Re: Stem direction/merging in mixed identical/different rhythm

[Francisco Vila]

2012/3/13 Felipe Pereira <address@hidden>:
> Hello,
>
> I'd like to write this song with Lilypond:
> http://www.taize.fr/spip.php?page=chant&song=203&lang=en
> (in fact I'm writing with portuguese lyrics)
>
> Just so you don't need to click the site, here's the problem. Many of these
> songs have identical rhythm, except for some parts. When the rhythm is the
> same, I want to have same stem direction (may be neutral), because all
> originals are like this and seems to be easier to read than with four
> separated voices with opposite stems. When the rhythm is not the same, I
> want to fallback to 1-2-3-4 voices being S=stemUp, A=down, T=up, B=down.

% \partcombine usually helps

primera = \relative f { e'4 e e e }
segunda = \relative f { c'4 c8 d c4 e }

{
  \partcombine  \primera \segunda
}

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Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
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