Re: Slur over single note?

[David Wright]

On Tue 19 Jul 2016 at 15:12:37 (-0700), Flaming Hakama by Elaine wrote:
> > >> >> It could be a LaissezVibrer tie, but I'm wondering if there isn't
> > >a
> > >> >> connection to the next bar. The tie extends so far and touches the
> > >> >> BarLine at the end of that measure that makes me wonder, but it's
> > >> >only
> > >> >> speculation at this point. Given the ending tip's vertical
> > >position,
> > >> >> too, it almost looks like it could be a slur. What does the next
> > >bar
> > >> >> look like?
> > >> >
> > >> >The next bar doesn’t have any partial ties or slurs.
> > >>
> > >> But is there an a or any other note that could reasonably be tied or
> > >slurred to in the next measure?
> > >>
> > >> From my experience as editor this really looks like a broken tie or
> > >slur where the engraver forgot to supply the second part. This happens
> > >extremely often.
> > >>
> > >> Best would be an image of the next system.
> > >
> > >Attached. Every bar in the piece looks like the other three bars,
> > >except for two cadences at which beat 4 is a crochet in the bass.
> > >So IMHO it's to make sure the note is sustained right through the
> > >bar, as this movement lacks any pedalling. A tie here wouldn't make
> > >sense in the context.
> 
> 
> Another possible interpretation is that the A whole note should be tied to
> the eighth-note A in the first chord of the next measure.
> 
> In that view, the error is the omission of the tie in the first measure of
> the next system.

Two errors, in that case. It's engraved as a slur, not a tie. That
might not be clear in my tiny attachment, but the OP's shows it.

Cheers,
David.