I have done a considerable amount of piano ensemble playing. If you REALLY need to tell the players who should turn then use "volta" below the last measure of the page in the player's part. Based on the physical relationship of players to page the Primo is the usual logical turner. Incidentally, you know that the Secondo usually has the pedal indications, right?
However, for sight-reading purposes such an indication is not necessary. So what if one or the other drops a few notes? Besides, I always look through and comment on the page turns..."I'll turn here, you need to turn here" and so on. In performance situations a page turner is almost always used. A few nights ago I watched "Piano Extravaganza" on PBS. The ads in our local paper gave no indication that this was a piano ensemble event. I was delighted to have a serendipitous moment hearing such a playful romp through "The Ride of the Valkeries" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever"! Each piano had a page turner. Guy Hayden, Minister of Music St. Stephen's Episcopal Church 372 Hiden Boulevard Newport News, Virginia 23606 _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
