Re: engraving question - temporary voices in vocal music

[David Rogers]

* Janek Warchoł <address@hidden> [2011-02-18 21:00]:

> Hi,
>
> i have a SATB choral piece and occasionally some voices are split in
> two. If the rhythyms differ, a polyphonic notation must be used -
> that's obvious. But, what to do in the situation pictured in the
> problem.png attachment? Is the notation used self-explanatory?
> It's all about the first note. In my opinion it's clear that it should
> be sang by both voices, but maybe an explicit polyphonic notation
> should be used (see explicit.png)?
> Do engraving books say anything about this?
> What do you think about this?


I don't know what engraving reference books say, but the "problem"
example, even though technically it should be obvious, causes me a
moment of confusion when I try to sing it. I believe that if you can
make a score clearer and less confusing (without wasting a lot of time
or space) then you should do so.

--
David