Christopher Smith wrote:
...I did it that way when I was using pen and ink, too. Finale
didn't invent the practice; it was current for most the second
half of the 20th century, as far as I can make out. Not everyone
used it, but it WAS used, and I find it very clear and unambiguous.
I replied:
I have to second what Christopher says. I remember being one of a
number of people who lobbied the Finale people to include 8vb as a
notational option in the program. I can't remember in what version
they added it though.
John Howell added:
I can't argue with everyone's practical experience, but could this
be one of the things (one of the MANY things!) in which jazz
practice and classical practice differ? After all, classical
players are quite often playing from 19th century engravings.
I'm not a jazzer, but speaking as a composer, I'm sure that many
contemporary notational practices have their origin in the jazz
world. (To say nothing of other musical borrowings.)
I've often asked for falls, doits, and shakes for example, and most
classical players have had no problem producing them. I can't vouch
for the jazz origin of 8vb though. It just seems like an
understandable, clear, concise instruction that avoids the problem of
the lower staff of a piano part interfering with the top staff of the
next system (among other things).
-Randolph Peters
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