At 5/7/2007 10:41 AM, Chuck Israels wrote:

>On May 6, 2007, at 11:36 PM, Randolph Peters wrote:
>
>>  For example, I sometimes get asked if an accidental in one octave
>> affects another octave. (Where are these otherwise fine musicians
>> taught anyway?) I find it an especially strange question when the
>> music is far from tonal.
>>
>>
>
>I've had trouble with this one - fine musicians in the Metropole
>Orchestra assumed that an accidental in a lower octave carried over
>to a higher octave.  I did not intend that, and the result was that I
>missed the error in the rehearsals and recorded the piece with the
>wrong pitch.  (Not doing my job as well as I should have been.)  So
>what is the rule, and does it change from place to place and culture
>to culture?  I have assumed, new octave = new situation.  Perhaps
>this is not right.

Since I only direct and play tonal music, I would assume this to be an editing error.

There are so many problems performing today's music because of editing errors, I have to spend rehearsal time fixing people parts.

Phil Daley          < AutoDesk >
http://www.conknet.com/~p_daley



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