Re: Simultaneous notes are not properly aligned horizontally

[Janek Warchoł]

2013/8/31 Kai Ruhnau <address@hidden>:
> Hi,
>
> I have got a piece with a lot of unisons and seconds appearing in each
> choral voice. These don't get properly aligned horizontally between the
> voices. The following example shows that problem:
>
> \version "2.16.2"
>
> \score {
>     <<
>     \new Voice {<a' b'>1 <a' b'>2}
>     \new Voice {<b' c''>1 <b' c''>2
>     }>> a
> }
>
> When the stem goes up, the second note is placed on the right of the stem.
> When the stem goes down (and is on the left side of the note head) the
> additional note is placed to the left of the stem.

I agree that it looks weird, but LilyPond behaviour is correct
according to engraving books (i think i saw this in Ross or Gould).
Besides, if there are more notes in such chords, this alignment starts
to make sense:

\score {
  <<
    \new Voice { <d'f'a' b'>1 }
    \new Voice { <b' c''e''g''>1 }
  >>
}

best,
Janek