Hi Gabriel (et al.), > To be honest, if I were to use this kind of approach (i.e., print both the > original duration and the duration that the choirmaster wants the singer to > sing), I think I would probably want to swap the two. In other words, I’d put > the e2. r4 in the main staff and the e1 as the annotation above the staff, > perhaps in parentheses. That way, the singer who “just wants to identify > quickly and execute what Maestro wants” can just focus on the musical content > that is printed within the staff itself.
I was definitely thinking about this possibility before my last post, and I came to the same conclusion: the staff should be what the singers actually sing, and the annotation should be the original (in square brackets, IMHO). Not sure if I ultimately prefer it to just the editorial brackets, at least in a “non-critical performance score”… but it’s a close second. :) Best, Kieren. __________________________________________________ My work day may look different than your work day. Please do not feel obligated to read or respond to this email outside of your normal working hours.
