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Yes, tubas in different keys do exist, but they are not transposing instruments (again with the exception of British band music). In other words, players learn different fingerings for different instruments. Sometimes older music refers to instruments no longer in use (for example the classical Cont...

Oh no, Tuba is *always* written in concert pitch (with the exception of British brass band music).

This does not apply to Wagner Tuben, which are played by Horn players and therefore used to transposing instruments.

MichelRE wrote: ↑10 Nov 2024, 14:35
A far as we know, viola was always written in alto clef. The only instrument written in alto clef, actually. (probably thus it's name alto = viola in many languages)

I think you forgot about the Trombone (and not just the alto instrument). Plenty of examples in Mozart, Dvorak, etc.

I've used brackets a few times in passages that were rhythmically ambiguous, but only for a few instruments.

You could always hide them in the score.

At first glance, the meter of the second bar is unclear, as the eye has to parse all the quarters, where the half rest in the first bar makes it instantly clear that we're in 6/4. It is unclear only because there is no context. I think that as part of a phrase, the meaning would be clear enough. To...

Leave it as it is.

6/4 is interpreted as 3+3, no matter how it is conducted.

JJP wrote: ↑06 Sep 2024, 22:40
I am in Los Angeles.

Still???

Yes

The second page looks much better.

The first page looks like a Professional Composer PDF from the 1980's.

I assume you meant "separately tongued". Autocorrect? In my experience string players often ignaore printed bowings (either bowing marks or slurs). If this is an orchestral work then you will need to rely on the conductor's musical sense. Perhaps a footnote in the score might be warranted ...

what I see in common is they look better in SCORE :D I agree with you, but I wonder if that is because only serious engravers still use it. In other words it may be the expertise of the person using the software rather than the software itself. Still, it's amazing that such a great result is accomp...