Re: piano ties

[Werner LEMBERG]

>> Thanks for your try.  Alas, the notation you are suggesting is not
>> standard in piano notation – the first quarter needs a separate
>> stem.
> 
> Back to the music at hand, I would propose challenging the notion
> that "the first quarter needs a separate stem".  How absolute is
> this rule in the grand scheme?

Well, in the example at hand it might be OK to dismiss a second voice
(since no context is given).  However, there definitely are situations
where you *need* two or more voices that eventually merge into one.

I'm interested in a generic solution for such situations.


    Werner