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Okay. How is it done, then?

Hi Forum,

Can somebody tell me, is the plus sign "+" the right way to indicate secco for the Timp. player?

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Are you referring to the sharp positions, such as :s 2 or officially more idiomatically :s II to play the G above middle C as an alternative to playing it in IV or even in VI? It's seldom necessary to mark these positions, but if there is a G you quite specifically want played in a sharp second pos...

I've just spoken to a harp player. She said that in an example such as the one given the player would normally damp at the rests anyway, unless there was insufficient time to do so, in which case there would be no point asking for it. Gould has various things to say about this on pages 364 & 36...

Hi Forum, No doubt any professional trombonist knows exactly on what partial/position to play a certain note for best legato connections. For recording sessions that live by the budget, though, time/money can be saved when things can be clarified fully in advance. This in mind, could somebody show m...

Perfect, thanks for the input everyone.

Hi forum,

What's the standard notation to indicate for the harp to:

- not arpeggiate chord
- mute notes after duration of note

I'm pretty sure my screenshot is not the best idea.

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Awesome, thanks for sharing.

Hi Forum,

Quick question on this:

More Andante: did Brahms mean 'slower than' or 'faster than' Andante?

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RMK wrote: ↑04 Oct 2019, 15:22 Normally I wouldn't either, but this looks so clear and uncluttered that I might make an exception.

Agreed. A rare case where it's the cleanest solution.

Thanks for sharing octo!