Aloha.
That worked in terms of alignment. I still wonder if it's written
incorrectly. Seems like there should be notes on the 'but' and 'and'
when I listen to the recording. Not sure.
Brothers In Arms, Mark Knopfler.
J.
On 1/2/24 14:04, Hans Aikema wrote:
On 3 Jan 2024, at 00:41, John Helly<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Kieren.
But, ... I don't really see why it should. There are many songs for which the
vocal precedes the melody. Perhaps there is some other way to accomplish this
that I'm unaware of. I'm pretty much a novice at writing. However, I am
transcribing a published score into LP as an exercise but also to do my own
arrangement.
My take on it would be that you should attach the first two syllables to the first note
"but it's" in the lyrics should do the trick, adding some horizontal shift as
needed to get it shifted a bit to the left if needed.
Lyrics are typically attached to the notes of the voice that tell how to voice
the syllables. Voicing a syllable on a rest is a physical impossibility, you
cannot both stop performing and voice a syllable.
So it sounds to me like the performer is supposed to voice "but it's" on the
first 8th note and the performer can decide by themselves on the time-division to do so
(e.g. 16th + 16th or dotted 16th+32nd) using any custom subdivision as long as the total
voicing of both syllables together is done on an 8th)
Rests are valid musical expressions (AFAIK) so why shouldn't it be possible to
attach a syllable to a rest?
J.
On 1/2/24 13:03, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
Hi John,
I need to attach the word to the rest so the rest of the lyrics align properly.
Right. (Certainly it would be *VERY* unusual to actually attach a lyric to a
rest!)
I don't think shifting it will do the job (although I'll try it).
Just to clarify: I gave you an adjusted snippet to consider; if it’s not
shifted enough, increase the #0.5.
Cheers,
Kieren.
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