Re: Appoggiatura in bass clef at start of piece

[Thomas Morley]

Am Mi., 26. Okt. 2022 um 19:27 Uhr schrieb Peter Mitton <petemitton@me.com>:
>
> Hi,
>
> I’m wondering if there is a better way of writing this code:
>
> \version "2.22.2"
>
> \new Staff {
>   <<
>                                 % \time 6/8
>                                 % \clef bass
>     \new Voice = "a" {
>       \voiceFour
>       \time 6/8 \clef bass \appoggiatura c,8 c1 \appoggiatura c,8 c1
>     }
>     \new Voice = "b" {
>       \voiceThree
>       \grace s8  e1 \grace s8 e1
>     }
>   >>
> }
>
> This is the only place I’ve found where I can place the bass clef without an 
> additional treble clef appearing before the first appoggiatura (with multiple 
> ledger lines).
>
> Similarly this is the only place I’ve found where I can place the time 
> signature where it doesn’t appear after the first appoggiatura.
>
> The second appogggiatura works without problem wherever I declare the rhythm 
> or clef (e.g. in the above commented section or in a global)
>
> I’m sure I’m missing something simple, but any suggested improvements would 
> be most appreciated.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Pete

Well, you could do:

\new Staff {
  \time 6/8
  \clef bass
  <<
    \new Voice = "a" {
      \voiceFour
      \appoggiatura c,8 c1 \appoggiatura c,8 c1
    }
    \new Voice = "b" {
      \voiceThree
      \grace s8  e1 \grace s8 e1
    }
  >>
}

Why two Voices, though? Below works as well:

\new Voice = "a" {
  \voiceFour
  \time 6/8 \clef bass
  \appoggiatura c,8 <c e>1 \appoggiatura c,8 <c e>1
}

Btw, you're aware c1 exceeds 6/8-time?

Cheers,
  Harm