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No half rests in 3/4. Same in 6/4 or 9/4 etc.; only dotted half rests. The no half rests in 3/4 is certainly a hard-and-fast rule except for the fermata exception you mentioned, but not so for multiples of 3/4 as a long string of quarter rests can be disorienting and obscure the meter. It's ok to c...

A bit off topic for your actual query, but the title of the thread got me wondering when ties were first used. For anyone curious, Rastall's book says the following:

Are any manuscripts by that composer available? I'd be curious if that practice is reflected in the manuscripts as well, or if it is a "house style" of the publisher/engraver. Do other publications from the publisher around the same time period use that practice?

Don't you think that Sibelius might have the same end like Finale in the next 10 years or so? A few years ago I would have said yes. Avid seems to have some renewed interest in it though, and it is being actively being developed again, so I don't really know. MuseScore is crushing the educational m...

I haven't thought about this in a while, but here's what I've been defaulting to in Dorico:

NeeraWM wrote: ↑06 Sep 2024, 20:40 Is this book British or American?

NorFonts wrote: ↑06 Sep 2024, 18:03 Found it, here is an example:

Nice!!!

NorFonts wrote: ↑06 Sep 2024, 18:03 too bad the half-note is too flat so the stem doesn't connect correctly when two voices share the same pitch.

Yeah, that does look weird. I suppose you could change the voice column index then move it with the note spacing tool.

So I ask: is there any necessity to actually have the source files readily available after a works has been finished? What does "finished" even mean? The top Broadway shows now can run for 25 years, plus touring productions, a zillion cast changes, pop orchestra versions of the hits, etc....

Recently picked up a cool 1915 book titled Music Book Printing . One section depicts a few of the various movable music typefaces that were available at the time, and depicts how they would appear using the same musical examples. I found it interesting anyway so thought I'd share a few pages: type1....

Bumping this older thread because I picked up a neat little book published in 1915 called "Music Book Printing" that has a good summary of the proofreading markings of the time. Most of these are still used!