Kim Patrick Clow wrote:
Hi all:
In my scores, I tend to avoid abbreviations; e.g. "pizzicato." Now in the
manuscript sources I am using, I'll see the word used either with no
abbreviation, or
sometimes as "pizz." I tend to keep things uniform, so I'll spell it out.
But a friend told me the standard is just "pizz." or "arco" not "col arco."
If in my sources I only see the word "Pizz." above the first violin and the
continuo, I'll add the word to the 2nd violin and viola, and put "pizzicato"
in italics,
because the brackets make it look unsightly and they're a pain to align
properly, especially on a new system on the first note, because the bracket
gets very close to the
barline.
I suppose I'm coming at this spelling issue more from a graphic designer
background versus the "standard engraving rules," but honestly
I think my habit looks much nicer and it's easier on the eyes-- which means
easier for performers to play. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Thanks so much
Kim
Dennis has some good thoughts on italic/roman usage. I'm not sure what
your question really is -- is it about whether you should put the word
spelled out in full (pizzicato vs. pizz and con arco vs. arco) or about
whether you should put editorial additions in brackets or italics?
Personally I find that pizz. and arco are as easily and quickly
understood by string players as the full terms would be, so I'd
encourage you to use the abbreviations. As to the editorial editions --
are you preparing scholarly editions or performing editions? If
scholarly editions, then I would encourage you to follow the standard
practice which would be to put any extra additions you make in brackets,
regardless of alignment issues. If performing editions, then don't use
brackets OR italics, since all the performers will care about is whether
it's pizz or arco.
--
David H. Bailey
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