Finale Forum

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.

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.

Zuill

Gould says the same as Zuill - pp. 117-118.
Anders

Anders Hedelin wrote:Gould says the same as Zuill - pp. 117-118.
Anders

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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.

If it is a long passage, write "legato" or "sempre legato"