Re: [Finale] Layout for ABA form

[Richard Smith]

Thanks, Don. One of my jobs is to play in a large church orchestra. We have, in fact, played quite a few of your fine arrangements. As I'm sure you know, it is common in church music for orchestral parts not to have the same rehearsal numbers or same repeat layout as the choral part which can create serious rehearsal problems. This is, I suppose, because of the practice of farming out orchestral arrangements to others but I don't think that excuses carelessness. As an orchestral musician, I thank you for your diligence. Richard Smith www.rgsmithmusic.com Don Hart wrote: There is a situation where I've felt compelled to use a repeat in spite of the circumstances you mention. It's when I've been hired to orchestrate and record a choral piece that is already in print or well on its way. For the sake of future live performances (the publisher offers the score and parts) I try to keep the orchestration road map the same as that of the octavo/book, even though I would write things out any other time. Sometimes things need to be so drastically different that I will write out a section twice and number, e.g. 33a-40a for the repeat of 33-40. A couple of jobs for a particular composer of children's musicals stick out in my mind. Don Hart on 5/28/06 3:20 PM, Christopher Smith at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the circumstances that work against a repeat are: If the performer needed to turn a page backwards, I would avoid the repeat. If there are any kind of complex instructions, like Tacet 3rd X, Play 2nd X only, 8va 2nd X, etc., that do not apply consistently to the entire iteration, then I would avoid the repeat. If a part is meant to be sight read with no rehearsal, like touring shows and stage acts that hire local musicians, I would avoid a repeat. If I had a long 2nd ending, then a 3rd ending, I might avoid a repeat just to avoid, as Hiro says, "the performer jumping around" either in frustration or while looking for the next passage he is to play. At least with a coda I can indent it and space it lower to draw the eye to it. Harder to do with an ending. If I am saving four measures or less, no repeat. Christopher _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

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