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- 20 Jan 2023, 16:15
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
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Re: Progressive correction in op. 54
Concerning analysis. Suppose I could produce a convincing analysis that shows that the famous A sharp in op. 106 must be an error. What would be a corresponding example in textual criticism? And could such an analysis made entirely by internal evidence and without reference to outside sources? Firs...
- 15 Jan 2023, 19:13
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2935
Re: Progressive correction in op. 54
This can only be true for truly great pieces of music, no? I mean, music with a very high degree of consistency, and from an era when the music was not mainly occasional. In the romantic era, yes. In the baroque era, less so. Bach himself did change melodic shapes to comply with keyboard extension, ...
- 15 Jan 2023, 12:03
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2935
Re: Progressive correction in op. 54
Internal evidence is heavily used in textual criticism. Only, texts can count on “external” evidence which in music is often elusive. I’d say the relative weight (as opposed to absolute) of internal and external evidence can be different between texts and music. As for the principles, I don’t know. ...
- 31 Dec 2022, 17:12
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2935
Re: Progressive correction in op. 54
John, I am honoured by your interest. I’ll try but can’t be sure I will be able to convey all the nuances of this complex matter as English is not my primary language (Italian is). So, sorry for errors and obscurities and please feel free to point out and ask for clarifications. Definitions. The con...
- 30 Dec 2022, 22:26
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Progressive correction in op. 54
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2935
Re: Progressive correction in op. 54
John, I like very much your posts on Beethoven, I don’t jump in the conversations because I am a very scarce connoisseur of Beethoven. Things like the “espressivo” you explained us are the reason why I advocate critical editions as opposed to “urtext”. In fact the concept of urtext is plainly reject...
- 22 Dec 2022, 22:05
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Two November 2 issues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17002
Re: Two November 2 issues
Somehow the dot glyph is not centered: It should be centered in the font itself in order to be centered in the space. Hi NorFonts, that’s what I was thinking too. Then I noticed that if I only changed the music font without loading the whole November house style (which the font installer installs a...
- 17 Dec 2022, 11:33
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Slurs crashing with alterations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9556
Re: Slurs crashing with alterations
Thanks very much all. It's Sibelius with November font. Sibelius uses the same overall settings for both the slurs on appoggiaturas and on normal-sized noteheads. I seem to see the example by tisimst has thinner slurs when on appoggiaturas, am I wrong? Or maybe thay are only longer and so they seem ...
- 16 Dec 2022, 15:39
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Slurs crashing with alterations
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9556
Slurs crashing with alterations
May I ask you a comment on this? I have slurs crashing with alterations. I tried moving up the slur, or deforming it to bypass the alteration, but at last here is what I came to. What do you think? I only rarely have seen this solution in printed music. Screenshot 2022-12-16 alle 16.31.00.png Screen...
- 14 Dec 2022, 15:38
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Two November 2 issues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17002
Re: Two November 2 issues
in your images it gives me the distinct impression that the dot is too high up in the space, too close to the upper staff line. could this be a minor defect in the font? What a sharp eye, Michael! I never noticed this but it's just as you say: the augmentation dots are too high in the space. Screen...
- 13 Dec 2022, 12:58
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: Two November 2 issues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 17002
Re: Two November 2 issues
Yes in Sibelius it's possible to set the dot's distance from the notehead, both on a global and individual basis. I was just wondering why this issue is not handled automatically. As I don't like the dot to be too far from the notehead, I'd get a double approach: 1. lightly move the dot on the right...