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From: | Phil Holmes |
Subject: | Re: engraving question - slur across notes sung to different syllabes? |
Date: | Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:11:48 -0000 |
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Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 5:34 PMSubject: 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. Werner
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.
-- Phil Holmes
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