Re: triple stop warnings

[David Pounder]

> ------- Original Message -------
> From: Philip Potter <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Sent: 11.12.09, 13:20:43
> Subject: Re: triple stop warnings
> 
> 2009/12/11 Owain Sutton <address@hidden>:
> > I realise now I've checked that the Tchaikovsky does have rests in the
> > lower 'voice'.  The Stravinsky doesn't, however, - but you can just
> > about make it out here, at figure 2:
> > http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/look_inside/5867960/image/262798
> 
> How about this? First two chords of Elgar cello concerto:
> 
> \relative c {
>   \clef bass
>   <<
>     {
>       \voiceOne
>       <e b'>2
>       <g e'>2
>     }
>     \new Voice {
>       \voiceTwo
>       <g, e'>16 s16 s8 s4
>       <e b'>16 s16 s8 s4
>     }
>   >>
> }
> 
> Basic idea is using multiple voices to represent the different chord
> parts, and hiding rests by using the 's' spacer (invisible) rest. A
> little clunky with quite a lot of syntactic cruft; I don't know
> lilypond well enough to say if there's a better way of doing it.
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> 

I normally use the polyphony construct for this. Try using

<< { <e g,>2.\fermata } \\ c,4 >>

No need for skips or rests and you shouldn't get any warnings. Hope this helps, 
although I'm not clear about the dot issue.