In the editions I use I'm used to seeing neither left barline nor
brace in this situation. This doesn't seem to be a hard and fast
rule: I have at least one score where a left barline is put on a
single optimized staff. But the majority of editors seem to agree:
when a system is optimzed down to one staff, left barlines and braces
are not necessary.
Michael
On 1 Mar 2007, at 17:30, Barbara Touburg wrote:
I'm working on a set of songs with varying instrumentation (alto
flute, soprano, alto, string quintet, string quartet). The first
song is for soprano and solo violin. When I optimise the staves,
Finale puts no braces on the staves. The composer however insists
on having the staves braced. Who is right, Finale or the composer?
I couldn't find anything on the subject in my music notation
handbooks.
In another situation, when the alto flute plays solo (a
ritornello), he wants both a left barline and a brace. Is he right?
Barbara
_______________________________________________
Finale mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
