My only addition to John’s comment would be about the MIDI octave. As far as I 
can hear, the MIDI Glockenspiel in FinMac 2011 sounds 2 octaves above the 
written notes. Which kind of shows Finale have the same ideas about 
Glockenspiel notation as John has.

Klaus 

--- On Tue, 8/3/10, John Howell <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: John Howell <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Finale] Re: 15va treble clef?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 8:13 PM
> At 7:21 PM +0200 8/3/10, Daniel Wolf
> wrote:
> > I'm copying a score in which the composer requires a
> treble clef with a 15 above it for a prominent glockenspiel
> part.  I can't figure out how to get this with the clef
> designer.  Finale 2011, Windows machine.  Before I
> go with ordinary treble clefs and add the 15 as a separate
> text, any suggestions would be much appreciated.
> > 
> > 
> > Daniel Wolf
> 
> My only suggestion would not be much help.  For
> Glockenspiel or Orchestra Bells (or Crotales) the 15va
> transposition is a given and is perfectly understood (much
> like the 8va basso for the string bass or the 8va for
> xylophone), so indicating it in the clef is redundant and is
> never done.
> 
> As I said, that isn't at all helpful.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> -- John R. Howell


      

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