On Wednesday, 10 June 2015 at 07:12:37 am +0200, Abbazia Mater Ecclesiae wrote: > 2015-06-09 20:22 GMT+02:00 Henry So Jr. <[email protected]>: > > The punctum descendens looks passable by itself, but when joined as part > > of a clivis, it looks out-of-place to me. I think that perhaps there is > > too much of an upward curve to the stroke. > > > I think that this is the price to pay for a clearer shape when it's > alone... Looking at Solesmes' scores I see quite the same effect, comparing > this neume alone and in composition with others. > I'll think about a milder shape, anyway...
It *is* technically possible to have a different shape when alone and when part of another neume, not that you should do that, just something to keep in mind, if it helps. ... And from a different email, regarding homogeneity of the punctum ascendens figure, I am not necessarily implying that ascendens and descendens should be mirror images of each other, but rather that the overall flow of the figures should harmonize with each other. I guess it's sort of a font-weight thing and a shape thing, like how a good text font looks good around itself: the shapes have the same weight, slant, "feel," etc. Finally, you should also know that I greatly appreciate your efforts in this regard. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Henry _______________________________________________ Gregorio-users mailing list [email protected] https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/gregorio-users
