I would use a double whole as per original. I would split off the last movement to a new doc and change the default.
Steve P. > On 16 May 2014, at 19:55, Martin Banner <mbanner...@aol.com> wrote: > > Ryan, > > I checked the Dolmetsch book, and if I read it correctly, yes, double > whole rests are the standard in 4/2 time. The piece that I am editing > is a multimovement work, with the first movement being in 4/4 time, > and the last movement being the one in 4/2 time. I may have to resort > to speedy entry and put in the double whole rests. Do you know how I > can get Finale to center those double whole rests (I did that many > years ago, but don't remember how I did centered the rests). > > Thanks, > Martin > > >> On May 16, 2014, at 2:38 PM, Ryan wrote: >> >> You're correct that the convention is to use a double whole rest in >> 4/2 >> (and possibly some other large meters). I'd say that today that >> practice is >> somewhat antiquated. Players will instantly understand that they are >> to >> remain silent for the entire measure if there's a regular whole rest. >> >> That being said, if you really want the double whole rest as the >> Default >> Whole Rest in Finale, go to Doc Options>Notes & Rests>Rest >> Characters pop >> up menu. Choose Default Whole Rest. Select the double whole rest >> character >> (it's in slot 227 on my machine). Note that this will change all >> default >> whole rests for every measure, regardless of the time signature. If >> you're >> working in only 4/2, then this is probably OK. AFAIK, there is no >> way to >> have Finale automatically use double whole rests in 4/2 and regular >> whole >> rests in all other meters in the same document. You could insert them >> manually as expressions, though. >> >> >> On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Gippo Mercoli <i...@clubgippo.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I recenty had to solve a similar situation and I discovered (or >>> should I >>> had to know?!) that no matter about the time signature, empty bars >>> need >>> whole rest. >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> >>> Gippo Mercoli >>> www.clubgippo.com >>> >>>> Il giorno 16/mag/2014, alle ore 17:05, Martin Banner <mbanner...@aol.com >>> ha scritto: >>>> >>>> I am preparing a modern edition of an 18th century choral/orchestral >>>> work. The last several movements are in cut time (4/2), four beats >>>> to >>>> a measure, half note gets the beat. >>>> >>>> Finale uses a whole rest as the default empty measure rest, but I'm >>>> not sure if this is preferable, or a double whole rest (which is >>>> what >>>> actually is written by the composer in his autograph score). For a >>>> modern edition, is standard practice for an empty measure in 4/2 >>>> time >>>> a whole rest or double whole rest? >>>> >>>> If the concensus is double whole rest, how does one get the double >>>> whole rest centered in the empty measures? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Martin >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> Finale@shsu.edu >>>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>> >>> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >>> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
