NOTATIO

I would agree with John, there is absolutely no need to have lines. Interesting also, he has slashed rests on fermatas: why not slashed notes on fermatas? The little square symbol or some other similar symbol would mean: stop playing and rest until the next notated event. I still can't get it. What ...

Peter West wrote:WHO WANTS TO HEAR A CLARINET ANYWAY?

It is the bassoon.
I know you are kidding.

BTW, do you know how sounds bassoon pppp in the low register?
ssssss-BUUUUUU!

That is really great, Pierre! I hope it was not to much troublesome job for you! One thing that I noticed and that I like very much: lines (stems, ledger lines) for grace notes are equal to the regular notes. I think it is very good - legibility rate is much higher (BW-balance is good). Finale makes...

I have seen scores with both options, but more with clefs that have 8 attached. But that is probably not the rule.
If anyone else having another statistical information it would be great to know.

I made an experiment within Illustrator with Finale output as a PDF file. Within Finale I set for Default music font "custom music font" which is much thiner than any regular one. This font was set for the normal (100%) staff and for the (65-75%) solo or cue staff. Then in Illustrator I s...

Tchaikovsky uses pppppp.

Except that it looks astonishing, I would love to have noteheads in the frame of the staff-lines, they look like jumping out.
Or maybe THAT was the purpose?

Also Scriabin in his later sonatas (5+) uses :ped extremely rare. Everything is written in voices that support/force pedaling. Would the following work for spatial music? The note is held until the little square symbol. Without knowing more about that piece, it is hard to say. What is dashed barline...

I share same thoughts with John: two shapes I never liked is and as well .

Schneider wrote:Sure ! Looks challenging

Thank you.

Here is an example. There are missing woodwinds and brass. Therefore maybe some small spacing deviations.