On Sun, Dec 20, 2020 at 11:19 AM Mark Stephen Mrotek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Michael, > > Not sure how Gould became the be all and end all of music engraving. > My position is readability. . > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Seifert [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2020 7:31 AM > To: Mark Stephen Mrotek <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Articulation mark & slur placement > > Well, if we’re doing everything the way Elaine Gould wants us to, > then: > > - articulation should go generally go next to the notehead, not > next to the stem; but > - the marcato mark usually goes above the staff, regardless of > stem direction. (Note: not directly above the stemm, but above the staff). > Elaine Gould is usually pretty precise and is an excellent reference, I think. So is "Music Notation", by Read. Different approaches, and different subject matter, but both are good. Neither speaks to the fact that Bela Bartok, at least for violin, distinguished between a staccato mark outside the slur and a staccato mark inside the slur. Be well, Ralph -- Ralph Palmer Brattleboro, VT USA (he, him, his) [email protected]
