SATB score writing
Is it possible to write for SATB on two staves and be able to write separate lines of lyrics for each part? Soprano and Tenor above the line and Alto and Bass below the line.
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Re: SATB score writing
Hi,
I've done that, but you can't use the standard lyric entry for the upper lines. Use the Free Text tool to enter the lyrics into the upper line and position them as you need to. It's probably best to do it in one bar phrases and position them separately. With a two hundred page vocal score for an opera that could be tedious, but for smaller pieces, it's fine. The lower lyric lines, of course, can be entered using the standard lyric too. Hope that helps. David |
Re: SATB score writing
I'm in the middle of scoring large slabs of an opera and its 300 pages, not 200... Here's how I handle the problem. bear in mind I'm writing and scoring in English, so the words have to be both heard and understood (!) Because of that little issue (!) there aren't many places where there's a need for 4 sets of lyric lines for the chorus. If it's that bad, I'll treat SATB as if they were four additional soloists and give each their own line.
But generally: I try for a single lyric line: professional singers are capable of reading where their notes are . (Although I really wish Composer had a simple means for handling stems in both directions on a shared/single pitch. ) Where additional help is needed to split between SA and TB, I will give TB its own lyric line below the TB stave. Often, there just needs to be a hint to a part, and that can be done simply by identifying ("sops.") or, a little more complicated, making use of the multi-verse lyric feature, just being careful to place lyric words in the right place. I have yet to resort to using the Free-text solution. Perhaps this means my music is insufficiently complex! :D |
Re: SATB score writing
Hey Tim,
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ttfn, Sherry |
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Hi Tim,
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I will report that for fixing. Sorry for the inconvenience! ttfn, Sherry task 2904 |
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