S"
V: 2 clef=treble name="Alto" sname="A"
V: 3 clef=treble name="Tenor" sname="T"
V: 4 clef=bass name="Bass" sname="B"
K: C
%
V: 1
E2 E E4 | E E E E E E E E4 | F F F F G2 G G G2 |
w: ot- ce nash, ie scio ie ti na nie be sah, da sfia ti za i mia tva io
V: 2
C2 C C4 | C C C C C C C C2 B,2 | B, B, B, B, D2 C C C2 |
w: ot- ce nash, ie scio ie ti na nie be sah, * da sfia ti za i mia tva io
V: 3
G2 G G4 | G G G G G G G G4 | G G G G G2 G G G2 |
w: ot- ce nash, ie scio ie ti na nie be sah, da sfia ti za i mia tva io
V: 4
c2 c c4 | c c c c c c c d4 | d d d d e2 e e e2 |
w: ot- ce nash, ie scio ie ti na nie be sah, da sfia ti za i mia tva io
%
%
V: 1
G G G G G2 F F E HF4 | F F2 F2 F2 E G D2 D2 | D D D E F2 |
w: da pri i tiet zarst svi- et va- io da bu- diet vo lia tva-ia ia ka na nie be si
V: 2
C C C C C2 C C C HC4 | C C2 C2 C2 C C B,2 B,2 | B B B C C2 |
w: da pri i tiet zarst svi- et va- io da bu- diet vo lia tva-ia ia ka na nie be si
V: 3
G G c _B B2 A A G HA4 | A A2 A2 A2 G G G2 G2 | G G G G A2 |
w: da pri i tiet zarst svi- et va- io da bu- diet vo lia tva-ia ia ka na nie be si
V: 4
e e e e f2 f f f Hf4 | f f2 e2 d2 e e g2 g2 | g g g e d2 |
w: da pri i tiet zarst svi- et va- io da bu- diet vo lia tva-ia ia ka na nie be si
%
%
V: 1
E D2 C2 D2 | E2 E E E E F2 F F2 F F G2 | G G G G G2 F2 F2 |
w: i na zsem li. Chliep nash na su shi dash nan nie i a sta vi nam dal- ghi na scia ia
V: 2
C B,2 C2 B,2 | C2 C C C C C2 B, B,2 B, B, D2 | C C C C C2 C2 C2 |
w: i na zsem li. Chliep nash na su shi dash nan nie i a sta vi nam dal- ghi na scia is
V: 3
G G2 A2 G2 | G2 G G G G G2 G G2 G G G2 | G G c _B B2 A2 A2 |
w: i na zsem li. Chliep nash na su shi dash nan nie i a sta vi nam dal- ghi na scia ia
V: 4
e g2 a2 g2 | c2 c c c c d2 d d2 d d e2 | e e e e f2 (f e) d2 |
w: i na zsem li. Chliep nash na su shi dash nan nie i a sta vi nam dal ghi na scia- *
ia
%
%
V: 1
F E G D2 D E F2 | F F F (E2 C) (D2 C2) D | E E E |
w: ka ie im ghi a sta vlia em dal ji da- am na - scim i nie ve
V: 2
C C C B,2 B, C C2 | C C C (C2 A,) (B,2 A,2) B,2 | C C C |
w: ka je im ghi a sta vlia em dal ji da- am na - scim i nie ve
V: 3
G G G G2 G G A2 | A A A G3 (G E) G | G G G |
w: ka je im ghi a sta vlia em dal ji dam na- * scim i nie ve
V: 4
d e e g2 g e d2 |d d d e3 g2 g2 | c c c |
w: ka je im ghi a sta vlia em dal ji dam na- scim i nie ve
%
%
V: 1
(E2 G2) c c B A G2 F2 E2 | D D G2 D G | C D E4 E2 E4 |]
w: di- * nas vo is ku sce ni e no iz ba vi nas at lu ka va ga.
V: 2
E4 E E E F (G C) (C B,) C | C C C2 C C | C C (C2 A,2) B,2 C4 |]
w: di nas vo is ku sce- * ni- * e no iz ba vi nas at lu ka * va ga.
V: 3
c4 c c c c (c G) G2 G2 | A A G2 A G2 | A A (G2 E2) G2 G4 |]
w: di nas vo is ku sce- * ni- e no iz ba vi nas at lu ka- * va ga.
V: 4
(c'2 b2) a a g f e2 d2 c2 | f f e2 f e2 | f f c4 g2 c4 |]
w: di- * nas vo is ku sce ni e no iz ba vi nas at lu ka va ga.
%
% End of file otce-nash.abc
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