Re: Whole note tremolo repeats - bug ?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> 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