On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 07:36:21PM +0100, Anthony W. Youngman wrote: >> For the record, does he also want you to use the old Novello >> "backwards eighth-note rest" for quarter rests? >> I mean, that was also the "common practice since Bach" — but people >> [wisely] decided that a *real* quarter rest is less confusing to read. > > Is that a Novello thing? I still meet it quite a lot in old parts, > especially marches. It's probably a B&H thing as well. It's not THAT > hard, once the shock of hitting the things has worn off :-)
I play a lot of marches, but I can't recall ever seeing a B&H one with those old-style rests. BTW, the first time I saw a part and immediately thought, "Oh, this is a B&H one," without looking at the publisher written at the bottom, I realised I was becoming an engraving nerd. -- Unless obstructed through environmental noise or great distance, holler- ing can be used to request line discipline from the link partner in State Idle. The use of cellphones is also an option, whereas throwing objects or using guns is not recommended. RFC 4824
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