Well, yes, that corresponds to what I said: "if it's possible, make the clef change where a beam already breaks, between two beats or between two phrases": if the phrasing already dictates a beam break, by all means put the clef change there. But if no break in phrasing is desired, it's a mistake to break a beamed group with a clef change.
Michael On 5 Feb 2011, at 19:27, John Howell wrote: > At 9:54 AM +0100 2/5/11, Florence + Michael wrote: >> If it's possible, make the clef change where a beam already breaks, between >> two beats or between two phrases. If extremes of range force you to put a >> clef change in the middle of a beamed group, don't break the beam: it's >> important to show that the rhythmic grouping continues. If you break the >> beam, it could look as if a break in phrasing is desired. > > Ah, but sometimes a break in phrasing IS desired. It's pretty common in > baroque music for a given instrument to be outlining two separate, > contrapuntal parts simultaneously, say a soprano and alto harmony or pedal > point, or even a soprano and bass line with larger leaps. Many modern > players don't play it that way, making it all linear, but it's there all the > same. And it's the larger leaps that should trigger a clef change, if indeed > one is actually needed. I am strongly opposed to gratuitous clef changes > just to make the page look prettier! It impedes sightreading. If it's > really needed, of course, that's different. > > I wish we could see an example of the original passage. > > John > > > -- > John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music > Virginia Tech Department of Music > College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences > Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > (mailto:[email protected]) > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > "We never play anything the same way once." Shelly Manne's definition > of jazz musicians. > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
