Mark D Lew wrote:
I'm not at all bothered by seeing a slur end at the first note in a tie.
I also agree with this. I think the goal of including ties inside slurs is admirable as a goal. But it becomes rather precious when the first or last note is a series of tied notes several bars long. It is difficult to judge where the limit lies, except case by case, but if the tied note spans several systems, extending a slur mark that far as well certainly seems like pointless clutter.
Rightly or wrongly, when the number of tied notes at the end is large, I sometimes slur into the second or third one, paying lip service to the rule as it were, but avoiding an absurdly long slur mark that Finale cannot properly render anyway.
BTW, I was first aware of this rule from the Gardner Read book, but I've noticed many 19th cent. editions do not follow it rigorously.
About Ted Ross, the best thing about his book is that it defines many of the issues and offers solutions to them. All of his solutions require tweaks in various circumstances, especially those circumstances he did not cover, but they are a great starting point. FWIW: I think the least interesting part of his book is all those beam angle charts, because they are so inapplicable in general. But they do at least encourage you to think about the issue.
Instead of taking easy potshots at a book by someone who, after all, was no professional writer, I prefer to be grateful that an experienced engraver took the trouble to write a book about it before the art disappeared.
-- Robert Patterson http://RobertGPatterson.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
