Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Kieren MacMillan" <address@hidden>
To: "Phil Holmes" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Urs Liska" <address@hidden>; "Lilypond-User Mailing List" 
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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing


> Not sure which practice you hate: slurs or beams? For myself, a singer who 
> sings for 10s of hours a week, I like slurs to indicate melisma and think 
> beaming for the same purpose is irritating in the extreme.

Sorry, I was definitely unclear: I, like you, intensely dislike the practice 
of beaming to indicate melisma (and the concomitant independent flags 
accompanying syllabic writing).

Lyric extensions — properly engraved (I’m looking at you, Finale and 
Sibelius!!!) — are absolutely non-negotiable.

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Properly entered, Sibelius does automatically provide lyric extensions.

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Phil Holmes