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Igor Engraver Manual

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CHAPTER 2<br />

“espressivo”<br />

64<br />

Perhaps you want to divide the crescendo into two sections, to define where you<br />

want the forte to be played? Just place the input caret after the desired note in<br />

the crescendo and then press the F key. You will find that the crescendo now<br />

becomes divided.<br />

Leave Input mode by clicking a blank part of the layout. The input caret and the<br />

Music entry window disappear. If you click and drag one of the notes upward,<br />

you will find that the slur adjusts smoothly in accordance with the changes you<br />

make. If you drag the note high enough, the note would be awkward or impossible<br />

to play on a violin, and therefore it will be displayed in red.<br />

A crescendo or a decrescendo can be performed on a single note, which you can<br />

try for yourself if you add some more music, as shown below:<br />

This fact becomes even clearer if you tie the minims/half notes with the dotted<br />

minims/half notes. This can be done by pressing T in Input mode when the input<br />

caret is placed between the two chords or choosing the Tie tool from the Tool<br />

Palette and clicking on the first set of minims/half notes.<br />

If you want to break the beam that connects the two quavers/eighth notes, place<br />

the input caret between the quavers/eighth notes and then press / (slash). Perhaps<br />

you also want to delete the current slur (select the slurred notes and press L or

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