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by Anders Hedelin
26 Oct 2023, 07:19
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Stem Direction question
Replies: 50
Views: 760248

Re: Stem Direction question

Thanks for your extensive reply, Fred! I have a question, though. As I understand modal key signatures, in fx E Dorian there would be two sharps etc. Now, wouldn't a key signature with F sharp and C sharp be quite unproblematic, regardless of which scales and harmonies there are? Or, have I misunder...
by Anders Hedelin
24 Oct 2023, 13:35
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Stem Direction question
Replies: 50
Views: 760248

Re: Stem Direction question

In my experience this came especially from percussion players who asked for a different instrument disposition or staff usage in parts. Yes, percussions are special. In their part I use to combine them all in a percussion score (usually without Timpani). This gives the players a lot of cues from th...
by Anders Hedelin
24 Oct 2023, 12:51
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Stem Direction question
Replies: 50
Views: 760248

Re: Stem Direction question

Now I’m going to ask more performers and experienced copying colleagues about this to see if I come across a general preference. In a number of healthy discussions here on how to write for musicians, I've often heard something like "they haven't complained". Which obviously sounds like gu...
by Anders Hedelin
20 Oct 2023, 17:44
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Stem Direction question
Replies: 50
Views: 760248

Re: Stem Direction question

John Ruggero wrote: 20 Oct 2023, 17:41 Is it possible that only engravers are concerned about the "rules" of stem direction?
Good point.
by Anders Hedelin
20 Oct 2023, 17:13
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Stem Direction question
Replies: 50
Views: 760248

Re: Stem Direction question

... I find some phrases read more easily with the stem up. I suspect that many copyists today default to stem-down because that’s what their software does by default. When I've tried to be "more flexible" about stem direction in my engravings, I've come to the rather banal conclusion that...
by Anders Hedelin
12 Oct 2023, 18:24
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven's dots after a barline
Replies: 18
Views: 53028

Re: Beethoven's dots after a barline

Thank you JJP, for your detailed and enlightening reply! It seems quite obvious the way you put it, but then, you have to know before it's obvious to you!
by Anders Hedelin
11 Oct 2023, 16:49
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Beethoven's dots after a barline
Replies: 18
Views: 53028

Re: Beethoven's dots after a barline

I wonder if notation got simplified for business reasons. As JJP said, sight-reading this asks for mistake, and especially in the film industry, every mistake costs a fortune. In classical music, a performance should never be at sight-reading level. I believe we should keep conventions separated by...
by Anders Hedelin
06 Oct 2023, 06:19
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: Placement of the staccato on headless notes
Replies: 6
Views: 16949

Re: Placement of the staccato on headless notes

I recall trying this for a job I had and discovering there was a surprising difference between two possible ways of hiding the noteheads: Headless staccato A.JPG Headless staccato B.JPG The really surprising thing was that the difference ocurred not when changing the noteheads as you might have expe...
by Anders Hedelin
05 Oct 2023, 12:52
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Divisi question
Replies: 5
Views: 5875

Re: Divisi question

but when the divisi itself starts a bit further into the measure, I prefer to STILL keep double stems going from the start of the measure, it feels more organic to me, rather than have notes suddenly going to double stems. divisi_example_02.png Am I wrong in preferring this? No, you are not wrong a...
by Anders Hedelin
03 Oct 2023, 15:05
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: More on Beethoven's note placement
Replies: 5
Views: 7253

Re: More on Beethoven's note placement

Yes, the B&H version isn't very good.

What about the D in the third measure on the second system?