Re: unsettling divisi lyrics

[Shane Brandes]

Have you tried using the phrasing slur command  a \( b c d \) ? I am
not sure but it seems you want two simultaneous slurs a sort of choose
your own adventure based on the needs of the lyrics?

Shane

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:56 PM, dadadharma @dslextreme.com
<address@hidden> wrote:
> I have been unsuccessful in ending the dashed slur for divisi lyrics.
>
> This is the melody for "Silent Night".
> The English translation of the third stanza is ametrical and so the
> dashes slur is needed,
> but this is followed by two melismatic phrases at the end that need solid 
> slurs.
>
> TIA,
>
> David Olson
>
>
>
>         f8.( g16) f8 d4. \bar "||"
>         f8.( g16) f8 d4. \bar "||"
>         c'4 c8 a4. bes4 bes8 f4. \bar "||"
>         g4 g8 bes( a) g f8. g16 f8 d4. \bar "||"
>         g4 g8
>
> \set melismaBusyProperties = #'()
>         \slurDashed
>                 bes8.( a16) g8 f8.( g16) f8 d4. \bar "||"
> \unset melismaBusyProperties
>
>         c'4 c8 ees8. c16 a8 bes4.( d) \bar "||"
>         bes8( f) d f8. ees16 c8 bes4. ~ bes \bar "||"
>
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