Re: [Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-16 Thread David H. Bailey
Some will understand by looking at the clef that it should be played on alto trombone. Others will look at it and think it is a mis-printed viola part. These reactions will of course depend on the nature of the ensembles which will be playing the music. Many amateur trombone players never

Re: [Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-16 Thread Andrew Stiller
On May 15, 2004, at 1:09 PM, Michael Simpson wrote: Query: What about modern music?  If I write a trombone part in alto clef, will it be tacitly understood that it is an alto trombone part? Absolutely not! If you want an alto trombone, you must specify it in the staff name, after which you

[Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-15 Thread Michael Simpson
Query: What about modern music? If I write a trombone part in alto clef, will it be tacitly understood that it is an alto trombone part? ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-15 Thread Carl Dershem
Michael Simpson wrote: Query: What about modern music? If I write a trombone part in alto clef, will it be tacitly understood that it is an alto trombone part? If you want a part played on alto trombone, put that at the top. cd ___ Finale mailing list

[Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music

2004-05-15 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
Title: [Finale] Re: Trombone clef in early music Query: What about modern music? If I write a trombone part in alto clef, will it be tacitly understood that it is an alto trombone part? No. Alto clef for trombone parts is purely a historical convention, and these parts may be played on alto