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HOW TO WRITE MUSIC
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Vocal Music.37.—In vocal music the singing of one syllable to two or more notes is shown in the case of whole notes, half notes, and quarters, by a slur (see Fig. 25).

Te Deum. C.V. Stanford.

<< \new Voice = "one" \relative e'' { \omit Score.TimeSignature \key bes \major ees2( f g) c, d( g f e \tieDown ees!1~ ees) d\fermata \bar "||" } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "one" { be1. -- con2 -- found\breve. -- ed1 } >>

Fig. 25.

It will be seen from the above that a slur does not dispense with the necessity for tying consecutive notes of the same pitch, occurring in a passage sung to one syllable. For an apparent exception see a passage from Handel's "But who may abide":

Fig. 26.

But here, the repeated note occurring on a strong accent preceded by a weak one, is evidently intended not to be tied, but to receive an emphasis. (Similar exceptions may be found in "Every Valley.")

In modern music, when all the notes of a measure are to be sung to the same syllable, and there is no likelihood of confusion, the slur is often