Re: Lyircs melsima line ending in interpunctation

[Francisco Vila]

2012/1/24 Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>:
>> Please consider this example too (see attachment) - it's taken from
>> Haendel's "Messiah".  I find placing the semicolon before extender
>> very awkward here - notice the line break.  It seems much more "in
>> place" when punctuation is after the extender.
>
> I disagree.  For me, the only right place for punctuation is directly
> after the syllable.  Remember that if we sing, say,
>
>  a - stray:_________
>
>
> we actually do
>
>  a - stra_________y:
>
> so putting just the punctuation after the melisma is illogical.

I've been asking myself why, if that's the rule (which I don't deny)
eg. Frank Sinatra sings:

Newwwwwwww York
and
Myyyyyyyy way

instead of Neeeeew or M[aa...]....y

??

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