[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Just to note that it is standard harpsichord technique to repeat only
> one note (frequently a middle one) when chords are tied across a
> stress point such as a bar, to keep the sound of the chord going.
> Scarlatti often notes it.
>
> Currently, Lily (1.2.16 anyway) ties all notes of such chords when
> any of them are tied, and the output can get really mucked up by
> splitting dense chords into multiple voices. It would help if ties
> were put only on notes where ties are marked in the code.
I put a \property sparseTies in 1.3.16 (note: this is from the 1.3
series). It's result is that (when set) only one tie will be created
between chords, where previously, you would get as many ties as note
heads. Does that satisfy you?
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