Re: Reduce width of single measure

[James]

Hello,

On 17 January 2012 03:45, Frank Steinmetzger <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello gurus
>
> I already wrote a whole paragraph to describe my problem, but an image is far
> simpler.  Please see the attached screenshot to get an idea of my problem.  
> The
> "ness" syllables are not aligned to one another, because alto and bass are
> aligned to a single note, whereas soprano and tenor have a Second interval,
> which causes the stem to shift horizontally.
>
> Is there an automatic way to resolve this, i.e. that all "ness" syllables are
> properly aligned again?  The only solution I can think of is to use \set
> associatedVoice, so that (in this example) soprano and tenor use the bass'
> notes as rhythm base.
>
> I'm (still) using 2.12.3 here. Thanks in advance for your insight.

What happens if you use voices instead of, what I think you are doing,
chorded notes?

<< // >> vs < >

Alternatively if you use spacers in your two parts with single notes
does that help balance the lyrics?

Those are the two immediate 'workarounds' that could work.


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James