On Jul 17, 2004, at 9:18 PM, Taris L Flashpaw wrote:
I keep hearing my old composition prof in the back of my head saying that I should spell intervals as diatonically as possible (ie: write G-Bb instead of G-A#). What I need to know is:
1. Is this a good practice to follow?
Yes.
does it matter so much for a pianist or an oboist, for example?
Yes. It's just plain easier to read.
2. If this is a practice to be adopted, should it be followed between staves of a two-staff part (like piano)?
Intervallic simplicity is more important within a staff than betw. staves, so if eliminating an augmented third between staves results in a diminished fourth within one of the staves, don't do it. But if no such trade-off is involved, sure, simplify the interstaff intervals too.
Same for full scores, I'd say: after all, conductors have to read the music too.
Andrew Stiller
Kallisti Music Press
http://home.netcom.com/~kallisti/
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