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3.2.5 Single-staff polyphony

Polyphonic music in LilyPond, while not difficult, uses concepts that we have not discussed yet, so we are not going to introduce them here. Instead, the following sections establish the basics of these concepts and explain them thoroughly.

See also

Learning Manual: Voices contain music.

Notation Reference: Simultaneous notes.