Re: ties between voices

[David Kastrup]

David Zelinsky <dzpost@dedekind.net> writes:

> I've done some reasonably complicated things in Lilypond, but still have
> lots to learn.  My current conundrum is to typeset the attached snippet.
> I can't figure out how to get the tie between the G's, without breaking
> the double stops in the first measure into two separate voices, and so
> breaking their stems.  Can someone show me how to do this?
>
> It may be debatable whether it should be notated this way.  I think it
> should.  (It's from the Glière cello duos, op. 53.)  But my question is
> how to do it, assuming this is desired result.
>
> If it matters, I'm using version 2.20.

Just keep most stuff in the main voice, like

\fixed c' \new Voice = "main"
{
  \key g \major
  <e c'!>8.( <c a>16)
  \voiceOne
  <c a>2\( <bes, g>4~ |
  \voices "main", 2 << { g4 f\) } \\ a,2 >>
  \oneVoice
  c4( d)
}


-- 
David Kastrup