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by John Ruggero
28 Nov 2024, 18:17
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

I think you are right. 6 measures on a line is not a problem. The rest of your layout is actually on the spacious side.
by John Ruggero
26 Nov 2024, 22:37
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

You are very welcome, mikkop. I can't believe I didn't notice the repeat of m. 15-16 or would have commented on it earlier. Repeats of short bits like this are generally written out, unless it represents an ad lib. repeat. If you decided to write it out, this would impact the layout issue on p. 3 an...
by John Ruggero
26 Nov 2024, 14:06
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

The end and beginning of the line slurs in Dorico take an example in Gould that looks exaggerated to me (page 112 bottom) and make it even more exaggerated. I wish Dorico would just do level slurs and leave the rest to the user, if it can't do better ones on its own. Just noticed the two measure sys...
by John Ruggero
25 Nov 2024, 13:25
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

Very nice. I thought you were probably using a tablet, but players using sheet music will bless you. I just noticed a slur at the end of m. 86 that could use a little work. Software has problems with this situation and also the one where there s a single note on the next line. Neither Finale nor Dor...
by John Ruggero
24 Nov 2024, 13:39
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

Looks great! Something else to consider: page turns. If you start on page 2 instead of page 1 (page 1 could be the title page) you would have two facing pages: 2-3. I see an excellent page turn in m. 38. Then the rest of it could be on two facing pages 4-5 with 6 systems per pages, which is standard...
by John Ruggero
21 Nov 2024, 16:08
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

You are very welcome, mikkop! In m. 43 etc. the last three eighth notes in the right hand should be stems up. Then the next two notes in m. 44 are fine with stems up despite the lack of lower voices. Later you have then stems down which is OK but to me not quite as nice. But others might disagree wi...
by John Ruggero
21 Nov 2024, 12:53
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)
Replies: 17
Views: 3272

Re: Some possible improvements for a piano sheet (original composition)

The left hand would generally be beamed as follows to avoid rests, which would otherwise be necessary. Both versions of your piece are shown:
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by John Ruggero
19 Nov 2024, 13:53
Forum: News - Questions - Suggestions
Topic: The End of FINALE
Replies: 43
Views: 42895

Re: The End of FINALE

jrethorst wrote: 16 Nov 2024, 22:16 Russian money backed Musescore -- interesting! Government? Oligarchs? Mafia? I wonder what they wanted, since it's hard to justify investment in a free program.
"Let me make the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws." Andrew Fletcher (1642-1716)
by John Ruggero
17 Nov 2024, 18:50
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Unusual dotted notes
Replies: 0
Views: 1070

Unusual dotted notes

In J. S. Bach's time, when voice-leading was paramount, each note often had its own stem: Bach WTC I Bb MS.png Note that Bach was forced to break the beams of one inner voice of the four. As Rameau's chord theories came into vogue, chord notes started to be gathered up on one stem: From a student of...
by John Ruggero
12 Nov 2024, 12:08
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: clef change problem for viola
Replies: 18
Views: 5273

Re: clef change problem for viola

And then there were the days when keyboard players read in 5 clefs: soprano, alto, tenor, violin (or G-clef) and bass.