Re: slurs and bars in vocal music

[Mats Bengtsson]

I don't understand how \override Slur #'stencil = ##f can solve any 
problems, since you have to insert the corresponding beams manually to 
get the correct melisma. Why not use your text editor to replace each ( 
by a [ and each ) by a ] ? This, combined with \autoBeamOff, will give 
the desired beams, absence of slurs and melismas.

If you want to do the setting corresponding to \autoBeamOff for the full 
file, just add
\layout{
 \context{
   \Score
   autoBeaming = ##f
 }
}
at the top of the file.

  /Mats

fiëé visuëlle wrote:
> Am 2009-09-25 um 16:21 schrieb Kieren MacMillan:
>
> > > my editor tells me, in vocal music eights (everything smaller than a 
> > > quarter)
> > > have to be normally unbarred and I should use barred eights instead 
> > > of slurs.
> >
> > That is *not* modern practice... I would *strongly* recommend that 
> > you try to convince your editor to use modern practice (i.e., beaming 
> > to the beat, slurring for melismas), which is the current standard, 
> > not least of all because it's significantly easier for singers to read.
> >
> > However, if you can't convince your editor to get into the 20th 
> > (never mind 21st) Century...  ;)
>
> Sorry, no chance - "this is common practice since Bach, and I as a 
> seasoned choir leader" yadda yadda...
>
> He's very much convinced that his "standard" is much easier to read 
> for singers (it's becoming a songbook); in my choir and folk singer 
> experience it isn't, but anyway...
>
> > > Is there a global setting for that?
> > > I know \autoBeamOn/Off (works only within a voice) and \override 
> > > Slur #'stencil = ##f
> > > But this way there would be a horrendous amount of tweaking - are 
> > > there better ways?
> >
> > The docs at
> > <http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/Aligning-lyrics-to-a-melody#Aligning-lyrics-to-a-melody> 
> >
> > have lots of related tweaks and tips — once you've completely 
> > (re-)read it, come back to the list with specific questions.
>
>
> Thank you, so there's no general setup?
>
> I defined some shortcuts for the slur tweaks, use manual beaming, will 
> perhaps use \melisma additionally and continue to dispair.
>
>
> If I switched off slurs using
> \override Slur #'stencil = ##f
> how do I enable it again without warnings?
>
> \override Slur #'stencil = ##t
> does work, but issues an error (#t is no stencil)
>
>
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