Re: Ugly default note spacing in single staff polyphony

[Marek Klein]

Marek Klein
0918 610 720
http://gregoriana.sk

2012/5/24 Nick Payne <address@hidden>

In the following, to look correctly positioned, the final A in the bar needs to be moved slightly to the right relative to the notes in the other voice each side of it. I tried moving the note to the right using \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift, but that didn't move the note. What can I use? I think it needs to go about half a staff space to the right, without increasing the spacing between the C notes in the other voice.

\version "2.15.39"

\relative c'' {
   \time 3/4
<<
       { r8 c4 c c8 r c4 c c8 }
       \\
       { a,4 a' a' a,, a' \once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0.5 a' }
>>
}

Maybe it is proportional notation what you are looking for?
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/proportional-notation

\version "2.15.39"

\score {
\relative c'' {
   \time 3/4
<<
       { r8 c4 c c8 r c4 c c8 }
       \\
       { a,4 a' a' a,, a' \once \override NoteColumn #'force-hshift = #0.5 a' }
>>
}

 \layout {
    \context {
      \Score
      proportionalNotationDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 10)
    }
  }
}

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