I have no idea why this is even a question. Make a separate staff for the soloist, and then indicate "go get coffee" or something when she doesn't sing. I am opposed to anything that is too accedemic for "musically-challanged" chorus members to digest. I am not that financially well-endowed to pay for the time it takes for 25 people to ask "what does that mean?"
Acedemia is wonderful in it's own merit. But, I have been a producer for over 25 years and pay for miscommunications that acedemia creates. I suggest you all stop it, and try to be impossible to misunderstand, irregardless of "tradition". That's the whole point of notation, isn't it? What's wrong with, "tenor solo"?? Seems clear to me. And, when thing get complicated, then split the parts out. Do I dectect some laziness here? sorry to ramble...it is my opinion. Bill > From: Bruce K H Kau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:31:41 -1000 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] Chorus question > > In choral music I've seen, it's been more or less a non-issue, since > each part has a separate staff (or at least a separate line on a staff - > stems up / stems down). The soloist is also broken out as a separate > staff. If the soloist is from a particular part (for example, a single > tenor from the tenor section, as opposed to a feature soloist), the way > I've seen it is that it is marked "Solo" and "All Tenors" on the same staff. > > Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> On 27 Feb 2006, at 9:08 PM, John Bell wrote: >> >>> In a Call and Response situation, solo and gli altri seems to me to >>> be very clear. >> >> So would I, but apparently my client does not. >> >> There are also passages where the soloist sings a moving line with >> simple choral backgrounds, both on the same staff. (Yes, it's quite >> clear without splitting the solo part out onto its own staff.) >> >> How about just "Solo" and "Chorus"? >> >> - Darcy >> ----- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://secretsociety.typepad.com >> Brooklyn, NY >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
