unison wih different value noteheads, question

[hautbois baryton]

...I've found that exaggerated clarity can be as disturbing as a lack of it.

Absolutely, it is a fine line.

[hautbois baryton]

I have a related issue.

The current version of the second staff shows where I moved the downstem note away from the upstem's dot so as not to collide.

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The old version shows where I moved the downstem in front of the upstem's notehead.

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I'm not happy with either; any suggestions?

[NeeraWM]

If one has to be chosen, it would be the "unison1" version for me.
Condensing-wise, you could have Horns I-II-IV together and III alone.

[Anders Hedelin]

Condensing-wise, you could have Horns I-II-IV together and III alone.

Better to expand the usual I-II, III-IV pattern into I-II, III, IV on three staves, than to introduce a new pattern of I-II-IV, III.

[NeeraWM]

Fair enough!

[OCTO]

I'm not happy with either; any suggestions?

To my eye, the second example was immediately easy to understand.

[Shinohara Hoshi]

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