On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 8:32 PM David Zelinsky <dzp...@dedekind.net> wrote:
> > Here's where it says "Lyrics and spanners (such as slurs, ties, > hairpins, etc.) cannot be created *across* voices.": > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.20/Documentation/notation/multiple-voices#index-_005cvoices > > And here's where it says they can: > > http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.20/Documentation/notation/available-music-functions > > (Scroll down to "\voices".) > > David, I think you misunderstood. The \voices command does not let slurs go across voices. Rather, it allows existing voices to go into the << \\ >> polyphony expression. Previously (and still, if you don't use the \voices command), << \\ >> created two temporary voices, neither one related to the voice containing the << \\ >> construct. With the \voices command (strictly speaking it's a music function, IIUC), the voices within the << \\ >> construct can be specified, such that the slurs/ties/etc. go between entities in the same voice, rather than trying to go between entities in different voices. HTH, Carl > -David >
