> Karl Kohn wrote: > > > In the score I would like to be able to pair certain instruments on a > > single staff, like, Flutes 1&2, Oboes 1&2, etc. If I entered a pair > > of instruments in the score in a single staff, is it possible then to > > extract the parts for Flute 1 and for Flute 2 separately?! (And, of > > course, also for Oboes, Bassoons, Alto Saxophones, Horns, Trombones...) > > > > If there is no way to do this, does it mean that one needs to enter > > each instrument on a separate staff in order to be able to extract > > each part separately. Right, or not?! The down-side to that is that > > it makes for a very long (vertical) score when you have a large > > instrumentation. > > Finale is capable of handling up to eight separate parts on each staff > (four layers in each of two voices). It is trivial to define staves for > flutes, Oboes, &c, and place flute 1 in layer 1, and flute 2 in layer 2. > However, if it were me, I'd begin by entering the parts for each > instrument on a separate staff, on the principle that it is more likely > less involved to do it this way, and later combine flutes 1 & 2 into a > single staff, than to place flutes 1 & 2 into a single staff now, and > later later have to separate them out into separate staves. > > ns > _______________________________________________
As a conductor, I really dislike scores in which the winds are (usually unnecessarily) split out into separate staves, as it's much harder to read. As a composer, I'm always looking to minimize the vertical spread of my scores, as anything greater than 14" is physcially unwieldy, and the more staves there are, the smaller the reduction must be. This is especially a problem in concert band scores, which often require more staves than orchestral scores. I strongly second the suggestion of using TGTools, though I think the option you want is "Smart Explosion of multi-part staves". This will take standard notation in which pairs of instruments share a staff (Flute 1&2, etc.) and split them out onto separate staves for single part extraction. The parts do not have to be in separate layers (though they may be at times), and the plugin is smart enough to interpret a2, 1., 2., etc. and distribute the notes properly to each part. It allows you to create the score as you would like it to be notated without having to worry about part extraction (too much) up front, and is a huge time saver. Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic http://www.leeactor.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
