> >Two replies said that the top example was 'confusing'. Could someone say > >what is confusing about it? Aside from it being unusual, after looking at it > >is there any chance of someone actually misunderstanding the intent? > > Yes, absolutely!! If I came across it I would ASSUME that the > reversal of first and second endings was a typo. That is MUCH more > probable than assuming that you really meant it, if I even bothered > to flick my eyes up to the numbers in the first place. It would > require stopping the rehearsal and discussing it at some length. It > is so totally unusual as to be not just confusing but > incomprehensible! > > Richard, you asked for opinions. Now you've become defensive and are > attacking the opinions you're getting. You can lay out your music > any way you want to, so why did you bother to ask?
Where do you see defensiveness or (most puzzling) attack? I think you may be reading a reaction into my response that is not there. I really did want to know if and how the intent could be genuinely misunderstood. No one has said that they did not understand what was meant - only that they thought other people in a sight-reading situation would misunderstand it. Your idea that someone could assume it was a typo is something that I had not considered and does answer my question substantively. Thanks. > >I understand that if the situation were someone, or a band, sight-reading > >along for the first time in performance and coming across this unexpectedly > >it would likely trip them up, but that circumstance would never occur with > >this music. > > Never? Dream on! Have you never heard of a substitute coming in and > having to sight-read the book? I've had to do it with Stravinsky!! Yes, never. It is a solo classical guitar transcription of a piano work by Onslow. It could very well be published but I am certain that no one will ever come in and sight-read it for performance. > Have you never noticed that one non-standard use of the expected and > understood conventions of notation can confuse readers over and over > again and, as someone said, require an explanation before beginning > EVERY SINGLE TIME! There are many assumptions being made about the situation in which the score would be used. I absolutely believe that in the one you, and others, have assumed (sight-reading with a group of players) that you are correct. > Your third example still has me absolutely stumped, with no repeat > sign or double bar between the first and second endings. I would > have to stop playing and wait for an explanation. And every single > part will end up with pencil marks all over it, even as the musicians > cuss you out for being really weird!!! I was just trying to write out what I understood David Bailey's suggestion to be. Do you understand his differently? > But go ahead and make up your own notation. Good luck! Well, aside from the good wishes, I still do not know how you would do it. Richard Yates _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
