Re: duration longer than meter?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Vivyan,

> <http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com/file/t5486/Screen_Shot_2018-02-03_at_19.png>
>  
> 
> This excerpt is from Gymnopedie which is in 3/4 but still, this notation is
> involved. I'm just trying to write it into lilypond.

Those are three different voices: two have dotted half notes, and one has a 
quarter rest and two quarter notes — therefore, in each voice, the total number 
of beats is 3 (matching the 3/4 time signature).

Here's one way of accomplishing what you want:

\version "2.19.80"

\layout { ragged-right = ##f line-width = 2\in }

\new PianoStaff \with { \consists #Span_stem_engraver } <<
  \new Staff { \time 3/4 \clef treble << { \voiceOne f'2. } \new Voice { 
\voiceTwo r4 \crossStaff { d'4 <d' g'> } } >> \oneVoice }
  \new Staff { \time 3/4 \clef bass << { \voiceThree e,2. } { \voiceOne s4 
\stemDown <b, a> <e b> } >> }
>>

Hope that helps!
Kieren.
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