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Just to clarify, the natural is just a cautionary accidental in this case, right? The performer would play the upper note diatonically anyway if nothing was notated, correct? Coming from an E in the previous measure, an E# would be somewhat less common I suppose (and D#-Eb obviously not possible), ...

Thanks for the info, David. OCTO. there is a bug where all the notes and markings disappear when you try to move the staves with the staff tool, if there is a lot of text in the file. This was confirmed yesterday by MM. Disappear? Permanently as it is deleted, or just visually on the screen? And wh...

Thanks for your suggestions John. The mordent is upper, double. I have these many; so I prefer, to save space and get clearer score, to use these instead of written graces. I struggle with graces in Finale. And yes, that is a short diminuendo. I should definitely use another symbol, more hairpin loo...

In my scores earlier I have used prefaces to explain all in detail. Now I use "foot-notes" (precisely attached to the stave under, not page), so I never forget what I would have written if I woul have made a preface. Also, musicians get very quick explanation of what should be done. I pref...

Thank you David, your first solution is preferable.
I might use another approach, maybe placing sul pont. below the staff. That is not ideal at all. I will test it.

Friends, how to avoid clutter here? It seems for me that music information is in a way collapsing...

Here is one of these clutters that actually is perfectly clear to perform. http://notat.io/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22 Not sure why, but sometimes dense pages make more sense than loose. Maybe I cannot call it clutter! 2. Parentheses around (8)--- when the marking extends over to other systems. I've ...

I have another problem.
I have 3 bassoons.
- Bassoon
- Bassoon / Doubling Contrabassoon
- Contrabassoon

What should stay in the score when having 2nd bassoon that doubles CBsn., and the third bassoon which is CBsn.?

A bit of thinking, or perhaps I am so tired of this deadline so I can't think!

I did so, both in the score and in parts:
Trumpet Piccolo Bb / Trumpet in C (1)
Trumpet Piccolo Bb / Trumpet in C (2)
Trumpet in C (3)
Trumpet in C (4)

Does it make sense?

I am not conducting, but I would have it clear for everyone who faces with the score in the future.

I would just think of it by chair and go with: Thank you. Now concerns about the score. What should stay as abbreviated names in the full score when having at the same time: Piccolo Trumpet 1 in Bb / doubling Trumpet in C (when it doubles) and Trumpet 1 in C ? As you understand, the conductor stops...