On 6 Oct 2003 at 11:23, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > At 10:56 AM 10/6/03 -0400, Andrew Stiller wrote: > >Repeat signs. Last time this came up, one member of this list > >insisted that all repeat signs, in whatever repertoire, were, in > >fact, optional. Well they're not in my music! > > Likewise. I have stopped using them. Copy/paste is just as effective > in these days, even if it makes the score look longer. Anyway, it's an > opportunity to rework the repeated section a little. :) :)
Would you rewrite a section if you really wanted the exact same music heard a second time? If rewrite it, it will take performers a long time to figure out that the material is the same, and it will also result in parts that are more unwieldy. Repeats serve an important analytical function in telling a musician something about the structure of the pieces. Of course, I'm pretty certain that you're not writing any minuets and trios. ;) -- David W. Fenton http://www.bway.net/~dfenton David Fenton Associates http://www.bway.net/~dfassoc _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
