Noel, I don't get the enthusiasm for reinventing the wheel here. This situation pops up in the Broadway pit all the time. The arrow works, and is far more concise than the alternate solutions being proposed.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 18 Jan 2010, at 4:24 PM, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: > Jari: > >> This is the situation: A part (Tchaikowsky) has a 4 measure cut from the >> music, so the part goes ...53, 54, 55 and then directly to measure 60. The >> measure number 60 is notated in the middle of the system where the jump >> occurs. >> Is there any standard symbol when measure numbers are cut from the part, to >> instruct the player that the measure numbering is out of sync there? > > The measure number has no particular significance other than being the > address (to borrow a computer term) of the measure. The only important > consideration is that the measure number of a particular measure should be > the same in the score and in all parts. Instead of the proposed arrow, I > might put a footnote by the measure number at the end of the section, and use > a footnote in the score and parts to indicate that there were four measures > omitted. > > ns > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
