my guess would be, once it is established that the instrument is a quarter tone detuned, normal notation would work the best. On Jul 14, 2017 3:12 PM, "Michael Lawlor" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Consistency? I think that's irrelevant; after all, in a regular > orchestra there are instruments in different keys, the transposing > instruments are not all in Bb, but since it is an electronic instrument > that is being retuned, there is no problem with strings snapping so I > think the decisive factor should be which notation is likely to make the > keyboard part easier to read/play, especially if having to switch from > keyboard to piano. > > Regards, > > Michael > > > On 14/07/2017 17:04, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > > > anyone have any preferences or suggestions about whether to transpose > > up or down? > > > > the musician plays piano as well as keyboard (most likely sitting on > > the piano), the keyboard is tuned 1/4 tone away from the piano. > > > > keyboard in the score is notated using 1/4 and 3/4 sharps (1/4 flats > > used only in rare cases in super tight clusters), so my thinking is > > that tuning up is most logical: G-3/4# in the SC is G# in the PT, > > rather than A. i'm thinking this would seem easiest for whoever reads > > both SC and PT, but the percussionist plays 2 vibraphones, one tuned > > down a quarter tone, so the composer thinks that is best for consistency. > > > > thanks, > > jef > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
