This is a topic that deserves careful, case by case, consideration. I have found what I believe to be good reasons to adhere to correct "harmonic" spelling, and to abandon it sometimes in favor of easier melodic reading. I have not found that "incorrect" spelling leads to intonation difficulties, as long as the players are good. If the players are not listening, no amount of correct spelling will cure it.
I have written passages for E flat saxophones in pieces that modulate temporarily to E major (passages that "should" be written for the saxes in C#) in D flat major, because they "read" better in the transposed part. However, I usually do so in the transposed score as well. There is a dichotomy when seeing chord symbols and other sharp key indications (accidentals) in some instruments while also seeing a preponderance of flats in others. It is still the best solution sometimes. Chuck _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
