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Title: Forcing Lyrics
Post by: Eric Hahn on 2002-06-01 10:48 PM
I came across an old hymn that I want to redo.  The problem is this:  Say on verse 1, a lyric syllable is a quarter note, but on verse 2, in place of that is 2 lyric syllables sung as 2 eigth notes.  Is there a way, to force a lyric on the second note of a tie?
Title: Re: Forcing Lyrics
Post by: Fred Nachbaur on 2002-06-01 11:26 PM
You can select any note and edit it, then use the Lyric Syllable pulldown to select default behavior, or association with a lyric "never" or "always."

HTH
Title: Re: Forcing Lyrics
Post by: Eric Hahn on 2002-06-01 11:54 PM
Thanks HTH, I'll try it!
Title: Re: Forcing Lyrics
Post by: Ertuğrul İnanç on 2002-06-03 01:19 AM
 
Eric Hahn wrote in https://forum.noteworthycomposer.com/?topic=2414.msg13398#msg13398:

> Thanks HTH, I'll try it!

Hey, Freddie! This new name fits you like a charm: Mr. HTH :-þ

Eric,

HTH stands for hope that helps. You may wish to give a visit to Acronym Finder (http://www.acronymfinder.com/) for more abbreviations frequently used in cyber-conversations.

HTH ;)
 
Title: Re: Forcing Lyrics
Post by: Robert A. on 2002-06-04 06:39 PM
One other thing:

In the Scriptorium, I placed a helpful font file called "NWslurs." It contains, among other things, a selection of slurs/ties that can be used as text items (that is, they have no effect on playback).

You can use a solid or dashed tie for those split notes. My choir frequently has to sing bilingual hmns, where the number of syllables per language is very different. A dashed tie is often used to indicate that the notes are tied for some verses, separated for others.