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5.5.2 Within-staff objects
We have already seen how the commands \voiceXXX affect the
direction of slurs, ties, fingering, and everything else that depends on
the direction of the stems – see Explicitly instantiating voices.
These commands are essential when writing polyphonic music to permit
interweaving melodic lines to be distinguished. But occasionally it may
be necessary to override this automatic behavior. This can be done for
whole sections of music or even for an individual note. The property
that controls this behavior is the direction property of each
layout object. We first explain what this does, and then introduce a
number of ready-made commands which avoid you having to code explicit
overrides for the more common modifications.
Some layout objects like slurs and ties curve, bend, or point
either up or down; others like stems and flags also move to the
right or left when they point up or down. This is controlled
automatically when direction is set.
The direction property | ||
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