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by Fred G. Unn
23 Aug 2025, 19:14
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
Replies: 15
Views: 19425

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 ...
by Fred G. Unn
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...
by Fred G. Unn
20 Aug 2025, 19:19
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: 6/8 Tuplet question
Replies: 15
Views: 19425

Re: 6/8 Tuplet question

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.
So option E here would be an example of using dots for both.
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by Fred G. Unn
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...
by Fred G. Unn
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...
by Fred G. Unn
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...
by Fred G. Unn
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...
by Fred G. Unn
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 ...
by Fred G. Unn
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!

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