Re: ostinato rhythm

[Nathan Ho]

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Dan Eble <address@hidden> wrote:

% complete the bass ostinato on the same pitch as the preceding
% quarter note
ost = \notemode { r8 8~ 4 4 }

Used like:

        | g4 \ost | a4 \ost | …

This is good for avoiding some typing in a long piece.  Can anyone improve on it?  (For example, sometimes I need the same rhythm involving three separate pitches.) TIA.

 Hi Dan,

Have a look at http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=654

Regards,

Nathan