Use of melisma's and dashes in lyrics
In lyrics, when entering a word containing several syllables, these syllables are separated by dashes. However, when I add a melisma to a syllable and I enter a dash, the melisma disappears. Only when using a space to step to the next syllable text field, the melisma is kept. Is there a way of using melisma's in combination with the dash as separator between the text fields? In the example below, I should be able to insert a dash between "maa" and "il" as the complete word is "maailma".
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Could it be this way?
In reply to [inline:wrk0.png] Could it… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Yes, in this particular case it could be done this way. Perhaps I should have chosen a better example!
In reply to Yes, in this particular case… by patrickschuty1
Not ok with my workaround ?
In reply to Not ok with my workaround ? by gipi14
Oh certainly, see my reply below.
A suggestion : add just before syllabe "il" Ctrl + dash and Ctrl + space (two or more Ctrl + space if needed)
Then you obtain : maa__________ - il - ma____________
It's a workaround I found !
In reply to A suggestion : add just… by gipi14
Yes, that does the trick! I never would have thought using the Ctrl-key with the dash. Thank you very much!
To be clear - the standards for music notation call for either a dash or an extender, never both., Dashes are used to connect syllables of a word whether there is melisma or not. Extenders are only used for melisma at the end of a word.
In reply to To be clear - the standards… by Marc Sabatella
... which explains the way MuseScore works. This settles this question for good. Thank you!