John Bell wrote:
On 18 Feb 2006, at 22:38, Darcy James Argue wrote:
However, with string sections, you have a lot more leeway than you do
with winds or solo strings, as half the section can keep playing while
their stand partners turn the page.
No Darcy please! That is not acceptable!
John
While not ideal, it's commonplace in standard repertoire. Context is
all: if it's a long drawn-out passage, this method is fine, because the
turns will be staggered, or at least *can* be staggered. If it's at an
important moment, then avoid at all costs.
(I'm currently rehearsing the Holberg Suite, and there's a divisi line
in the 1st violins, at a climax, obviously put there solely to make a
page turn fit. Yes, I'm giving them photocopies of page 2 instead...)
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