I’ve just said writing parts (from a score) even if that, for most of my musicwriting life, mostly meant layout.
> 13 nov. 2021 kl. 23:23 skrev David Nalesnik <[email protected]>: > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 3:42 PM Kieren MacMillan > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >>> The *extraction* of parts is something that only >>> makes sense in times of computer score representation, as you’d extract a >>> part >>> of the information from a full score. >> >> I know it’s a fine semantic point… but the dictionary gives the definition >> “the action of taking out something”. What better word is there to describe >> the action of taking a single instrumental part out of a full orchestral >> score? >> > > "Extraction" somehow doesn't imply representation to me. It's an > operation performed on data whether that data yields a score or not. > Or I'm just imagining things. I do like the word. What else > describes the activity which precedes writing out a part? >
