Christopher Smith wrote:
On Apr 29, 2007, at 3:39 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
On Apr 29, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Robert Patterson wrote:
I should have added that my instictive preference is for dictionary
hyphenation, but I want to confirm that instinct. So far I haven't
read any disagreement.
You can't be totally rigid, though. A prominent exception is words in
"-ire" (as fire, tire, mire) that are very frequently pronounced in
two syllables (esp. in poetry) but which you will never see hypenated
in any dictionary.
You don't say what your hyphenation solution is for "fire", though. I
have simply put it in as a melisma, but admittedly it won't be sung the
same as if was split to two syllables.
"Fi-re"? Any other solution?
This is where the composer/arranger takes a leap of faith that the
performer will understand what is meant. All notation is imprecise to a
point, and some notation is more imprecise than others.
I wouldn't hyphenate "fi- re" for the same reason that I wouldn't
hyphenate against dictionary hyphenation in general. I would trust that
the person in charge of the music would understand that if the word
isn't broken into two syllables, the note(s) which go with the 're' part
of the word would not be heard clearly (it's hard to project when
singing an 'rrrrrr' sound). I would hope that the context would make
things clear. If not, I would add some sort of text explanation before
the start of the piece explaining the proper pronunciation of that passage.
--
David H. Bailey
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