> 1) all stems in non-polyphonic situations should reach > or cross the middle line. > 2) Tremolo beams on single stems are placed on the part > of the stem furthest from the notehead. > 3) in ambiguous situations involving whole-notes, > notation elements are placed as if the whole-notes > had invisible stems. > > It follows that LilyPond's default violates statement #2.
Looking into the full score of Strauss's `Salome', I can confirm that (it's one bar before rehearsal number 68, page 50): the position of a whole note tremolo is exactly the same as if there were a stem. Werner _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user