NOTATIO

I use "la meta", then "tutti". which from my reading is pretty standard and well-understood by string players.
you could also specify which players at each desk you want, like "inside desk" or "outside desk".

this is a long held chord, end of a piece, and I want each string instrument to be repeating up/down bowing individually, without syncing with the other instruments. The idea is to create a sort of "crowd" sound. I have to use as few words as possible, obviously, and I'll be translating it...

Dorico does seem to be able to do all three Gardner Reed versions, though the cherry stem version is slightly graphically different and doesn't seem to offer any options for altering that look.

this was a very quick mock-up of the example posted above:

The question is should I use a rectangular frame for instrument name changes (for example to note when a clarinetist changes to a bass clarinet, or flute changes to piccolo)? if so, should it be (unboxed) "to piccolo" ________________________ (boxed) "[piccolo]" or (boxed) "...

I saw some mentions of this, but was wondering if it was just random rumour-mongering or if it had some basis in truth:

Is MuseScore funded by Russian money?

While others may not agree with me, my political leanings make it impossible for me to use a product that is developed with Russian money.

hautbois baryton wrote: ↑23 Nov 2024, 01:57 other than having to manually space staves in parts.

you normally shouldn't have had to do this.

there are settings for ideal distances between all the various types of staff combinations.

the only time I have to go in and make manual changes in parts is for page turns.

I'm not sure if the tempo should be 68, as it is not valid at the traditional Maelzel scale. A tempo of 69 might be better. Yes, I know that with modern digital metronomes, any tempo is possible (consider Stockhausen's 83.5, for example). You're absolutely correct. I hadn't noticed that. I normally...

I have a Samuel Barber score where all instruments that are even remotely in an alto range are in alto clef, for example, the horns. But this is one single score, everything else of his is notated "normally". maybe he was trying something out in that score. I presume the actual horn parts ...

I use an 88 key controller, and prefer that the notes I enter be the ones that are notated.
I dislike using the octave shift button because it's quite far to my left at the end of the keyboard, and I also tend to accidentally leave it shifted to the wrong octave or accidentally pressed.

the trill is the "old notation, yes.
logically speaking, you cannot "trill" on a single timpani head.
so the consensus is that a slash tremolo notation is more accurate and correctly represents what is being performed on the instrument.