On 1/13/2014 4:46 PM, Paul Hayden wrote: > I need to divide all the violins in an orchestral piece into three > equal sections for selected passages. (The bulk of the piece uses > regular Violin I and II sections.) I'm thinking of following the > advice of Martin Wulfhorst in his "The Orchestral Violinist's > Companion": > > "...the parts should be assigned so that the musicians playing the > same part are sitting closely together: > > Group I comprises the outside stands of the first violins. Group II > comprises the first two stands of the second violins and the > remaining stands of the firsts. Group III comprises the remaining > stands of the seconds, with one of the principals positioned > strategically." > > If done this way, Violin I and Violin II parts would each have to > show all three groups in those passages where all of the violinists > are divided into three equal groups. >
I'm confused as to why Violin I and Violin II would have to show all three groups -- If the Violin I section is to divide so that the outer stands are group 1 and the inner stands are group II, then the Violin I parts only need to divide into Group I and Group II parts, not all three. And if the Violin II section is only going to play either Group II or Group III parts, then the Violin II part only needs to divide into two parts: Group II and Group III. I don't see a need to have both Violin I and Violin II printed parts showing all three groups each. -- David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
