on 4/23/02 10:34 AM, Raimund Lintzen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > percussion-instruments which are part of the percussion section > in a piece for symphonie-orchester and klezmer-band: > [Default Music Font: Maestro] > > Triangel > Tambourine > Mallets > Tubular Bell > Snare > Handbecken > Cymbal
Triangle--Usually x's for quarters, eighths, 16ths, etc. Sometimes triangular shaped noteheads. For half's and whole--diamond shapes. Tamborine--either x's (more common) or conventional noteheads. Mallets--conventional notation Tubular bells (chimes) standard notation Snare--standard notation Handbecken (Crash cymbals) x's and diamond shapes for halfs and wholes. Cymbal--same as above. But be sure and label what instrument is playing what. Seldom will it be necessary to have a staff dedicated to each instrument. They should be grouped so that one person can cover more than one instrument, unless scoring makes this impossible. But the more players needed, the harder it will be to have the pieces performed. The above list is for symphonic literature. One uses the unusual shapes and symbols for solo repertoire that require one person to play several instruments at once. Each line and space of the staff is for one or more different instruments and different noteheads are used to further differentiate, especially when two instruments may occupy the same line or space. Tricky, no? Such is the way of contemporary percussion literature. The orchestral stuff is not nearly so complicated (for the most part.) Doug _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
