Re: left-aligned syllables?

[Ivo Bouwmans]

Hallo Johan,

> Apparently, this is what happens when lyrics are aligned to slurred
> notes. After all, if a slur spans several notes, it is better to have
> the syllable on the first note and not centered under the slur.
> Imagine the slur spans 20 notes...
>
> So I think this is intentional.

Well done, thank you! Adding slurs in other places gives the same 
alignment there.

And checking a couple of books (including the meticulous German "Ars 
Musica") shows that I could have known.

(An alternative could still be to centre the syllables under the first 
slurred note. But apparently that is not common practice.)
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Ivo


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