Beaming with 3 voices
I have 3 voices on a single stave, so inevitably one voice will have beaming that goes the same direction (up/down) as another. This causes a problem as the beams "merge" together, and it becomes hard to identify which note is of which voice. It is especially problematic as I am writing a fugue for the organ and it is essential that the player knows which note belongs to which voice.
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Can you either upload a picture of what you want, or the score itself and explain exactly what you are trying to do in one of the difficult measures. Tell me something like I want voice 3 to have the beams on the 1/8th notes obviously not the same as the beams in voice 1.
In reply to Can you either upload a… by mike320
I appreciate the response.
Here should be a good example. Please compare the image in: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t0WQzTqNE4k/hqdefault.jpg
and the musescore file attached below.
You see, the beaming of the first and second voices merge together. Is it possible to make it appear as in the image?
In reply to Can you either upload a… by mike320
@ sacredbolero,
Right click on a note in Voice 1;
Select->More->Same Voice, same duration;
Open Inspector F8 to adjust the position
In reply to @ sacredbolero,… by Shoichi
Much appreciate your help, thank you.
You don't have beams, but only stems and whole notes. One thing you can do is open the selection filter (F6) and remove the checks from voices 1 & 2 then select all of the notes. You can then select the measures (Only voice 3 will be selected) and in the inspector click the Notes button. Next Change the offset under Chord (not element) to move the entire voice a little to one side or the other as in the attached example. By the way, let MuseScore select the stem directions, it's easier in the long run. If you've already overridden it, then select all the measures, click notes in the inspector then ctrl+r to return the stems to the default.
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In reply to You don't have beams, but… by mike320
Much appreciate your help, thank you. And yes, I meant stems, forgive the incorrect terminology.
As mentioned, there are no beams here - maybe you mean stems? You can move a note left or right to disambiguate the notes in different voices that have the same stem direction. But first I have to ask, is there a reaosn you are using multiple voices here rather than simply enteirng these as three-note chords? I guess maybe somewhere later in the piece the rhythms split apart? It still might be more appropriate to use chords where possible and multiple voices only where necessary, and you may find you don't need three voices very often.
In reply to As mentioned, there are no… by Marc Sabatella
Apologies, yes I meant stems, forgive me incorrect terminology. Not reflected in the file given, as that was meant for a comparison with an image, but I am currently writing a fugue and it is certainly confusing when there are different rhythms involved.
In reply to Apologies, yes I meant stems… by sacredbolero
Indeed, but organ music is generally notated on two or three staves, not just one. So even when writing a fugue, it is not that common to need three voices in a measure. Most fugues are notates with only two voices per staff for most of the duration of the piece using three only where needed (eg, the most dense passages in a six-voice fugue where the pedal has one voice, one hand has two voices, the other has three).
But sure, in those densest portions where three voices are needed, moving one note left or right is how you do it.