NOTATIO

Knut, I will go back and clarify my original post. My example was to show what is printed in the Paderewski and Wiener Urtext scores, which I don't feel comfortable scanning and putting online for copyright reasons. It is not what I will actually engrave in my edition. Here is what will appear. I ha...

In dealing with the original materials of the Chopin Etudes in detail, I am constantly struck by the intelligence of the notation in the autograph. For example, comparing Chopin's use of cautionary accidentals with that of contemporary engraving practice is like comparing human and machine intellige...

Odod, I do have the same reservations about the slurs and ties as with the Dorico. They are too thick (untapered) and prominent for my taste. Otherwsie, I prefer this version to the Dorico. The spacing is much better, as is the note head size, and the musical picture more inviting. I would prefer th...

I am glad we agree, NicholasG. Getting Maestro into Dorico would be a must for me were I to switch. If you manage it, please let us know how you did it. But maybe there are other forum members already working on this.

I much prefer your Finale result. The music lives and breathes because of the better spacing and font. Dorico does get CLOSER to an acceptable result with the right hand slurs than Finale. (However, I completed the right hand in Finale and found that my slur settings produce a better result than you...

I hope that someone will post a Finale version. My feeling in engraving the first two measures in Finale and posting at MM, was that the Dorico would have cost me time rather than saved it. Editing was negligible in Finale using my template.

You are most welomce, NicholasG. I think that posting this file has begun an excellent discussion. Thank you for doing it.

I omitted a comment here about the distance of the brace from the left bar line but do agree with the general assessment as discussed at MM.

I commented briefly on this example at MM Forum, but will expand my comments here. Given this default output, I would make the following adjustments: 1. Reposition and reshape every slur with the exception of the one between m. 5 and 6 2. Adjust the shape (thickness?) of several of the medium ties. ...

Hi, OCTO. I am using Wess's text font. I sent a reply to your private message.

Along the lines of David Ward's suggestion: