Return a list of rests.
abjad> construct.rests([(1, 16), (5, 16), (1, 4)])
[Rest(16), Rest(4), Rest(16), Rest(4)]
abjad> construct.rests([(1, 16), (5, 16), (1, 4)], 'little-endian')
[Rest(16), Rest(16), Rest(4), Rest(4)]
abjad> durs = [(1, 16), (5, 16), (1, 4)]
abjad> construct.rests(durs, 'little-endian', tied = True)
[Rest(16), Rest(16), Rest(4), Rest(4)]
abjad> for r in _:
... print r.tie.spanners
...
set([])
set([Tie(r16, r4)])
set([Tie(r16, r4)])
set([])