At 1:43 AM -0400 10/22/07, 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?
If your goal is to reproduce the originals exactly, do exactly that,
and use one of the standard tricks to indicate your editorial
additions (like extending instructions from the 1st violin to the
other parts).
But for modern players, either pizz. or pizz and arco, are the terms
of choice, and of course they take up less real estate on the page.
The only times I've had trouble reading these are when they are set
in too small a type. The exact placement is critical.
John
--
John R. Howell
Virginia Tech Department of Music
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240
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http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html
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