Re: how to do (de)crescendos between monophonic and polyphonic parts?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi, Michael:

> I want to have a crescendo mark which starts within a monophonic  
> part an ends
> within a polyphonic part. Like this (non working) example:
>
> c\cr << {d\!} \\ {f} >>
> The c should be connected to the subseeding d by a crescendo.

Short answer:

c\< << { d\! } \new Voice { f } >>

Long answer: the manual specifically shows how to do this, c.f.
<http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.9/Documentation/user/lilypond/Explicitly- 
instantiating-voices.html#Explicitly-instantiating-voices>

HTH!
Kieren.