On 26 Jun 2006 at 7:50, dhbailey wrote: > David W. Fenton wrote: > > On 25 Jun 2006 at 6:30, dhbailey wrote: > > > >> As long as we could specify where the dividing lines are -- is a > >> short slur 2 or 3 or 4 notes? > > > > Uh, wouldn't the value of the notes have to be taken into account? > > Three half notes slurred couldn't possibly be a short slur, no, > > given that it would be longer than a slur over five 8ths, for > > instance? > > It wouldn't necessarily be longer -- we're not talking metrically, but > physical length on the page. If the music were in 3/2 or 2/2 time and > there were no shorter values in other parts, a slur over three > half-notes would be shorter than a slur over 2 8th-note should there > also be 32nd notes or 64th notes playing beneath those 2 8th notes.
But that just proves my point -- the determination of short/medium/long could not be based on number of notes, but would have to be based on some other factor. -- David W. Fenton http://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
