Hi there, > It tightens the spacing between notes which are inside a slur so that the > musical sense is clear without the usual bow (though, it’s a separate setting > to actually omit the bow). Attached are two versions of the same antiphon: > the first uses the usual bow for slurs, the second uses the > Slur_spacing_engraver instead. Both are compiled from the same source > (except for consisting the Slur_spacing_engraver and "\omit”ing the bow). > > I’m deliberately avoiding the suggestion in the manual on using a fixed time > and tuplets because I feel that construction makes the source for the notes > really difficult to enter and read because of all the interspersed durations > (and the calculations necessary to figure them out). By using the > Slur_spacing_engraver I eliminate the need to worry about the durations at > all and simply slur notes that belong to the same syllable (which is normal > practice anyway).
I think an engraver like that is the right approach. The last piece of the solution, as I see it, is to take the syllable attached to the [first note of the] slur/melisma, add the "*" with some padding to the left, then reset the X-offset or self-alignment-X so that the syllable stays in the correct position relative to the note. Making this happen is currently above my Scheme pay grade, and I don’t have the time right now to put into it… but maybe Aaron can add that on to his solution without much trouble? Apologies! Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info
