I’m working on an oratorio for unaccompanied SATB with spoken words being shared while they are singing. The choir is basically “background” to the spoken word.
I can noteset the choir parts with no problems–but I’m not sure of the best way to show the words. Help?? Thanks!
Are the words subordinate to the music, or the music subordinate to the words? Do the words appear at rhythmic points on the score, or is it a “libretto”-style page, with an unrelated staff of music?
If you can give an idea of the layout you are trying to achieve, then we can suggest how to go about it.
The music is subordinate to the words–and the words appear at specific rhythmic points on the score.
Then you’ll need to use Staff-attached Text (Shift X) to have the text at rhythmic points.