Re: {SPAM 01.9} Re: Tie across voices

[David Sumbler]

On Thu, 2018-05-03 at 18:43 +0200, Lukas-Fabian Moser wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> Am 03.05.2018 um 18:29 schrieb David Sumbler:
> > 
> > \version "2.19.81"
> > 
> > \new Staff {
> >    \time 6/8
> >    <<
> >      { \once \override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = #10
> >        R2. | r4. e'''~ }
> >      \\
> >      { g''2.~ | g''~ }
> >    >>
> >   \oneVoice <e''' g''>2.~ | q |
> > }
> > 
> One possibility would be:
> 
> \version "2.19.81"
> 
> \new Staff {
>    \time 6/8
>    <<
>      { \once \override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position = #10
>        R2. | r4. e'''~ \hideNotes e'''2. }
>      \\
>      { g''2.~ | g''~
>        \oneVoice <e''' g''>2.~ | q |
>      }
>    >>
> }
> 
> If you don't want to continue inside a << \\ >> construct, try
> 
> \version "2.19.81"
> 
> \new Staff {
>    \time 6/8
>    <<
>      {
>        \voiceTwo g''2.~ | g''~
>      }
>      \new Voice {
>        \voiceOne \once \override MultiMeasureRest.staff-position =
> #10
>        R2. | r4. e'''~ \hideNotes e'''2.*0
>      }
>    >>
>    \oneVoice <e''' g''>2.~ | q |
> }
> 
> Explanation: << { } \\ { } >> is a shorthand which creates two new 
> (named) voices. Just taking << { } \new Voice { } >> makes sure the 
> first { } pair creates music in the "main" voice which is active
> outside 
> the << >>.

Thank you all for your suggestions.  I realise now that my original
request was unclear: I need both the upper and the lower notes to be
tied.

The second solution above seems to fit the bill perfectly.  It will be
very useful immediately, because in this passage of music there are
similar divisi sustained notes (but with different entry timings) also
in the 2nd violins, violas and cellos.

I hadn't hit on the idea of tying the note to another one of zero
length; very ingenious and worth remembering.

Just to clarify:

It seems that if, in a
<<{\musicA} {\musicB}>>
passage, \musicA does not specify a new Voice, then the music before
the << >> passage and, importantly, also the music afterwards will all
be treated as belonging to the same voice.  Is that correct?

David