Re: rest in two voices

[Michael Gerdau]

> \version "2.18.0"
> \new Staff <<
> \clef bass
> \new Voice = "first" {
> \voiceOne
>       b8 r8 b r
> }
> \new Voice = "second" {
> \voiceTwo
>       a8 r g r
> }
> 
> I have two questions:
> -          How can the rest  in the two voices reduced to one rest in the
> middle of the staff?

http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=336

> -          Can the pitch "a" appear before the pitch "b" ?

There are several ways. One would be to change
       a8 r g r
into
      \once \override NoteColumn.force-hshift = #-1.7 a8 r g r

HTH,
Michael
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