2011/2/20 Phil Holmes <[email protected]>: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Werner LEMBERG" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: engraving question - slur across notes sung to different > syllabes? > >>> Lo and behold, another example from the Gondoliers.... >> >> This slur has an exact meaning: It's a portato. You can find this >> kind of notation in virtually all scores from the 19th century, >> including both German (e.g. Wagner) and Italian (e.g. Verdi) >> composers. > > According to my research following up your post, I think it's actually > portamento, which is explicitly said to be a vocal technique indicated by > slurs, as opposed to portato which is a string technique, and includes > staccato marks.
Thank you all for your answers! Looks i have much to learn... However, as a mathematician (of some kind), i find this ambiguity very irritating. I cannot undestand why slur should mean anything else than legato, and why not notate all portamentos and glissandos with a wavy line... thanks again, Janek _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
