Hi Phil, > Early music tends to work like that
Really? What editions are you using? I’ve spent a great deal of my life singing and conducting music composed and/or engraved before ca. 1920, and have found it almost invariably uses *beaming* (as well as slurs and extensions, sometimes) to indicate melismas — *that* I find intensely hard to sightread (and teach to singers). Rarely have I seen older scores use the "instrumental beaming plus lyric extensions (with or without slurs)”, which is what I’m advocating — and which (I believe) you’re saying is difficult to read. I would love to see references to such scores, so I can see what you’re talking about. Thanks, Kieren. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
