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You are welcome, David. One might also put a small up stem on the A# or a small A# next to the large one as you do with the next two notes.

It's clear as is, but I would leave off "oppure", move the upper "jaws" so it is directly over the lower "jaws" (-: add extension lines to the upper "jaws" and "clay" and give the dashed slur more dashes by changing the setting so the dashes and spac...

Great point, ruaraidh. It's free on IMSLP. Sometimes the best things in life ARE free. I forgot to mention the excellent page turns and engraving. Thanks, John. It's my favorite piano music. What never fails to amaze me is how different each is from the other (although there are interesting relation...

I agree completely with the excellent advice given by Schonbergian, Knut and OCTO. A little more: I don't know how you work as a composer; many now do it all on a computer. If this is your case, do some hand music copying of music by other composers. As musicians, we look at and understand music not...

The sewn bindings do loosen up, but for greater ease I spiral bound my working copy in three volumes: Early (with op. 49 at the beginning where it belongs), Middle, Late. Schenker also wrote books on op. 101, 109, 110 and 111 which are his special brand of analysis, interpretation, and critiques of ...

I am glad you appreciate the Schenker editions, Julian. The measure numbers are at the end of every 5 measures and large like rehearsal letters with circular enclosures. But one one gets used to it; at least i did. When the edition was later reissued by Universal, the more usual system was used inst...

Thanks, Knut! As OCTO so rightly said, your comment hit the mark perfectly. And I think that OCTO's tractor-Mercedes analogy is not only amusing but also right on target. I should have mentioned that I have only been able to get my comments out of their spam filter by sending them also to the editor...

As an unedited example, it is excellent, achieves your stylistic goals, and is probably good enough since there is always a little hand work to be done here and there. Good to know in case they continue to "improve" Finale to the point where I too can't use it any more.

Thanks, OCTO. It is very nice. The basic slur shape looks better than Dorico to me and more like FInale. Maybe Knut will comment on it. I would make the fourth one on the middle staff bow out a little more to take it away from the middle note. All of these programs have problems with a steep series ...

The proof is in the pudding, OCTO. Could you post an example? I am interested to compare them with the Dorico slurs with which I am presently involved.