At 6:01 PM -0400 6/13/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: >Hi all, > >I have recently been commissioned to write some arrangements for a >group which will be performing with various Pops orchestras, and we >are in the process of hammering out the details of the contract. >One sticking point seems to be the issue of bowings and *fingerings* >for the strings -- the contractor seems to think it is necessary to >take money out of the budget (money that would otherwise go to me) >to hire someone to put bowings and string fingerings on the string >parts. I think I can probably convince him that I am perfectly >capable of putting in the bowings myself (knowing full well that no >matter _who_ does the bowings they will most likely be totally >ignored and the various concertmasters will put in their own >bowings). But the fingerings thing strikes me as completely >bizarre. I have never heard of anyone putting fingerings into >orchestral string parts -- in fact it strikes me that string players >would likely be insulted by this. The contractor tells me this is >actually standard procedure for Pops work -- rehearsal time is so >limited that fingerings need to be specified in the parts. I have a >hard time believing this. Has anyone out there ever heard of this? > >- Darcy > >----- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Boston MA
Dear Darcy, This seems as bizarre to me as it does to you. I have never included fingerings in any string parts. This is in the purview of the individual players or the section leaders. Bowings are a slightly different issue. Yes, they are almost always changed, but they serve a useful purpose in indicating phrasing, (and I sometimes get them right). Chuck -- Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham WA 98225-5836 (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
