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CHAPTER 11<br />

Text Entry<br />

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A-ve Ma-ris Stel-la<br />

In this section you will find out how lyrics may be attached to a part of a choral<br />

piece by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.<br />

Writing the lyrics of this piece is a five-step process:<br />

• Double-click on a staff (to enter Input mode) and place the input caret after the first<br />

note.<br />

• Press Shift-Space (to enter Lyrics input, and to get the verse number “1” applied<br />

automatically).<br />

• Write the following: A-vema-risstel--la.<br />

• Press Shift-Space once again (to start entering the lyrics of the second verse, and to<br />

get a second verse number).<br />

• Write the following: Vi-tampræ-stapu--rum.<br />

Note: The number of hyphens inserted by <strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong> depends on the distance<br />

between the syllables. Therefore, if you drag the minim closer to the previous<br />

notes, you will only get one hyphen, and if you drag it to the right (or extend the<br />

bar) you will get more hyphens.<br />

Adding Melismas and Extenders<br />

If you want to create a melisma, that is, a syllable that stretches over several<br />

notes, you just have to press “-” once, and then the Space bar for every note that<br />

is to be included in the melisma. <strong>Igor</strong> <strong>Engraver</strong> inserts an appropriate number of<br />

hyphens for you, and automatically makes necessary changes, should you ever<br />

want to insert or delete a few notes of the melisma.

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