> Double flat and double sharp (the traditional ones) do not appear in the > piece at all. > > My plan is to use alternative accidental characters for double flat and > double sharp. On paper I get "quarter step up" by pressing flat, or "-" > in > speedy, twice, and on paper I would get "three quarter steps up" by > pressing > shartp, or "+" in speedy, twice. This way I would avoid having to change > accidentals on a note-by-note basis. > > My question is: if I proceed in this way, will I have problems later when > I > have to transpose the music I inputed for clarinet (B-flat) and French > Horn > (F)? Even though Finale *thinks* it is a double flat, it would be a > quarter > sharp on paper, and even though Finale *thinks* it is a double sharp, it > would be a three-quarter sharp on paper. >
In my experience it's better to replace the bracketed sharp and double-sharp signs with the desired quarter-tone symbols. I seem to recall that after transposing they're still OK, though to be honest I've never used the three-quarter sharp sign attached to a (double sharp). Of course I need not tell you that it'll be well worth checking the parts carefully for this, no matter what you choose! Good luck with it, Matthew -- http://fastmail.fm - Does exactly what it says on the tin _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
