> *From:* carsonm...@ca.rr.com <carsonm...@ca.rr.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2025 4:54 PM > *To:* 'Knute Snortum' <ksnor...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* RE: note column shift > > > > Knute, > > > > My fault for not being specific. > > It is from a four-part fugue. As such it is explicitly set as soprano, > alto, tenor, and bass. > > The three quavers are an alto, tenor, and bass combination. > > > > My question is why is the top (alto) voice “dragged” along with the middle > (tenor) voice when the shift command is applied only to the tenor? > > What can be done to change that? >
It's hard to tell without the source files or an MWE, but I would guess that you're applying the \override to the soprano voice, not the tenor (middle) voice. Depending on what \voiceXx command you've assigned, LilyPond may want to move the tenor voice itself. But you don't need the \override, just use the \voiceXx commands like I showed you in my first reply. The trick is that (temporarily) the alto voice should have a \voiceOne. The tenor should already have a \voiceThree command and the bass can have a \voiceTwo or \voiceFour command and they should behave the way you want. You should always prefer using voices over using overrides, if possible. -- Knute Snortum
