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 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: Beam positions and time signature spacing


> Phil:

> > [if] you don't use slurs to indicate melisma, how do you indicate it - 
> > especially with crochets, minims and semi-breves?

> Lyric extenders are necessary and (to some eyes) sufficient.

> Slurs are simply “suspenders and a belt”… and I happen to be one of those 
> who vigorously ensure that my pants stay up.  =)

> Cheers,
> Kieren.

Early music tends to work like that, and I find that intensely hard to sight 
read.

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Phil Holmes