Re: Slurs in Chords

[Phil Holmes]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Sheasby" <address@hidden>
To: "lilypond-user" <address@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2014 7:03 PM
Subject: Slurs in Chords


> Hi all,
>
> I am clearing slides for our church music projection and am having some 
> areas of difficulty particularly with slurs. If I enter the notes as 
> separate voices the slurs are correct but if I combine them as a chord or 
> use part combine I only get one slur.
>
> This first example shows the slurs as they should be but the parts are not 
> combined:
>
> <code>
> \version "2.18.2-1"
> \language "english"
> sopranoNotes = \relative c' {
> b4 c d( f8) b8\rest \bar "||"
> }
> altoNotes = \relative c' {
> g4 a b( a8) r8
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> % -- Women's staff
> \new Staff = women
> <<
> \clef treble
> \new Voice = "sopranos"
> { \voiceOne << \global \sopranoNotes >> }
>
> \new Voice = "altos"
> { \voiceTwo << \global \altoNotes >> }
> >>
> >>
> }
>
> </code>
>
> If I use partcombine I get the notes combined as desired but only one 
> slur:
>
> <code>
> \version "2.18.2-1"
> \language "english"
> sopranoNotes = \relative c' {
> b4 c d( f8) b8\rest \bar "||"
> }
> altoNotes = \relative c' {
> g4 a b( a8) r8
> }
>
> \score {
> <<
> % -- Women's staff
> \new Staff \with { printPartCombineTexts = ##f } {
> \partcombine \sopranoNotes \altoNotes }
> >>
> }
>
> </code>
>
> Is it even possible to do what I need?
>
> Thanks so much for your help and suggestions:
>
> Stephen

Does \set doubleSlurs = ##t help?

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Phil Holmes