NOTATIO

OCTO., your new slur thickness settings are very nice, especially if one wishes to imitate hand engraving. So now we encounter a matter of philosophy which I don't think has been discussed yet on this forum, but is a very important underlying theme: is our goal to imitate all the features of hand-en...

How interesting. I never noticed this before, perhaps because the wedge is not usually as pronounced as in this font. As you imply, some fonts have wedges that are so slight that it is difficult to discern them, while others are more pronounced, and some are non-existent. It seems to have to do with...

That is very helpful feedback, Knut, in that I now feel like I am at least in the right ball park. I will investigate tie contour again tomorrow, carefully considering your comments.

The straight part of that flat is wedge-shaped. Unique.

Knut, after investigating tie thickness, I find that I have no issues with the Finale defaults because I like Finale's default slur thickness, and the two are the same at .25 spaces. So it appears that we are in agreement as far the homogeneity of slurs and ties. I prefer that slurs recede into the ...

I think that Beethoven know exactly what he wanted: an intimate rendition. There are many cases where composers omit dynamic signs because an exact dynamic is not the point. A correct dynamic will arise naturally if the players achieve the correct feeling. For this reason, he specifies an exact expr...

The editor simply decided that standard stem direction should be applied and the engraver followed orders. This is typical of many Henle editorial decisions. The notation is modernized for no reason other than standardization and without the player being informed of the fact. I have given examples o...

Felix Wolfes was a new name to me. At first I thought you meant Felix Wolfe's Lieder and couldn't find the dude at wikipedia! For anyone who has never browsed the first edition of the Ives Piano Sonata no. 2 "Concord" : http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/1/18/IMSLP53902-PMLP09680-Ive...

Thanks, Knut. That would indeed be the logical next step.

And here again is the slur experiment file with the changes incorporated: