I don't have any book on music typesetting practice available
in front of me right now, but will try some advanced guesses
anyway.
Neil Killeen wrote:
Hi
1) what is the correct thing to do with a lyric and a tie ?
Should one use an extender like with a melisma ? Thus
a~ a
Fish __
Lilypond seems tolerant if I don't add the extender
a~ a
Fish
I would only use extender lines for melismas, not for ties.
2) Also, I am finding extenders and hyphens get mixed up if I do
extend ties.
E.g.
a1~ | a1 | es1~ | es1
Moun __ -- tains
What I see after type setting is something like
/--------------\ /-----------\
o o o o
_ _ <- First hyphen
overlaps with extender
Moun______ tains_____
I think it's normal to only use hyphens in such a situation and no
extender lines.
3) Finally, on a matter of style of lyrics and punctuation. Is it good
style to
see punctuation (e.g. a full stop or comma) before an extender ?
E.g.
a~ a
Fish. __
If not, what should one do ? Leave out the punctuation or try and
poke it in after the extender somehow ?
The punctuation before the extender seems reasonable.
/Mats
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