> 1) all stems in non-polyphonic situations should reach
> or cross the middle line.
> 2) Tremolo beams on single stems are placed on the part
> of the stem furthest from the notehead.
> 3) in ambiguous situations involving whole-notes,
> notation elements are placed as if the whole-notes
> had invisible stems.
>
> It follows that LilyPond's default violates statement #2.
Looking into the full score of Strauss's `Salome', I can confirm that
(it's one bar before rehearsal number 68, page 50): the position of a
whole note tremolo is exactly the same as if there were a stem.
Werner
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