RE: Problem starting multiple voices

[Trevor Daniels]

Ed Keith wrote on 27 December 2007 22:23
> 
> I'm new to lilypond. I'm trying to engrave a 
> simple song with four voices on 
> two staffs (saprano and alto on the treble staff 
> and tenor and bass on the 
> bass staff).
> 
> The problem is the the two voices on a staff do 
> not come in on the same 
> note, but lilypond will not seem to work right 
> unless they do. I have 
> worked around the problem by putting in a leading 
> rest, but this seems like 
> a crufty hack, and to screws up the lyrics.
> 
> What is the correct way to do this?
>
I don't think anyone can tell without seeing your
code.  Could you post the first bar or two,
including the lyrics?
 
> Thank you very much,
> 
>    -EdK
> 
Trevor D