>> > and non-divisi sections of a score. Hopefully there is a sane method of
>> > getting this to work that I'm not aware of.
>>
>> Do not use \\ shortcut, because it has limitations like this,
>> Instead, use explicit voices. The manuals give you instructions on
>> this, but if you have trouble, ask (sorry, i'm in a rush now).
>
> If I use two voices where
> one voice has many measures of {s}, then the notes that share a single
> measure are going to be very far away from each other in the source file.
>
> Is there some sort of compromise I can use? Is there a way to make the
> lyrics work properly, but keep the source for measure two in close proximity
> to itself?
Using explicit voices, which i suggested, doesn't mean that they need
to last for the whole piece.
Here's what you should do:
grimoaldo = \relative c' {
\set Staff.instrumentName = #"Grimoaldo"
\key a \major
\autoBeamOff
d8[ e8] fis8
<<
{ \voiceOne gis8 a8.[ gis16] }
\new Voice { \voiceTwo gis,8 a4 }
>>
\oneVoice
fis'16[ e d cis] b[ a]
e8.[ gis16 a8]
}
Is this what you want?
hope this helps,
Janek