A student of mine asked a question about some articulations in percussion music they found. These articulations (and a few related ones I found) also happen to be in Finale's default articulation library. They are in these slots:
1) Articulation 55 (Shape Selection 34) - it's a tenuto dash with a semi-circle above/below it. 2) Articulation 61 (Shape Selection 46) - it's a circle with a diagonal slash through it. Like the letter "ΓΈ." 3) Articulation 62 (Shape Selection 48) - it's a circle with a vertical slash through it. This indicates closed hi-hat in Norman Weinberg's "Guide to Standardized Drumset Notation." 4) Articulation 49 (Shape Selection 22) - it's a circle with a horizontal slash from the center going left. 5) Articulation 60 (Shape Selection 44) - it's a plus sign (+). I normally use this for stopped horn. Are these standard articulations that a pro percussionist would be expected to know? There's no legend in the music, but they're over cymbal parts, so I guess they tell the performer how to clash the cymbals; on the edge, scrape (swish), etc, akin to a pictogram. The plus sign (+) I've not seen on metallic percussion, but on drums it sometimes means a deadstroke or "muted." Could it mean choke or dampen the sound so it doesn't ring? Does anyone have any insight as to what these cymbal symbols mean? What I have learned from this piece is this: always make a legend! Thanks! _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
