RE: In wait for a subsequent word (sorry how can I put it)?

[Mark Stephen Mrotek]

Simon,

Regarding the hyphenation of sanctus, the difference is between the spoken
word and the sung word.
If spoken the hyphenation would be sanc-tus, since that is how it is
pronounced.
Only vowel sounds can be sustained by the voice. This negates the
possibility of singing sanc-tus. The only pronunciation that can be sung is
sa-nctus.
Now this hyphenation would have rather strange appearance to a singer.
I think that most singers would recognize the hyphenation sanc-tus and
realize that the "nc" sound must come with the "tus."

Mark

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Simon Albrecht
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2014 11:27 AM
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Subject: Re: In wait for a subsequent word (sorry how can I put it)?

Am 07.09.2014 um 18:05 schrieb Son_V:
> Thanks Phil, for your answer - but I usually (is it right?), as in 
> your example, write "Sanc __tus"
The problem is that you confuse hyphens (-) with underscores (_). In your
examples, you have two underscores inbetween the syllables of 'sanctus'; but
what you need in that place are two hyphens: sanc -- tus, in order to obtain
a correct lyric hyphen from LilyPond. And the two underscores __ are used to
make an extender line in such cases as you asked about, when the last
syllable of a word has many notes. (And a single underscore serves as an
empty syllable, so to speak, in order to skip notes.)

HTH,
Simon

PS. I'd rather write san -- ctus instead of sanc -- tus, but I don't know of
any fixed rules for Latin hyphenation and therefore am not sure.

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