Also see stretch
There is not always a one-to-one relationship between the sequential instances of notes in a bar and the syllables of the lyrics. Sometimes a single syllable is stretched out over more than one note -- indicated with the stretch element. Other times more than one syllable are squashed onto a single note -- indicated with the squash element. The squash element is only applicable when lyrics and music are presented graphically, such as in CWN. In performance each pronounced language syllable would map to a real sounding note.
| Start | Content | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tag | Attribute | Value | ||
| <squash | some attribute= | "xxx"> | </squash> | |
In this example the two syllables of upon are squashed onto one
note. The lyric text upon is contained within the squash element tags.
<lyric barref="3">Three little birds <squash notes="1">upon </squash> a branch... </lyric>
© 1999, 2000 Author: Jacques Steyn