Thanks Dennis and David! I'll just leave things the standard way from this point on (I used my "system" in only one edition for far).
Thanks for your advice, I greatly appreciate it. Kim On 10/22/07, dhbailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- Kim Patrick Clow "Early Music enthusiasts think outside the Bachs!" _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
