maybe. -------- << { r4 r r\pp \slurDown g1( \change Staff = "lower" a,2 ~ a8\> ees ees4\!) r r } \\ { \tieDown des'1. ~ des2.\> ~ des4\! r r } >> -------- This looks fine and means the same thing musically. And in the second example, it looks like the splitting into two voices MAY be implied.
u_li wrote: > > While I understand your objections, I have these examples in a score I > have to typeset: > http://old.nabble.com/file/p28505454/des.jpg des.jpg > http://old.nabble.com/file/p28505454/double.jpg double.jpg > They are from an unknown copyist after a score by Webern, and it may well > be decided (by me and others) to respect their setting because after all > it is telling us something. > > In the first example I could just use a slur instead of a tie (as long as > I'm only interested in the printed output). But how would I achieve the > two ties in the second example? As I understand it, slurs are drawn only > once in a chord, while I can tie individual notes within a chord. > Do I have to split the chord (f#/b) in two voices to be able to slur them > separately? > > Best > Urs > > > > searchfgold wrote: >> >> I don't think you really should do this, as it is musically incorrect. >> Whenever there is a tie or a slur across staves it is treated as a slur, >> and in fact, sometimes repeated notes that are slurred are placed on >> different staves and slurred. In other words, it would cause much >> confusion. Maybe try slurring the notes and placing a markup saying tie >> over the middle section of the slur; I don't now how to do this but there >> is probably someone somewhere who does and wrote a snippet. >> Great topic! >> >> u_li wrote: >>> >>> If I place tied notes in different staves of a PianoStaff, the tie is >>> placed at a quite strange position - and horizontally. >>> for example (within a PianoStaff context, both staves with the same >>> clef): >>> >>> \change Staff = "lower" >>> d2~ >>> \change Staff = "upper" >>> d2 >>> >>> I also come across this problem with chords, so I can't just use a slur >>> instead (which would of course also produce different midi output). >>> >>> Is there any workaround for this? >>> >>> Many thanks >>> Urs >>> >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Ties-across-staves-in-a-PianoStaff-tp28501828p28512828.html Sent from the Gnu - Lilypond - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user