In hand-written music I've always used a tick to indicate a breath mark and reserved the comma to imply a slight break in pulse. In Finale I've used the comma for both and changed the effect when necessary. I hadn't thought of using wingdings to create an articulation - thanks!
Cheers, Lawrence On 3 November 2012 09:44, Peter Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Klaus > > The convention for a breath mark, as far as I'm aware, is to use a tick > ("check" in USA). I first came across this when I was learning recorder at > primary school many years ago, and I still pencil it before long phrases to > this day. I've done several primer books for a particular author on both > brass and woodwind instruments and I've always used this indication. Of > course, the meaning has to be explained in books for beginners. > > In Finale I create a new articulation using the tick mark from the > Wingdings > I font. I don't assign it any playback effect myself, but you might want > to > shorten the duration very slightly. It should certainly not affect the > tempo. > > I'm interested to hear what the others say.! :) > > Peter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 12:03 AM > Subject: [Finale] Breath marks with no delay of pulse? > > > Within recent years the delay associated with human playback of breath > marks > has been discussed on the list. One lister told that HP interpretes the > other reading of the hanging comma, namely the caesura. > > I would like a good suggestion for an alternative articulation useable as > breath mark without alternative interpretations possible by neither human > musicians nor by HP. > > Working with re-harmonizing of chorales for choir and wind instruments the > interpunctation of rhythmically offset voices still is pretty clear for the > vocalists alone from the text. However the instrumentalists have very > little > chance to read alterations of phrase structures from single line > instrumental parts with no breath marks. I would like breath marks being > the > same in score and parts, so adding them to the parts after non-linked > creation of parts is not an option of my preference. > > Klaus > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2013.0.2742 / Virus Database: 2617/5869 - Release Date: 11/02/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
