On 8 Jul 2005 at 0:34, Owain Sutton wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > On 7 Jul 2005 at 23:36, Owain Sutton wrote:
> > I think it's the rare performer who > > ever manages precisely what is indicated. > > > > Is that a valid argument for not indicating it at all? I don't think > it is. It's not an argument against including metronome markings. It's an argument against false precision in defining those markings. > > Of course, I'm something of a heretic in the early music world for > > ignoring the relationships between meters there, too. I think it's > > better to take a precise relationship as a starting point, but then > > to adjust that for musical purposes. > > I'm with you here. And I think Ferneyhough would be, too. But that approach makes a mockery of 2-decimal-point precision. -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
