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fermata for piano L and R hands

Posted: 21 Apr 2023, 06:01
by Hector Pascal
Hi all,
In this piano measure, I am going to put a fermata above the left hand rest (the left hand rest is a Finale default rest). Would that be the correct action?
Cheers,
Hector.
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Re: fermata for piano L and R hands

Posted: 21 Apr 2023, 12:28
by MalteM
Yes (according to my limited experience and Elaine Gould). And I think I’d center the fermata above the quarter rest glyph, not including the dot.

Re: fermata for piano L and R hands

Posted: 21 Apr 2023, 15:35
by John Ruggero
+1

Re: fermata for piano L and R hands

Posted: 22 Apr 2023, 01:48
by Hector Pascal
Many thanks for the advice! :)

Re the centering of the fermata, I had assumed that Finale's default positioning (which takes the dot of the rest into consideration when positioning the fermata) might have had some time-honoured reason for being, though I suspect otherwise now. Here also is a Henle Scriabin score that centers the fermata as you suggest (ignoring the dot). Looks good to me.

https://www.henle.de/en/detail/?Title=K ... ie%29_1108
(click the "Look Inside" button).

Thanks again :)

Cheers,
Hector.