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Check the scores for Richard Strauss' Don Quixote and Alpine Symphony.

Both are on IMSLP.

I prefer accents outside the staff, especially when there are several in a row over changing pitches. Other articulations, IMO, are OK within the staff.

I understand Schirmer's reasoning, and in their particular example it makes sense, but in general they are more legible outside the staff.

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I think you are confusing me with John Ruggero - all your quotes are mine, It would be interesting to experiment with mf, mp and your in-between dynamic (using actual musicians in a concert hall) to see if one could actually differentiate the "mezzo" dynamic as distinct from the other two....

John, can you describe a "neutral dynamic"? I don't think I need to remind you that dynamics are relative - what is loud in a 300 seat auditorium could be inaudible in a 12,000 seat arena. If the OP is looking for a setting for a mock-up, that's all well and good, but if s/he is dealing wi...

mf is indeed what you are looking for. If you don't like the Dorico setting, change it.

I think it's also dependent upon the tempo.

For a fast tempo (conducted in 2) I prefer C. In a slow tempo (conducted in 6) B or D might be better.

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BTW, is finaleforum.com officially dead?

Why use cross-staffing at all? Wouldn't it be clearer to keep the E (and the F in the second example) in the lower staff? If you want those notes to be played by the right hand you could mark it as such, although in my experience pianists will do what is more natural for them regardless of what is n...

Always nice to put a face to the name!

It's my guess that mrmike25 is a tech bro with limited knowledge of music beyond three-chord pop songs. He certainly does not understand how accomplished musicians read music or even the basics of music theory. I doubt he has seen (or heard) a five part Bach fugue or a Mozart symphony. I'm sure he h...