Layout of a song cylcle?

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David Ward
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Layout of a song cylcle?

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I’m sketching some ideas for a twenty minute (or maybe longer) song cycle for voice and piano, setting at least half of a set of thirty-five poems, several only two lines, some noticeably longer and one just a single line, which together form an epitaph for a war. The selected poems will be printed at the beginning with their individual titles, but in the score I intend to place only a number (Arabic) above each new setting. The whole should play without a break, with various interludes, postludes and preludes for the piano between the songs themselves.

My question is should I indent each song as a ‘new piece’? And what about the more extended of the piano interludes?

I had been intending to indent, but now I’m beginning to wonder if that might not be over-fussy with around twenty songs plus various interludes.

I’m still at the stage at which I’m not entirely sure I shall go ahead with the project; but it is something I should be able to manage even in my dotage, so all being well I probably shall. I even have the performers in mind (but they don’t know yet.)
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Re: Layout of a song cylcle?

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If it is completely continuous, indenting might be disruptive. This looks good:

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Re: Layout of a song cylcle?

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Yes indeed. What's more, the new Bärenreiter edition of An die ferne Geliebte which keeps this style for the start of the individual songs was on the back of the sofa close to my elbow as I typed my question. I only had to look at what was under my nose! Old age (or something).

This will look right, thank you.
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