On Mar 13, 2007, at 5:28 AM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Hmm, looks all good to me, with the possible exception of "hy-phen-
a-ted", but I am far from an expert.
For a paragraph of text, I would unquestionably use "hy-phen-at-ed".
For lyrics one can make more of an argument for moving one or both of
the hyphens back, but I still don't prefer it.
I sometimes get into differences of opinion with a certain singer
client who wants all the consonants at the beginning of a syllable,
the way he would sing it (Chri-sto-pher), and wants vowels repeated
on melismas ("Smi-i-i-ith.")
Or "Fi-tzpa-trick"?
Your client is describing good singing practice. I've seen pedagogic
editions in which the consonants are all moved to the right like
that, and it's a useful tool for teaching amateur choristers.
Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of ammunition, with the exception
of an excellent post by Mark D. Lew a year or two ago on the
subject, which I kept.
I suppose the main point I'd want to make is that it's really not a
matter of correct and incorrect, but rather of making choices that
best suit your purposes. There's definitely value in being
consistent, and value in following established traditions -- but the
traditions aren't unanimous on every point, and they don't always
account for musical considerations. For example, where else but in a
lyric would you have to consider how to hyphenate "any"?
mdl
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