On 13.03.2009 dhbailey wrote:
Surely we could put together an equal and opposing number of position papers on the use of dotted rests being A) clear to the performer; B) as easy to read with a little practice as any other facet of notation is for those who aren't comfortable with them; C) more helpful in terms of indicating the phrasing than using undotted rests to equal the same rhythmic space.
I am sure you can, but you will find that none of the big European publishers (I cannot say about American publishers) will ignore these conventions. No, there isn't a rule book, and things will change. But there is also no use in everyone having their own rules.
I can tell you that dotted rests in some of the badly prepared computer editions I have used are very confusing to a lot of conventionally trained orchestral musicians. Add to that bad lighting in the opera pit and a dot is easily overlooked.
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