NOTATIO

Thanks again OCTO, there's much to learn from those posts. And yes, I agree that composing with Sibelius/Finale is not at all fluid, but it's hard to break the habit. Also, these programs do allow some learning and experimentation, for instance, with rhythms. The wave font is amazing! Confirmed that...

OCTO, you might not realize, but you have been of invaluable help to me. The last post by David Ward and your corresponding answer (with example and file included) touched on another issue that is also important for my composition, so thank you for your time, advice and generosity. You see, it's fun...

Thanks again OCTO, you have provided me with many valuable insights. I come from the visual arts and I'm still struggling with notation, as I sometimes get too caught up with the graphic aspect of it disregarding the practical one. I will probably come back with different questions in the near futur...

Thank you so much, OCTO! Very thorough explanation. Do you think if the following example is overnotated, or even contradictory? The slash would mean in this case to take an approximation of how this rhythm would sound (I took notice of your mention "to write a very complex tuplet it is just sh...

Hi everybody, I've been analyzing some contemporary scores and I still can't figure out what a big slash through a note's stem and beam means. So far, I've only seen it happen with quavers, semiquavers, and lesser values, either grouped or as single notes. The examples I attach are both from solo ce...