John Bell: > I do the 1/3, 2/4 thing because... I hope I made it clear that I agree there are many contexts where this makes sense. Personally I happen to think for homophonic chordal passages, it makes more sense to interlock the parts (i.e. 1/2, 3/4 staves), if for no other reason than to avoid seconds. Although my own scores gravitate towards 1/2, 3/4, many specific pages use other pairings (including 1/3, 2/4).
I have only two cautions. The first is (as I've stated elsewhere) there is no tradition that either requires or prefers 1/3, 2/4. Traditionally the default pairings were always 1/2, 3/4. I can only think that anyone who claims otherwise has not actually looked at the horn staves in any scores, esp. scores from before c. 1890. The second is, under no circumstances supply parts that double up with 1/3 on a part and 2/4 on a part. Doing so gains you instant disrespect from the horn section. And you risk losing your 2nd and 3rd parts entirely, depending on the amount of rehearsal time and the alertness of the players. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
