You've gotten some great suggestions! If you decide to make your own symbol you could start with the basic diamond shapes in the following fonts: Fughetta: code 0xE6 Gingerich Shapenote: code 0x7A Midisoft Classic: code 0x7C Tamburo: code 0x75
An alternative to using a diamond with two bars on each side would be a white diamond with a smaller black diamond inside it. See the MS Mincho font: code U+25C8 Let me know if you want help getting any of these fonts you may not already have............ best to you- Cecil RIgby HarrockHallMusic [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: Dorothy Ker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 4/1/2003 3:55:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Finale] diamond breve notehead? > > In my own music, I want to use the diamond notehead to denote residual > tones sounding at the fingered pitch on the flute, which means that the > 'resultant' pitch and the fingered pitch are the same (unlike harmonics > where the fingered pitch and resultant pitch are normally different; > Brian Ferneyhough uses the diamond notehead on its own in this way also, > for example in Unity Capsule). This is all fine until I get to the value > of a breve (or what you call 'double whole note'). I employ the breve > as 'a duration lasting a whole breath' so for obvious reasons > subdividing it won't do. Presumably I can create something like this > myself but I haven't yet attempted this in Finale. I'm sure I can also > change my choice of notation for a 'whole breath' but would rather not > have to be 'technology led' in the notational choices I make. Perhaps > there is someone else who has come across this question? > > On Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 08:59 PM, John Howell wrote: > > >> Does anyone know of a font that includes a breve diamond notehead? > >> (ie a > >> diamond hugged by 2 short vertical lines either side) > >> > >> Dorothy Ker > > > > Interesting request. I've never come across that combination in either > > historical use or modern use. Historically the breve was notated as a > > simple square note, black through the 14th century, becoming white > > (outlined) during the 15th. Flanking an oval semibreve (modern whole > > note) > > with little vertical lines is a modern convention for a breve (double > > whole > > note) value. Never have I seen both a diamond note AND the little > > lines. > > > > John > > > > > > John & Susie Howell > > Virginia Tech Department of Music > > Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 > > Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 > > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
