On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 5:55 AM, Philip Thomas <
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> [...]
> In the context of vocal techniques and breathing, is there a notehead or
> other glyph for representing an exhalation or sigh? It is not uncommon in
> choral singing in Africa, but I have no idea of how it is indicated in
> scores. (Sorry for introducing a red herring here.)
The lyric "h" is sometimes used to indicate this.
Caroline Shaw uses a U-shaped arc notehead for an audible inhale, and
an inverted U for an audible exhale. (For half notes, a horizontal
line joins the tips of the U to form a white semicircle.) See
http://carolineshaw.com/o/wp-content/uploads/SHAW-PARTITA-EXCERPTS.pdf#############################################################
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