Re: Tip: lyrics with polyphony / stem directions (without specifically instantiated voices)

[Mark Dewey]

Kieren MacMillan wrote:
> Hi Mark:
>
> > I've discovered a number of threads on this topic (how lyrics don't 
> > work when you use such as <<{a' b'} \\ { c' d'}>>
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "lyrics don't work" -- have you tried
>
>     << { a' b' } \new Voice { c' d' } >>
>
> instead of
>
>     << { a' b' } \\ { c' d' } >>
>
> That works perfectly for me in every situation I've run into.
> In other words, in what circumstance would you *not* want to 
> specifically instantiate the extra Voice context(s)?

Well, the situation is the one I mentioned in my other thread you just replied 
to (when dealing with changes in the numbers of staffs in certain ways).

By saying the lyrics don't work, I mean the lyrics skip the 'polyphonic' notes. 
 This is a known issue, though.  I didn't mean to pose a problem so much as a 
work-around for it.

Here are links to some threads about the issue (for a better idea of what I 
mean):
http://www.nabble.com/No-lyrics-to-polyphony-tf2834191.html#a7912625
http://www.nabble.com/Polyphony-and-%28disappearing%29-lyrics-tf4112255.html#a11693011
http://www.nabble.com/Cannot-get-the-lyrics-in-polyphony-tf1467125.html#a3965155
etc. (just look up lyrics pholyphony in a search)