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- 23 Aug 2025, 19:14
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
- Replies: 15
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Re: 6/8 Tuplet question
In his book Modern Rhythmic Notation Gardner Read did a survey of 200 compositions from the late-19th to mid-20th centuries and found a 52% chose my A (his B), 17% chose my B (his A), and 31% wrote it out with dots instead of tuplets (my E after David's suggestion, Read's F). read40.png None of the ...
- 20 Aug 2025, 19:48
- Forum: Books and Sites
- Topic: Music notation in the NY Times!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13588
Music notation in the NY Times!
Here's a gift link to a pretty cool article that ran yesterday: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/arts/music/notation-in-classical-music.html?unlocked_article_code=1.fk8.t6XN.LOeeM82rhCwr&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawMTAwNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHijh7KKWEKIRGTxhTDiMohtQ6OChVquJWeFwXrK7kupV6dL6Mc2...
- 20 Aug 2025, 19:19
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19425
Re: 6/8 Tuplet question
So option E here would be an example of using dots for both.David Ward wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 19:06 What I might add, is that the hybrid look of D could be confusing: I would suggest, either use dots for both, or don't use dots for either the duplet or the quadruplet.
- 20 Aug 2025, 15:26
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19425
Re: 6/8 Tuplet question
If I have a lot of quarter/crochet duplets I'm going to use dotted eighths/quavers for consistent readability. Bartok's 6th String Quartet has a ton of dotted eighths in 6/8. When he does have a quadruplet (and quintuplet), he uses eighths: bartok5468.png I suspect he would vote for D. Paul Hindemi...
- 20 Aug 2025, 12:13
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19425
Re: 6/8 Tuplet question
the 2nd beat is easy I am in complete agreement with you here. If I go by what I was taught, duplets are the only tuplet that is based upon the higher value, rather than the lower one. I think this is fairly common with 7:8 tuplets too. So by what I've bee taught, example A is the most correct. Sch...
- 20 Aug 2025, 03:36
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 19425
6/8 Tuplet question
This question was recently polled on another site, and there was an overwhelming consensus there. I'm quite curious what the response will be here. Which, if any, of the following bars containing tuplets are notated in a rhythmically acceptable manner in 6/8? rhythm.png If context makes a difference...
- 17 Aug 2025, 17:45
- Forum: Manual Notation
- Topic: Manuscripts from Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Carl Stalling, etc.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22627
Re: Manuscripts from Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Carl Stalling, etc.
- 10 Aug 2025, 12:14
- Forum: Manual Notation
- Topic: Manuscripts from Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Carl Stalling, etc.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22627
Manuscripts from Nelson Riddle, Billy May, Carl Stalling, etc.
I have a FB friend that is currently on a tour of various archives that contain Billy May manuscripts, and he's gotten into some really amazing stuff including Nelson Riddle's original pencil score for Frank Sinatra's "I've Got You Under My Skin," original Disney pencil storyboards for &qu...
- 08 Aug 2025, 13:12
- Forum: Books and Sites
- Topic: PSA: J&J Lubrano sale
- Replies: 6
- Views: 108637
Re: PSA: J&J Lubrano sale
There are a few copies currently available but all are >$100. Looks like a pretty cool book though from what I can see on Google Books. Added it to my Want list too ...
- 06 Aug 2025, 19:17
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: NUME a New Understanding of Musical Expression
- Replies: 26
- Views: 54525
Re: NUME a New Understanding of Musical Expression
His comment about my kids pissed me off so much I wrote a response, then thought better of it and deleted it, along with my other comments in the thread. Anyway, I'm in full agreement with RMK and MichelRE, so best of luck to him getting anyone to adopt his system. Cheers!