Re: how to split into two parts

[Hans Aikema]

> On 18 Apr 2022, at 12:23, Stefan Thomas <kontrapunktstefan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear community,
> I would like to split the following example into two parts:
> \version "2.22.1"
> global = { \time 7/8 }
> flutes = { 
>   \global
> <f' g'>8 r fis' 8 r  <d' gis'>8 r8 r
> <f' g'>8  r fis'  <d' gis'>8 r r4
> }
> I know I can do it with chordsAndVoices.ly
> But the result is the desired only for the first flute.
> Whe I do 
> flA = { \global \extractNote #2 \flutes }
> flB = { \global \extractNote #2 \flutes }
> I get
> flA = { \global g'8 r fis' 8 r   gis'8 r8 r
> g'8  r fis'   gis'8 r r4
> } % as expexted
> flB = { \global
> f' 8 r fis' 8 r  d' 8 r8 r
> f'8  r fis'  d'8 r r4
> }
> But I would like to get for the 2nd flute:
> flB = { \global
> f' 8 r r4  d' 8 r8 r
> f'8  r r d'8 r r4
> }
> 
> Is there an easy way to get this result  automatically?
> Thanks,
> Stefan

Didn't know about the chordsAndVoices, but I do spot that you both times 
"\extractNote #2" - which to me seems to instruct to extract the second note of 
the chord.

I expect
flB = { \global \extractNote #1 \flutes }

to yield you the result you're after

regards,
Hans