Re: Text placing in bar with divided melody, after rest

Op 10-07-2026 om 06:37 schreef Michael Gerdau:
> Hi Jogchum,
>
> I would try 2 variants:
> 1. Remove the short one voice period and have that segment in both 
> voices. Use the merge rest engraver to merge the duplicated rests.
Yes, this works; didn't know the merge rest engraver.
> 2. Around line 35 you have another \new Voice="alto1". At least 
> conceptually this seems wrong as you want to reuse the existing voice. 
> Therefore I'd write \context Voice="alto1" instead though I'm not sure 
> it actually makes a difference.

It doesn't, but you are right. Didn't know the \context Voice= construct.

Thanks! cheers, Jogchum

>
> Kind regards,
> Michael
>
>
> Am 9. Juli 2026 21:07:05 MESZ schrieb Jogchum Reitsma via LilyPond 
> user discussion <[email protected]>:
>
>     Hi, With the help on this list, I learned to use the "\set
>     associatedVoice = "-construct to place lyrics correct in bars with
>     split voices. I frequently use it, and it always works. Except in
>     this case, where the split voice bar is preceded by a bar rest. I
>     add two examples, in which the problem manifests itself in bar 9
>     and 10. In Lyrics_divisi.ly, I circumvented the problem by
>     replacing the rests with g2, and add "bla bla bla"as text. It is
>     rendered as wanted. In lyrics_divisi_b.ly, the problem appears
>     when I fill bar 9 and the first half of bar 10 with rests. Now the
>     text is not rendered correctly. I've tried a number of variants to
>     get the result I want, but so far I don't see a solution. But I'm
>     convinced there is one. Anyone who can shed some light on this?
>     Would be very grateful (again...)! cheers, Jogchum
>