At 1:29 PM -0500 12/27/04, Andrew Stiller wrote:
I break multimeasure rests only for time changes, key sig. changes, main tempo headings (large, boldface), fermatas, and railroad tracks. For any rest of more than 20 mm. duration, I always provide a cue at the end. (Sometimes I put the cue in the middle if that will be clearer--but the main point is that nobody should ever have to count out more than 20 mm. w.o a clear signpost.) (Also, if the "cue" is just that some particular instrument enters at a given spot, I may just put the inst's. name in parentheses rather than write out a full cue.)
All good solid policies, but as a player I'd still like to have everything in my part regarding tempo changes that is in the score. The problem I can see--and HAVE seen!--comes up when the conductor wants to start at a place that's in the middle of my multimeasure rest, so I favor breaks at shorter than 20-bar rests, coordinated with the phrasing of the music. But of course I really HATE the mid-20th century practice of breaking every 5 or 10 bars without reference to the music's phrasing!
John
I put measure breaks in for everything too (everything that is in the score goes into the parts)....and I agree with having cues in the parts (I too use word cues..i.e. instrument names in parenthesis) when a player is resting for a long period of time. My multimeasure rests are usually only 4-6 measures long depending on phrasing and/or players' entrances. This is out of necessity...if music needs to be changed on the scoring stage, shorter measure breaks allow music to be easily "dropped in" without having to do major layout changes. But I too prefer shorter multimeasure rests in general anyway.
Karen
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