Over the years I have found "damn if you do and damn if you don't" the piece
you wrote for pro players may get played by a lesser experienced player at some
point.The truth is you really never know. Make the decision you feel is right
and match on, I say.Musically,Terry
From: Lawrence <[email protected]>
To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2014 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale Digest, Vol 136, Issue 16
Craig, I agree entirely
Cheers,
Lawrence
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> On 29 Nov 2014, at 5:32 am, Craig Parmerlee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 11/28/2014 10:37 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
>> Most major publishers these days do not parenthesise courtesy accidentals
>> either.
>
> Really?
>
> That surely isn't my experience. I don't recall seeing any recently
> published music from a respected publishing house that does it that way.
>
> I find that a non-parenthesized unnecessary accidental causes more
> errors than it avoids. If the player's eyesight isn't perfect or the
> player is otherwise distracted, the presence of "something" tells the
> player that it sure isn't what the key signature indicates. The player
> may have to make a quick guess as to what the accidental most likely is
> -- and of course will be wrong 100% of the time because it wasn't a
> necessary marking. I cuss the engraver every time they do that to me.
>
> With courtesy accidentals, either parenthesize them or leave them out.
> Anything else is a hostile act, IMHO. It is hard enough to sight-read
> accidentals accurately without the engraver placing land mines in the way.
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