On 5/26/2010 7:55 PM, John Howell wrote:
At 8:15 PM -0500 5/26/10, Patrick Sheehan wrote:
Da Capos and D.S.'s should be outlawed. Why not just write it out again?
Less confusion, I say.
You may certainly say so. And Adrian Drove on the Sibelius List (who
does mostly jazz) would absolutely agree. But back in the day when every
note was hand-copied, usually at the last minute (because the music was
written for specific performances), shortcuts were obviously important,
and publishers have ALWAYS tried to use fewer pieces of paper.
(Obviously, because they've been used since the 13th century!!!)
Therefore, we have to know how to interpret them in the music of
different countries from different times.
With computer engraving the situation has changed, but one trades
shortcuts for more page turns, not always the best tradeoff.
John
But sometimes you have to be practical. If you have a relatively long
piece (say, for example AABA format), and you repeat from the top to
just before B in the D.S. (Let's say 32 bars), and a relatively short
Coda (say 10 bars), but to just write that out would force an extra
page, and probably a page turn, you would likely try to avoid adding
that page.
There are always arguments on either side. Use what works best and
causes the fewest potential problems.
cd
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