Re: ties through parallel construction

[Father Gordon Gilbert]

On 11/01/2011, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Father Gordon Gilbert" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:11 AM
> Subject: ties through parallel construction
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In the following construction:
>>
>>       <d a'>2 ~ <cis a'> ~ {<< \stemDown <d a'> \\ \stemUp {d'4 cis} >>}
>>
>> the second "tilde" seems to have no effect.  I want to tie the 'a' in
>> the second chord to the 'a' in the third chord in the parallel bar.
>> Am I missing something?  How do I tie such a thing through this
>> construction?  Everything else about this line seems to work properly.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Gordon+
>>
>> --
>> Fr. Gordon Gilbert
>> Penetanguishene, ON
>
> You can't make ties (or slurs) continue into or out of voice changes - you
> need to arrange it so that all the tied notes exist within a voice, and use
> spacer rests if necessary in the other voice.  Something like:
>
> {
>   <<
>   { \stemDown <d a'>2 ~ <cis a'> ~ <d a'> }
>   \\
>   { \stemUp {s2 s2 d'4 cis} }
>   >>
> }
>
> should do what you want, I think.
>
>
> --
> Phil Holmes
>
>


-- 
Fr. Gordon Gilbert
Penetanguishene, ON


That works great, fellas.  Except that the ties (no tie necessary on
the D in what I am copying from) are colliding with the notes.  I'd
like the tie facing *down* if possible.  What should I do?

Gordon+