At 5:13 PM -0400 8/25/07, Stephen Ellis wrote:
I am not sure of the proper terminology, but the finale version
(1998) shows the Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass clefs to the left of
the first staff system on Page One. I would like to remove that,
but since I don't know how it was added, I can't.
Please advise!
That is a perfectly ordinary "Incipit," showing the original clefs,
key signature and mensuration sign. That information is important,
and I'm not sure why you want to delete it. I would always include
that in any edition of mine, if I knew how to insert it. It tells
you, for instance, that this edition has transposed the original up a
minor third, which would make it quite difficult if you were to want
to use renaissance instruments on it, but was probably done to
accommodate female altos, always a problem with music originally sung
by all male voices.
Unfortunately it is an incomplete incipit, because it fails to
include the first note in each part, which gives important
information not only about the transposition but about the original
note values, also important information, especially if the piece
breaks into triple time and you have to figure out the original
proportion.
If you just want to perform it, forget the incipit and download the
PDF. I got it in seconds.
John
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