Hi all,
I have a choir score and at a certain bar, sopranos divide into layer 1 & 2 (on one staff).
Both layers are a melisma, so should I slur BOTH layers (one slur over and one slur under)? Or just the upper layer?
Slurring both layers makes sense musically, but I wonder if notationally it is overcrowding things? Is there a rule? I have not yet checked Gould chapter, but will do so.
Thanks for any advice!
Cheers,
Hector.
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Same stem, same slur. Different stem, different slurs. That's my basic criterion. Can't say for Gould. I look at examples from literature and different publishers to get advice.
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Gould says the same as Zuill - pp. 117-118.
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https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Bars-Defi ... 0571514561Anders Hedelin wrote:Gould says the same as Zuill - pp. 117-118.
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If it is a long passage, write "legato" or "sempre legato"Hector Pascal wrote:Hi all,
I have a choir score and at a certain bar, sopranos divide into layer 1 & 2 (on one staff).
Both layers are a melisma, so should I slur BOTH layers (one slur over and one slur under)? Or just the upper layer?
Slurring both layers makes sense musically, but I wonder if notationally it is overcrowding things? Is there a rule? I have not yet checked Gould chapter, but will do so.
Thanks for any advice!
Cheers,
Hector.
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