On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 at 12:48, Gianmaria Lari <gianmarial...@gmail.com> wrote: > > *If* I understood correctly, if I instantiate the first voice as you propose the voice will go in a different context then 'd4'.
That's the contrary. If you instantiate the first Voice (directly after the \new Staff command, not after <<, maybe I was not clear enough in my previous message) the d4 would "return" to this Voice (so with \voiceTwo still active). > And why does adding the "a1" note at the beginning change the "d4" engraving at the end? The a1 at the beginning is instantiating the voice for you. This is how I understand it. This is the main reason why I (try to) explicitly instantiate all the voices and do not use \addlyrics for instance. To avoid bad surprises with Lily's assumptions. Kind regards, Xavier
