At 8:48 PM -0700 11/3/12, Klaus Smedegaard Bjerre wrote:
>
>PS: In one of my older projects for brass band
>two sections (cornets and alto horns) played
>together and shared the phrasing marks, except
>at the double bar at the end of the 16-bar
>section. The cornets rested after the double bar
>whereas the horns continued, so I only put
>commas in the horn parts. That lead to a
>self-alleged brass band authority scolding me
>for not using uniform phrasing marks. Sorry, but
>putting phasing marks right in front of a
>multi-measure rest? I would have found that very
>odd. I am aware that the two instrument sections
>had to coordinate their releases, but I trusted
>(and still trust) the musicianship of the
>players in that matter.
Now THAT is a very interesting question!
If I were to use a fermata in some parts I would
use it in all parts to avoid confusion (and I've
played music in which EXACTLY that confusion
happened!). If I were to use a caesura mark
("railroad tracks" in the U.S.) I would do the
same. Not to do so again invites confusion.
But a breath mark or phrasing mark? I think that
I would NOT, because there is no break or
adjustment to the meter implied. It is a
phrasing mark that applies to the specific part
of parts in which it is used, but does not affect
the overall time.
But in the specific case you mention, I would
have to think about it very carefully before
deciding. One way to make it clear would be to
tie into a cutoff note, but I can picture
situations in which even that would be ambiguous.
But simply as a reminder about the cutoff, I
might be tempted to insert it in the parts that
do NOT continue playing.
Of course musicianship SHOULD provide the answer,
but perhaps not for sightreading.
John
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