A question about notation for harmonics came up last week on the viola list, and I'd like to share a resource that I was directed to: http://www.music.indiana.edu/departments/academic/composition/style-guide/index.shtml
This is a style guide posted on line by the Composition Department of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and it's very solid and well written. And down a number of screens is a discussion of the notation of harmonics that seems absolutely accurate and about as comprehensive as one can get. It goes into excellent detail about the gamut of natural harmonics, and recognizes that artificial harmonics not just of the 4th but also of the 5th, major 3rd, minor 3rd, and even major and minor 2nd are quite possible (although no one can claim that they are EASY!). Highly recommended, even though it DOES recommend the use of non-standard 10" x 13" paper for orchestral parts! John -- John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music Virginia Tech Department of Music School of Performing Arts & Cinema College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences 290 College Ave., Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:[email protected]) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html "Machen Sie es, wie Sie wollen, machen Sie es nur schön." (Do it as you like, just make it beautiful!) --Johannes Brahms _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
