harp gliss notation question
Posted: 19 Apr 2023, 14:28
I can't seem to find the answer to this in Gould's book, so...
I notate a harp glissando.
Starting note... then 6 grace-note sized notes to show the required string tunings.
That's all fine.
It's even fine when the glissando is, for example, two hands in3rds, or 5ths...
The problem arises when in octaves!
Do I only write the 6 extra notes in one starting octave of that gliss?
Or repeat it for both starting octaves?
If I do only one octave, then the glissando lines are bizarrely skewered and not parallel.
If I do both octaves, it looks like overkill. But the gliss lines look good at least.
I notate a harp glissando.
Starting note... then 6 grace-note sized notes to show the required string tunings.
That's all fine.
It's even fine when the glissando is, for example, two hands in3rds, or 5ths...
The problem arises when in octaves!
Do I only write the 6 extra notes in one starting octave of that gliss?
Or repeat it for both starting octaves?
If I do only one octave, then the glissando lines are bizarrely skewered and not parallel.
If I do both octaves, it looks like overkill. But the gliss lines look good at least.