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I agree thoroughly about the cautionary accidentals. I can’t imagine the possibility of an algorithm that would handle that much subtle musical thought. So I suppose I would turn the feature off for such music, especially since I would be editing as carefully as possible anyway. Thanks for the examp...

I’m surprised so many editors did not just put them all stem-down. The inconsistency across the piece (which you very nicely illustrated) makes those few early up-stems seem not deliberately meaningful, compared with other non-standard stem directions we’ve been observing. How will you do them? Does...

To my eye all of the lyrics in both of the latest samples are much smaller than necessary. With the notes spaced so very wide, the lyrics could be at least 25% larger, and then they’d be more comparable to the size of the notes for legibility. Don’t forget that singers often must focus on the words ...

I’m not currently doing any work in this area but the last time I did (10 years ago) the 4-bars-per-line rule was indeed being relaxed, at least by some. I would think with today’s technology it’s rarely necessary to pencil in changes any more.

"Cadenza" size (4.7mm or 13.3pt) was used for reduced staff sizes in traditional Violin+Piano scores. I don't see why this wouldn't apply to Vocal+Piano Reduction scores. Now that I reread this for content instead of getting stuck on a detail, I should mention that all of the piano/vocal ...

tisimst wrote:the old "Cadenza" size (4.7mm or 13.3pt)

That’s so close to Elaine Gould’s figures for Rastral 7 (4.8 mm, 13.6 pt). Could they be one and the same?

Congratulations, sir!! What a gigantic compilation of fine, fine work. This ability to precisely mimic the punches of major engraving houses is something a friend & I have fantasized about since Finale first came out in 1988.

I agree, and I would put “For ending” first and “For continuing” after, with a gap between (very effective in Sibelius).

Yes, I’ve seen this kind of alignment elsewhere too. Note the brackets indicating double-stops (vertical slur-shapes in the Complete Works edition). I checked the part at IMSLP and it’s the same as the score, no extra staff needed:

John Ruggero wrote:a book that I am writing on the technique used in playing the Chopin Etudes

Ohhhh I’m going to want that! Of course you’ll let us know when it’s out, yes?