On 20 Nov 2013, at 1:00 PM, Bruce Eisenbeil wrote: > In a non-key signature piece, when a measure of music includes Bb going up a > minor 9th to B natural, and this happens multiple times in a measure, is it > preferable in your experience, to always include the flat and natural signs > so that the performer is clear on the specific pitch desired for each > register? Is a parenthesized accidental and natural sign preferable to > non-parenthesized? Or, would a performer prefer a one time placement/measure > of the accidental and natural signs?
Bb to Cb is better, and A# to B even better; but there are many times when, depending on what follows or precedes, Bb to B is the best choice, and I assume you're asking about that. I give the cautionary natural without parentheses. And I continue to give the natural if there are any intervening Bbs. The only time I don't give a cautionary is when something is repeated immediately. I have never had a complaint, actually only hear appreciation. We often don't get to hear a rehearsal until the day before the concert. At that point, if a note has been learned wrong by the player, pointing out will mean that it will still be wrong at the concert, but will be played self-consciously or hesitantly. So the aim is to make things as clear as possible, leaving no question about what the note is supposed to be. And yes, as others have said, look at what the performer writes into her/his copy of your score. If they put in an accidental or natural, that means you should have done it. We're talking non-key-signature music. David Froom _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
