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- 22 Dec 2016, 22:01
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Composer vs Engravers: Cautionary Accidentals
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15235
Re: Composer vs Engravers: Cautionary Accidentals
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...
- 13 Dec 2016, 06:15
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 4
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4244
Re: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 4
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...
- 10 Dec 2016, 18:27
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Fonts for Lyrics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 107267
Re: Fonts for Lyrics
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 ...
- 06 Dec 2016, 23:49
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: "Broadway Style": always 4 measures per staff?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4715
Re: "Broadway Style": always 4 measures per staff?
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.
- 30 Nov 2016, 05:13
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Vocal scores and staff sizes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11298
Re: Vocal scores and staff sizes
"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 ...
- 29 Nov 2016, 04:23
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Vocal scores and staff sizes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11298
Re: Vocal scores and staff sizes
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?tisimst wrote:the old "Cadenza" size (4.7mm or 13.3pt)
- 26 Nov 2016, 19:23
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29352
Re: Music Type Foundry - new fonts!
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.
- 19 Nov 2016, 15:55
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Endings?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6609
Re: Endings?
I agree, and I would put “For ending” first and “For continuing” after, with a gap between (very effective in Sibelius).
- 19 Nov 2016, 15:51
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Divisi double stops - Brahms
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6600
Re: Divisi double stops - Brahms
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:
- 19 Nov 2016, 15:41
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7490
Re: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 2
Ohhhh I’m going to want that! Of course you’ll let us know when it’s out, yes?John Ruggero wrote:a book that I am writing on the technique used in playing the Chopin Etudes