Re: engraving question - slur across notes sung to different syllabes?

[Phil Holmes]

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Subject: Re: engraving question - slur across notes sung to different 
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> > Lo and behold, another example from the Gondoliers....
>
> This slur has an exact meaning: It's a portato.  You can find this
> kind of notation in virtually all scores from the 19th century,
> including both German (e.g. Wagner) and Italian (e.g. Verdi)
> composers.
>
>
>    Werner

According to my research following up your post, I think it's actually 
portamento, which is explicitly said to be a vocal technique indicated by 
slurs, as opposed to portato which is a string technique, and includes 
staccato marks.

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Phil Holmes