Re: Cello bow slurs

[Janek Warchoł]

Hi,

2013/11/9 Colin Campbell <address@hidden>:
> I have an exercise which requires starting a note on one string, then adding
> a second note while the first is still sounding.  Graphically, it looks like
> a slur. My problem is that, in order to get timing right, I have to use two
> voices, and of course, I can't slur from one to the other.
>
> I'm also stuck on cutting pieces out of a scanned image, so here is what I
> need, attempted in ASCII, with the slur from the e2 to the c'4:
>
> upper  r2  r4   c'4 |
>
> lower   r2  e2        |
>
> Having an abundance of humility, I don't mind replies of RTFM, as long as
> you point out the part of TFM to read, and I welcome any and all ideas.

If you don't care about getting correct MIDI, you could use a trick to
get the two notes in the same voice:

<<
  \clef F
  { r2 r4 s }
  \\
  { r2 e2*1/2^( \voiceOne c'4) }
>>

best,
Janek