On 10 May 2006 at 18:25, dc wrote: > David W. Fenton écrit: > > >While I'm all for being as clear as possible about editorial > >intervention, I don't see that this is the way to go. It seems way > >too fussy to me, while using parens for all accidentals not found in > >the original (courtesy or editorial doesn't matter -- they are > >unambiguously implied in the original, so really, I see them all as > >courtesy accidentals) and accidentals above the note for editorial > >suggestions seems to me to maintain the same distinction you're > >trying to implement with round and square brackets. > > > >I can't recall very many editions that I've seen that use inline > >square brackets for editorial accidental suggestions, and I just > >think it's not going to be clear at all. I see no reason to go beyond > >the "ficta" practice for editorial suggestions for accidentals. One > >reason for that is that putting them inline basically makes them > >obligatory, while putting them above means they will likely be > >omitted until the performer has studied the score (and decided > >whether or not to incorporate the suggested accidental). > > I happen to agree with you, and use only "ficta" or cautionary > accidentals in ( ) myself. But I still think it should be possible to > have both [#] and (#) in Finale if an editor or publisher wants them. > > Out of curiosity, what do you do with your "ficta" in a continuo part, > where you said you always put the figures above the bass?
I can't put my finger on an example of it. For me to even contemplate "ficta" would mean that it was not clear from the source which accidental would be used, and that's pretty rare in the case of figured bass, since the figures themselves pretty much narrow the possibilities for the accidental on the bass note itself. Of course, the problem you're alluding to may be how to distinguish a figure (e.g., # for the 3rd) from a ficta indication for the bass note. That could be a problem, yes. But I just don't think the likelihood of needing to indicate no 100% reliable choice in a continuo bass line is very great. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
