Dear Mutex subscribers.
I'm working on modern editions of some songs by the english early 17'th
century composer Thomas Ravenscroft typeset with mtx (see
http://www.gmd.de/Misc/Music/scores/Welcome.html#ravenscroft and
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/ravenscroft/modern). As for the lyrics of
these songs I'm confronted with the problem of the correct way of
dividing the words into syllables. I have asked some english linguists
about the english rules of word division and have realized that they -
strict as they are - may not not be used as guidelines.
On the other hand I imagine that english music typesetters follow some
rules or standards. Do anybody of you know them or do you know where I
may read about them ?
Regards
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Christian Mondrup, Computer Programmer
Scandiatransplant, Skejby Hospital, University Hospital of Aarhus
Brendstrupgaardsvej, DK 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
Phone: +45 89 49 53 01, Telefax: +45 89 49 60 07
