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D would be my preference. As for abbreviation full stops, these are now much less used in the UK than in the US (there are some other respects in which US English is now more old fashioned or traditional that ‘British English’ [whatever that tautology is supposed to mean - in Scotland it is not the ...

It seems that both conventions co-exist. Which is used may at least partly depend upon nationality and/or period. Gould, on page 504 0f her book under the heading Information on the first page of music appears to recommend more or less what I have done, and what Michel has found in French songs. In ...

As an addendum to this thread, I wonder how people might judge this layout when the writer of the words (who died in 1936) is given equal prominence to the (still living!) composer of the music? It is not so common in ‘art song’ to display the writer of the words in this way, although it is standard...

Yes, I think I agree with OCTO despite the look of the second of my examples in which the DW name looks oddly orphaned. A random sample of scores from my shelves would seem to bear this out.

FWIW here are three examples of my approach, each is a little different. I don't remember the logic for any of them, but each seemed to work in its own way.

Although I often favour double dots (see a recent thread on the Finale forum) I think this might be easier to read (with the two rests).

I think I might actually go for B, but it would depend on the circumstances. What instrument is this for? What in this context is implied by the tenuto articulation? The tempo, the general character of the music, the rhythmic patterns elsewhere &c &c &c might all influence the choice.

These are all interesting and helpful responses, which I shall ponder.

In this case things are kept simple and easy to change by the piece's being only 14 pages, 205 bars, eight and a half minutes, and without the need for parts et al.

Thank you. Perhaps it's sometimes a case of using one's instinct/judgment rather than of applying a preset rule. In mid-June I hope to be having a meeting in London with the pianist who should be playing it, so I may draw his attention to the conundrum and seek his opinion. (He has specialized in wo...

Bar 125 has the clef change placed as I'd normally expect to do it, but at bar 146 I've placed the clef before the quaver (eighth) rest as that seems to lead to better spacing on the other (RH) stave. Do people on this forum think this is OK? FWIW tempo is :4 = 120 and it is a piece for two singers ...