Not an option. Too many notes in the way, there is simply no way to adjust
the tie to go around it.

Johannes

On 28.01.2004 18:04 Uhr, Michael Edwards wrote

> I know it's not really what you are asking for: but might it be okay to
> slightly change the curvature of the tie so that it goes above or below the
> notes in between? - either flatten it out more, or curve it more - whatever
> will
> allow it mostly easily to go around the other notes.
> This can result in a curved line that is not quite standard in appearance,
> but still obvious in meaning; I actually prefer this to whiting it out around
> the notes.  (I seem to remember once writing a passage where the arrangement
> of
> the parts forced me to use an S-shaped tie.)  I have seen such altered curves
> in
> printed music where the texture on a single staff is complex, with 3 or 4
> separately stemmed voices, so it could perhaps be regarded as acceptable in
> that
> situation to have a differently-shaped curve - just as, in similar crowded
> situations, you sometimes see note-beams altered in angle or sometimes drawn
> thinner than usual because they are forced to fit in underneath other
> noteheads.
> It's perfectly acceptable to me, provided the meaning is clear - and indeed
> sometimes can't be avoided, unless you want to add an extra staff.

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