I’m at the hospital, far from my library, and anyways not sure about exactly
how Karim wants them to look or behave. I was just pointing out it’s nothing
really exotic in contemporary music.
Anyway: An alternative approach, somewhat blunter but simpler
\version "2.25.12"
one = {
s2 c'4 c'4
}
two = {
\temporary \override Stem.vertical-skylines = ##f
\temporary \override Beam.vertical-skylines = ##f
\override Beam.positions = #'( 18 . 18 ) c'8 8 8 8
\revert Stem.vertical-skylines
\revert Beam.vertical-skylines
c'4 c'4
}
\new StaffGroup
<<
\new Staff
\one
\new Staff
\two
>>
> 19 aug. 2024 kl. 22:49 skrev Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org>:
>
>
>> Common beams for both staves, sometimes pulled outside them are used
>> in contemporary music when the resultant rhythm from both staves of
>> a single instrument are significantly easier to grasp than the
>> separate rhythms of the separate staves. It also hints at both
>> staves having a common voice or musical material.
>
> Please provide a scan of a real-world example to show what you really
> want to achieve.
>
>
> Werner
