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by Harpsichordmaker
16 Mar 2023, 16:17
Forum: Engraver services / Publishers
Topic: Where is the best place to get sheet music perfect bound or saddle stitched?
Replies: 8
Views: 184

Re: Where is the best place to get sheet music perfect bound or saddle stitched?

This is great. Happen to know rates and overhead cost? I imagine I need to order 50 or so at a time. Here are my data: format: 24 cm x 32 cm (9.45in x 12,6in) binding: saddle stitch Cover: 240 g/sqm (designed by me) paper: 100 g/sqm pages: 80 2 copies. I payed 57 euros with shipping (Germany to Ita...
by Harpsichordmaker
14 Mar 2023, 12:18
Forum: Engraver services / Publishers
Topic: Where is the best place to get sheet music perfect bound or saddle stitched?
Replies: 8
Views: 184

Re: Where is the best place to get sheet music perfect bound or saddle stitched?

I got outstanding results by Halstan, exactly two years ago: https://www.halstan.de/ You can choose the paper, the binding and so on. Great black print. They are the external facility publishers as Baerenreiter and Henle use for printing their editions. I am not sure if they still provide such servi...
by Harpsichordmaker
21 Jan 2023, 12:37
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

Yes John, precisely.
by Harpsichordmaker
20 Jan 2023, 21:08
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: An interesting centered beam in op. 81a
Replies: 2
Views: 216

Re: An interesting centered beam in op. 81a

A brilliant hypothesis, John. Only today I’ve learned Beethoven demanded for the first edition of his ninth symphony a strange lyrics alignment. Not “sanft” under one note as we would today, but “sa…” under the note and “nft” under the following, along with its proper syllable. There is a letter of ...
by Harpsichordmaker
20 Jan 2023, 16:15
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

Concerning analysis. Suppose I could produce a convincing analysis that shows that the famous A sharp in op. 106 must be an error. What would be a corresponding example in textual criticism? And could such an analysis made entirely by internal evidence and without reference to outside sources? Firs...
by Harpsichordmaker
15 Jan 2023, 19:13
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

This can only be true for truly great pieces of music, no? I mean, music with a very high degree of consistency, and from an era when the music was not mainly occasional. In the romantic era, yes. In the baroque era, less so. Bach himself did change melodic shapes to comply with keyboard extension, ...
by Harpsichordmaker
15 Jan 2023, 12:03
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

Internal evidence is heavily used in textual criticism. Only, texts can count on “external” evidence which in music is often elusive. I’d say the relative weight (as opposed to absolute) of internal and external evidence can be different between texts and music. As for the principles, I don’t know. ...
by Harpsichordmaker
31 Dec 2022, 17:12
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

John, I am honoured by your interest. I’ll try but can’t be sure I will be able to convey all the nuances of this complex matter as English is not my primary language (Italian is). So, sorry for errors and obscurities and please feel free to point out and ask for clarifications. Definitions. The con...
by Harpsichordmaker
30 Dec 2022, 22:26
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
Replies: 15
Views: 1391

Re: Progressive correction in op. 54

John, I like very much your posts on Beethoven, I don’t jump in the conversations because I am a very scarce connoisseur of Beethoven. Things like the “espressivo” you explained us are the reason why I advocate critical editions as opposed to “urtext”. In fact the concept of urtext is plainly reject...
by Harpsichordmaker
22 Dec 2022, 22:05
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Two November 2 issues
Replies: 9
Views: 1993

Re: Two November 2 issues

Somehow the dot glyph is not centered: It should be centered in the font itself in order to be centered in the space. Hi NorFonts, that’s what I was thinking too. Then I noticed that if I only changed the music font without loading the whole November house style (which the font installer installs a...