Assuming that you have a long cadenze of 2-3 lines (systems). you want the barlines removed, and the whole thing to count as 1 bar in whole. Like this for example:
Example 6.1, My Fucking Life for violin duet
The wavy lines are explained on the 1st page of this thread. :-)
Now this whole thing takes up 1 system, but only 1 bar. In reality it is actually 3 bars.
In order to simplify the whole thing here is another very simple example which takes up more than one system, with the previous and next system, on the cadenza:
Example 6.2
Cadenze, supposedly, starts at bar 5 and ends at bar 12.
Problems:
1. The barlines
2. The measure numbers
The barlines are really easy to remove. just go to
measure tool -> measure attrivutes for measure x (by double clicking on the measure you wish to work on) -> (on the top) barline: Invisible. Job done!
while you're at it, BTW, you can also remove/delete the bar numbers on the top of the staff. So the score now should look like this:
Example 6.3
Notice that bar 8, is with parenthesis, just to show it's there and what bar number it is. You should, of course, delete that as well.
Also take hint that in the end of all system, you
always close the bar (end it), and put a barline there. If there is no barline in your music, still you add a barline, or, line in this case, just a dotted one. But don't leave it without, because this means that the last bar in the system carries on to the next system and will be a big mess...
Problems remaining:
2. Measure number.
We want the Cadenza to take up 1 bar alone. But as it is obvious this is impossible in Finale. so we have to trick it into something else.
How to do it in finale
Again with the
measure tool highlight the first 4 bars (drag and click). Then go to the
measure menu -> measure numbers -> edit region The default region which is mentioned as "Region 1, measure 1-999 -- Display as 1-999", on the boxes bellow, change the number 999, to 4 (thus the Region will only be for bars 1-4). This will make the measure numbers to display from bars 1-4 and not further.
Then click "ADD"
On the include measure from, change 1 to 13. So the new Region (2nd one) should be from bars 13, 'till the end. Also even further down to
Measure numbering. First number of Region, where it will display 13, you put 6!
Job done!
Example 6.4
And this concludes my ability to add any more images!
Mano, I will work on what you've asked me with the ossia tool (which is not the OSSIA tool, btw), but I'm running out of time now.
Will post pretty soon.