On 2002/10/13 07:48 AM or thereabouts, Jari Williamsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned:
> Darcy James Argue writes: > >> How do people generally prefer to see natural harmonics? >> >> 1) At pitch, with the circle (with a "Sul G" or whatever, where >> appropriate). > > For the octave harmonic only (the one at the middle of the string), using it > on other harmonics is probably considered old-fashion notation. No, "Sul > [string]" needed, since the octave harmonic is pretty self-explanatory. > >> 2) With the diamond notehead alone. >> >> 3) With the diamond notehead indicating the node plus a regular notehead >> indicating the string, with the desired pitch in parentheses (i.e., same as >> artificial harmonics). > > #3 would indicate that all you care about is that the string is a harmonic, > not how it's played or how it sounds. I assumed players would default to a natural harmonic where possible, unless otherwise indicated. > If you want a natural harmonic string > sound (with the "open string" quality), you should use #2 with a "Sul > [string]" indication to avoid ambiguities. In this notation, is it helpful to have the sounding pitch indicated in parentheses? Also, let give a specific "for instance" involving double harmonics. Let's say I want a double harmonic for cello -- the fourth partial on both the C and G strings. Should I then write diamond noteheads at the appropriate nodes -- F (below the bass clef staff) and C? - Darcy ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boston, MA _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
