NOTATIO

I have checked numerous (older) scores and have found one interesting thing: In music that contains both normal and resized staff (like violin sonatas), the resized staff has embolden fonts, lines and curves. That is not true with all modern notation software, which reduce all items equally. I find ...

I have uploaded several emoticons, or better to say, music-icons so that it is easier to explain your thoughts.
More are coming!

Thank you! Spread the info, I am very thankful for that.

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Fred G. Unn wrote:I noticed you posted a link to this forum over on the Finale forum. Did you post on Sibelius too? I invited a few copyists who primarily use Sibelius, but I didn't see a post over on the Sibelius forum.

While I use sporadically Sibelius, I am not active on their forum.

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N. Grossingink wrote: If I were performing this, I'd probabrhythp out the pencil and draw hashmarks above the beats.

N.

Agree. Marking the beats is the common practice used on daily basis even with Beethoven.

Particularly if you play ....viola. (no melody, just ostinato rhythm) :-D

Here's an example in 12/8. The first measure shows all rests, the second consolidates leading rests, the third consolidates all within a beat, and the fourth presents another way of notating which may not be acceptable in a given situation. Which do you prefer and why? Which is "correct" ...

Hello.
I wonder if anyone can recommend the spacing technique for manual engraving, using pencil and paper.
What I wonder is how to properly space heavy and light density. How is the calculation made? And how it is decided how many measures per system would fit?

Thanks. You are more than welcome!