Re: ugly ties in crossed partcombined voices

[Dan Eble]

David Kastrup <dak <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> \voiceOne / \voiceTwo imply tie directions.  If you write
[...]
> instead (which uses \voiceOne and \voiceTwo internally) you'll get the
> same output above and below.  In your example, LilyPond is allowed to
> choose tie directions in spite of the voice crossing.
> 
> Usually you'd want to have the higher pitched voice first _unless_ you
> need to have a visual inversion (like when alto II dips below alto I).

In the piece I'm working on, it's tenor II briefly carrying the melody above
tenor I.  Thanks for the explanation.  I see nothing in the names or the
concept of "voiceOne" and "voiceTwo" that tie  direction should be fixed
one way or the other with no exceptions.  There is room for improvement.
-- 
Dan