Re: cannot end slur

[Trevor Daniels]

Carl Sorensen wrote Tuesday, August 04, 2009 2:05 PM

> On 8/4/09 5:35 AM, "Reinhold Kainhofer" <address@hidden> 
> wrote:
>
> > Am Dienstag, 4. August 2009 01:29:56 schrieb Trevor Daniels:
> > > Stupid of me!  I gave the correct analysis of
> > > your problem but the wrong solution!
> > >
> > > You should use a phrasing slur, \( .. \)
> > > instead of a slur, ( .. ).  Then the acciaccatura
> > > slur doesn't get in the way.
> >
> > But on the other hand, it is not detected as a melisma for the 
> > lyrics any
> > longer, so each of the "slurred" notes will still be assigned a 
> > lyrics
> > syllable, which is in general not what you want.
>
> So, as a first workaround, should the slur in acciaccatura  be 
> changed to a
> phrasing slur?

I don't think so.  In the example which started
this thread the slur should have been a phrasing
slur anyway, which with your suggested change
would have then presented the same problem in
reverse.  Also it would be unusual to have an
acciaccatura which was _not_ part of a melisma,
so it really does need to be slurred to the
following note or else it would take a syllable
for itself.

Trevor