NOTATIO

As far as bar numbers, I pay no attention to them when I read music; perhaps other musicians do, however. And while all good music readers keep their eyes on the music at all times, there are cases, as mentioned by JJP where some musicians must look away at times and can lose their way in patterns ...

In most cases, I don't think vertical alignment of bar lines will be confusing. The number of systems that can fit on a page is limited. Under normal playing conditions, the eye follows the music as it flows to the left, and after playing one line, it naturally moves to the next. With the aid of mea...

I remember talking about this with John at FinaleForum before. It is true that I have never seen a trusted time-honored publishing house use this. Although Finale and Dorico are like this by default, we can avoid this by inserting a measure. But it would be nice if the software could come with such ...

Sometimes for the better, and sometimes for the worse. You're right, John. The current music notation software often does not support some traditional engraving methods, and can only be manually adjusted. For example, in the Brahms score you sent, the whole notes placed in the center of measure, et...

When and why did the basic rule of tuplet placement emanate? Please let me add a missing point: as mentioned above, "rules" will change with the development of the times. I think this is the reason why it has become a "hard rule" because of the popularity of Notation Software. C...

Hello, let me share my perspective on this: ① The rules of engraving vary depending on the country or region, and like musical notation, they evolve over time. And the source of these rules is merely the accumulation of generations of experience, extracting the essence while discarding the dross. ② ...

If one strictly follows traditional music notation, the use of B and C is generally not practiced. In reality, the performance will sound continuous regardless, especially since a slur is added to indicate the phrasing, which is quite clear. Forcibly breaking the structure prescribed by the time sig...

Generally speaking, I still feel it's better to break up tremolos rhythmically; personally, I also prefer to see things like this. Tremolos.jpeg Moreover, since other parts of your score are also broken up rhythmically, I think a uniform approach would be better. Doing so would allow the notes to al...

There are various styles of handling the unison note, but in general, the unison note on the same beat should have a sense of unity. The specific approach is reflected in saving horizontal space as much as possible. So it will be more natural to do this here, which is the "unison2" mention...