Re: Ties between words in lyrics

[David Wright]

On Wed 14 Sep 2016 at 12:04:30 (+0200), Simon Albrecht wrote:
> On 14.09.2016 09:46, Pierre Perol-Schneider wrote:
> >Hi James,
> >
> >See: 
> >http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/notation/common-notation-for-vocal-music#multiple-syllables-to-one-note

That's elision (if that's the correct term), something quite different.
It implies that you barrel through the a and e to get to the i.

> >2016-09-14 8:39 GMT+02:00 James Evensen <address@hidden
> ><mailto:address@hidden>>:
> >
> >    Can I put a tie between words in lyrics?  In choral music, I've
> >    noticed that the composer will sometimes use this notation to
> >    indicate that the singer is not to breathe in-between two
> >    particular words.  I've looked around, but the only examples I've
> >    seen of ties used in Lilypond are between notes.
> >
> 
> IIUC you meant two words on two notes without a breath inbetween, right?

Correct. Attached is what must be one of the most eyeballed instances.
My workaround is:
 high~ in
or even:
 high~ ~in
if there's a line break involved. But a real, breakable one would be great.

Cheers,
David.

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