It seems to be a slow day, so here is a copying question: For years, for non-vocal music, I have always put expressive marks (like espressivo and dolce and feroce and so on) above the line. I have seen this in some published music, and I like keeping it cleanly separated from dynamics. And thinking was, since tempo markings often include expression (like Lively, or Slow, with great expression), and since these go above, why not keep all expressive marks above?
I was looking over something someone gave me maybe 10 years ago -- a style manual from Schirmer that is also used by Peters (and others, I assume). They say that expression marks ALWAYS go below the staff. Is there variability on this? Is it a matter of style? Or is it iron-clad (like "slurs always above stems going in different directions" or dynamics always below the staff)? Opinions? David Froom _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
