[Finale] Re: Point sizes et al.

2010-12-21 Thread John Howell
At 2:02 AM -0600 12/19/10, Noel Stoutenburg wrote: Finale has you specify the size of the systems, and trusts you to choose parameters (e.g., system margines, staff sizes, and inter-stave spacing) such that five systems will fit. May I simply put in a word here for those of us who have to

Re: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-21 Thread John Howell
At 11:01 AM -0500 12/18/10, Christopher Smith wrote: Wouldn't iPads be substantially heavier than an average choral folder, and more likely to be dropped? All the choirs I see have at least one folder drop per rehearsal/concert. I haven't handled one, so I don't know. And of course if a

[Finale] RE: Finale Digest, Vol 89, Issue 23

2010-12-21 Thread Susan Lackman
O.T. I wonder if the original debts didn't come from the Kol Nidre text (in Aramaic) that opens the Yom Kippur observance, although the translation is oaths and vows, and it refers not to ones made to one's fellow, but to God. Both Jewish and Christianoi texts were parallel, if not

[Finale] Notation question -- sort of OT

2010-12-21 Thread Barbara Levy
Hello, everyone. I've run into a symbol on an oboe part that I've never seen before..it's a flat sign with a caret or marcato accent at the top of the stem. I don't think it's a misprint since the composer provided a special fingering for the note. The Dolmesch library

Re: [Finale] Notation question -- sort of OT

2010-12-21 Thread Ryan
My guess is that the caret is supposed to be an arrowhead indicating that the note is to be raised a quarter tone. For example, if the symbol is on the note B, it should be a quarter tone up from Bb. On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Barbara Levy barb...@msn.com wrote: Hello,

Re: [Finale] Notation question -- sort of OT

2010-12-21 Thread SN jef chippewa
probably a (tempered) quarter tone. depending on the composer and context it could also be a non-tempered microtonal inflection... could also be a 6th or 8th tone. but i would also assume quarter tone if you can't find any other information. if you can conclude for certain that it is a

Re: [Finale] Notation question -- sort of OT

2010-12-21 Thread Steve Parker
Who is the composer? That would likely determine wether it is a tempered quarter tone or notation for a just interval. Steve Parker On 21 Dec 2010, at 19:12, Barbara Levy wrote: Hello, everyone. I've run into a symbol on an oboe part that I've never seen

Re: [Finale] Completely O.T.

2010-12-21 Thread John Howell
At 3:09 PM +1030 12/21/10, Andrew Moschou wrote: English, before the Normal invasion, was one of the most literary and scholarly languages in Europe. I don't question your information, but that surprises me, especially since my impression is that before 1066 there WAS no English language,

[Finale] RE: Finale Digest, Vol 89, Issue 23

2010-12-21 Thread John Howell
At 6:15 PM + 12/21/10, Susan Lackman wrote: O.T. I wonder if the original debts didn't come from the Kol Nidre text (in Aramaic) that opens the Yom Kippur observance, although the translation is oaths and vows, and it refers not to ones made to one's fellow, but to God. Both Jewish and

Re: [Finale] RE: Finale Digest, Vol 89, Issue 23

2010-12-21 Thread David W. Fenton
On 21 Dec 2010 at 21:27, John Howell wrote: And there are indeed two rather different versions extant, in two different Gospels. The approved versions in any specific religion were, of course, determined by committee vote, just like Congress--which is actually a rather scary thought! If