Beaming across the beat &c

[David Ward]

What is the opinion of forum members of the beaming in bars 107 and 108 (tempo crotchet [quarter] = 72)?

108 might have tied semiquavers (16ths) across the beat, but then it would lose some visual connection with bar 107. Ties within the beats in 107 might begin to get over-fussy and cluttered. I like it as it is, but thought I should ask here.

[David Ward]

And then there's this in the LH bar 37. Any other way to notate it looks fussy in the extreme, but how clear is it where/how it should fit? Not that that needs to be treated too precisely: these RH/LH figures are intended to suggest the trumpet/bugle calls of opposing armies in a battle, not a parade! As long as the singer has the confidence to keep going the pianist can fit to her soon after (as may or may not be necessary).

[Christof Schardt]

The bars 107 to 110 contain a threefold slow down on an identical rhythmical pattern. This is, was dominates the music here. And the beaming reflects that exactly. So this makes sense in my opinion. A division at the beat would not only bring clutter, it would also make the rhythmical idea of that sequence harder to detect.