Sorry, I also forgot to mention that at the end of my polyphonic passage I
normally forgot to mention (like I forgot in my previous code) the
\oneVoice statement. What could happen without it?
On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 at 16:18, Gianmaria Lari <gianmarial...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> When I need to write a temporary polyphonic passage my code looks similar
> to this:
>
> %%%
>
> \version "2.25.23"
>
> incipit = {c4 4 4 4}
> conclusion = {c4 4 4 4}
> voiceA = {c4 d e f}
> voiceB = {b4 a g f}
>
> \fixed c' \new Staff
> {
> \incipit %monodic
> <<
> \new Voice {\voiceOne \voiceB}
> \new Voice {\voiceTwo \voiceA}
> >>
> \conclusion
>
> }
>
> %%%
>
> I just discovered that the lilypond online help propose something
> different:
>
> << { \voiceOne … }
> \new Voice { \voiceTwo … }
> >> \oneVoice
>
> or, using my previous example:
>
> %%%
>
> \version "2.25.23"
>
> incipit = {c4 4 4 4}
> conclusion = {c4 4 4 4}
> voiceA = {c4 d e f}
> voiceB = {b4 a g f}
>
> \fixed c' \new Staff
> {
> \incipit
> <<
> {\voiceOne \voiceB}
> \new Voice {\voiceTwo \voiceA}
> >>
> \conclusion
> }
>
> %%%
>
> The output is exactly the same but I'm wondering if there are
> substantial differences I should be aware of.
> Thanks, g.
>
