If you only have two parts in a section, the default split is outside stand/inside stand. Your procedure would put twice as many players on the middle part (the Group 2 part shared by both sections) unless specific steps were taken, and there is the constant threat of people forgetting or otherwise getting confused, or the conductor simply omitting to make the request. You may think it very unprofessional, but one messes with established convention at one's peril, and as it is a constant struggle it had better be worth it.
As I mentioned in a previous post, three even divisions are not always necessary. The way I would generally split a normal 3-part passage is simply split the Vln 2 and leave the greater number of players on the top part, as is most common. Depending on the situation, I might alternatively put Group 1 and 2 as an ordinary inside/outside split in Vln 1, and Group 1 and 3 in Vln 2. This also puts twice as many players on the top part, which is usually what you want, but distributes them slightly differently on the stage. An even 3-way split might be needed in the case of 3 equal parts, and since it is unusual, it requires an unusual solution that won't be misinterpreted. Christopher On Tue Jan 14, at TuesdayJan 14 7:14 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: > 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. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
