There are a number of examples of this in Britten's operas -- not exactly au courant, but I've always found him to be a model of notational clarity. He used both "Missus" and "Mrs."; a quick flip through some scores shows more of the latter than the former.
Aaron. On Mon, Sep 2, 2019 at 5:21 AM Giovanni Andreani <[email protected]> wrote: > I would consider using the word extension symbol; although it is intended > for a melisma, it might point out the composer’s intention and, as Jennifer > Higdon points out, the singer should be able to find the best placing. > > > ———— > > Giovanni Andreani > > www.giovanniandreani.com > www.ga-music.com > > > > On 28 Aug 2019, at 02:43, Michael Edwards <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > [ Robert Patterson: ] > > > >> FWIW (joking aside) my copy of Merriam Webster correctly identifies > >> "missus" as dialect in one of the definitions, and I would rather avoid > >> that implication. > > > > In that case, how would "Mr - s." go? But that might cause the > singer to start pronouncing "Mister" - although surely as they got to know > the line they would realize it's not that, so it shouldn't be an issue. > (Nothing seems truly satisfactory.) Maybe "mis-sus" or "miss-us" in > parentheses underneath the "Mr - s." would look like a pronunciation > guide rather than dialect. > > Or, alternatively, "Mrs. -" (the hyphen acting as a syllable > extension and going under the second note). That wouldn't need the > pronunciation guide underneath in parentheses. > > > > Michael Edwards. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
