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Rule
Gradus GE-359 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id tie-on-rest-forbidden
A tie sustains a sounding pitch; a rest has no pitch to sustain, so tying a rest is a category error, not merely an unusual case.
Gould does not discuss tying rests because it is not a representable concept in common notation; Read defines a tie strictly in terms of 'two notes of the same pitch' — a rest is definitionally excluded.
This rule can be decided from pitches, durations and voices — no layout required. A validator can check it before anything is drawn.
Gradus GE-359 — A rest may never carry `tie: true` / `tiedToNext: true`. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/tie-on-rest-forbidden
Rulebook v1.0 · text licensed CC-BY-4.0 · machine-readable at /api/v1/engraving/rules/tie-on-rest-forbidden