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by mburns
03 Aug 2025, 20:48
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: What are your reference scores for good engraving?
Replies: 6
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Re: What are your reference scores for good engraving?

For solo instrumental works, my high standard is André Jolivet's Cinq Incantations pour flûte seule, published by Boosey & Hawkes (B. & H. 19381). Extremely detailed, but highly legible. One of the few pieces I play from the original because I've never needed to write anything on it.
by mburns
14 Mar 2025, 18:18
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral
Replies: 8
Views: 303196

Re: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral

Oops, that's an error on my part! As were a couple more that I found this morning. I definately agree with you on the accidentals, the composer's are better. I had anther go at adding in cautionaries this morning and with some tweaks it worked a lot better this time. I still need to go through and f...
by mburns
14 Mar 2025, 04:05
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral
Replies: 8
Views: 303196

Re: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral

Thanks John and Roland for your advice, it was really helpful. I hadn't considered changing the tuplet brackets to slurs. I'm a flautist most of the time so I can't remember the last time I saw tuplet slurs that were not horrifically unclear, but trying it out I see what you mean. Another tool to ad...
by mburns
10 Mar 2025, 22:20
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral
Replies: 8
Views: 303196

First engraving for commentary: Koechlin Choral

Kia Ora (Hello) from Aotearoa New Zealand! First I wanted to say thanks to all the folks on the forum, I've spent a good amount of time browsing and there's some fantastic advice and info on here. I've been getting really into music engraving in the last few years (had a great feeling playing off my...