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The horizontal spacing of lyrics must be wide enough so that words or syllables do not overlap
with the words or syllables on either side. For this reason, note spacing must sometimes be
adjusted to accommodate lyrics.
To reduce how severely the note spacing is changed to accommodate lyrics, which can distort the
appearance of rhythms, Dorico SE allows the alignment of some lyrics to be adjusted relative to
their corresponding notes. For example, if a long, single-syllable word on a long note follows
another long, single-syllable word on a short note, the second word is moved a little to the right
to give both words enough space.
A short note followed by a long note, where the horizontal position of the lyrics is automatically adjusted for
legibility
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Positions of lyrics on page 625
Filters for lyrics
In Dorico SE, lyrics lters allow you to select all lyrics of a specied type across your project or
across a specic selection.
The following lters are available in the menu when you choose Edit > Filter > Lyrics:
All Lyrics
Selects all types of lyrics in the current selection, with any lyric line number and
placement above/below the staff.
Line 1
Selects only Line 1 lyrics and translation lyrics for Line 1 in the current selection,
including Line 1 below the staff and Line 1 above the staff.
Line 2
Selects only Line 2 lyrics and translation lyrics for Line 2 in the current selection,
including Line 2 below the staff and Line 2 above the staff.
Line 3
Selects only Line 3 lyrics and translation lyrics for Line 3 in the current selection,
including Line 3 below the staff and Line 3 above the staff.
Line 4
Selects only Line 4 lyrics and translation lyrics for Line 4 in the current selection,
including Line 4 below the staff and Line 4 above the staff.
Line 5
Selects only Line 5 lyrics and translation lyrics for Line 5 in the current selection,
including Line 5 below the staff and Line 5 above the staff.
Above Staff
Selects all lyrics above the staff in the current selection. You can use this lter in
addition to the other lters. For example, you can lter rst by line number, and then
lter again by staff-relative placement.
Lyrics
Filters for lyrics
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