Re: [Denemo-devel] [Fwd: Re: Beaming]

[Robin Henderson]

Thanks Richard for this. I didn't realise there was a mailing list but I have now subscribed.

Joe makes some good points. Hyphen space works for me!

Good point too about chanting Psalms though I can't see why anyone would bother. My recollection from being a chorister (albeit 55+ years ago) is that there are conventions which choirs follow in order that the same words are sung at the same time. We had separate books containing the chants which were scored SATB and were of the same fixed format of ten notes (twenty for a double chant, alternate verses) and psalters containing only the words but with pointing marks to denote when to change note. This way any chant could be used for any Psalm or part thereof. Virtually anything can be sung this way provided of course that everyone follows the same chant and pointing rules. I used to have a recording (a 45) of a rendition of the Highway Code sung in this manner (but I digress).

Thanks & God bless.
..r

Subject:

Re: [Denemo-devel] Beaming

From:

Joe Wilkinson <address@hidden>

Date:

19/01/2017 21:19

To:

address@hidden

Interesting

I tend to use space to split words and -space to split syllables (so that Mister postman becomes Mist- er post- man, the hyphen hinting that the syllables are joined. Sometimes I omit the hyphen if trying to cram words into a line to save space.

Multiple words for a single note occurs regularly in (e.g. R.C.) Psalm Notation where a series of words may be chanted on one note, finishing the line with a few syllable/note pairs (see attached file, produce in denemo)

Joe Wilkinson


God bless.
..r

On 19/01/2017 21:57, Richard Shann wrote:

I'm not sure if you have subscribed to the mailing list - if not, you
will have missed this posting, as he sent it only to the list it would
seem.
Richard