Kieren MacMillan <[email protected]> writes:
Hi Peter,
So, I want to keep the en-dashes in the typeset lyrics, but I
do not
want them to be matched to any notes, but rather have them
occupy the space between the words, and under the space between
the notes.
Then you should probably use hidden notes, and attach the
en-dash as a "lyric" to the hidden note.
I agree that this would be how to do what you've asked for. But
I'm not so sure that what you've asked for will be easier or
better for someone reading the music. I would use the
previously-mentioned solution of having the syllable that comes
before the dash typed like "la -" . You could even put two or
three spaces between the syllable and the dash, if you don't want
the dash to be so close. (And there is a good way to change the
alignment of your syllable so that the letters, not the empty
space, go under the note. See the notation manual, section 2.1.2,
under "techniques specific to lyrics"). This syllable re-alignment
is clumsy & troublesome, but much less clumsy & troublesome than
adding an invisible note.
This will alert the singer, at the time they need to know, "this
is only half of the word". In your proposal, if another voice (or
the accompaniment) has a lot of notes, the dash could end up "in
the middle of nowhere", even potentially on the next line.
--
David
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