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by Fred G. Unn
24 Oct 2024, 15:25
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Diderot - Encyclopédie
Replies: 1
Views: 1239

Diderot - Encyclopédie

So I found a rare book dealer that was selling some original folios from Diderot's famous "Encyclopédie," published between 1751 and 1772. He happened to have the folios on music engraving so I bought them. DiderotSmall-1.jpg DiderotSmall-2.jpg DiderotSmall-3.jpg DiderotSmall-4.jpg Diderot...
by Fred G. Unn
23 Sep 2024, 11:57
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: rest amalgamation compound time, quarter note beats
Replies: 13
Views: 3812

Re: rest amalgamation compound time, quarter note beats

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...
by Fred G. Unn
20 Sep 2024, 14:47
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Inquiry on the origin of ties
Replies: 10
Views: 3992

Re: Inquiry on the origin of ties

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:
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by Fred G. Unn
20 Sep 2024, 12:08
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Inquiry on the origin of ties
Replies: 10
Views: 3992

Re: Inquiry on the origin of ties

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?
by Fred G. Unn
17 Sep 2024, 01:00
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: The End of FINALE
Replies: 34
Views: 36389

Re: The End of FINALE

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...
by Fred G. Unn
09 Sep 2024, 23:49
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Best design for X noteheads? [contemporary music notation]
Replies: 6
Views: 8070

Re: Best design for X noteheads? [contemporary music notation]

I haven't thought about this in a while, but here's what I've been defaulting to in Dorico:
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by Fred G. Unn
06 Sep 2024, 23:15
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography
Replies: 6
Views: 8307

Re: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography

NeeraWM wrote: 06 Sep 2024, 20:40 Is this book British or American?
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by Fred G. Unn
06 Sep 2024, 18:26
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography
Replies: 6
Views: 8307

Re: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography

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.
by Fred G. Unn
06 Sep 2024, 12:56
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: OpEd: Thoughts on the end of Finale.
Replies: 9
Views: 16261

Re: OpEd: Thoughts on the end of Finale.

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....
by Fred G. Unn
05 Sep 2024, 17:29
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography
Replies: 6
Views: 8307

Music Book Printing (1915) - Specimens of Music Typography

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....