I would suppose different harpists are different. I had one tell me emphatically that it was cheating for a harpist to use someone else's diagrams. Since she never played my concerto we never did test it in practice.
ajr > I disagree. IMO it is absolutely the composer's responsibility to > indicate the pedalling in any harp part, whether by diagram or by the > older method of writing in the pitch names. > > As for harpist's preferring to do it themselves, I can only cite the > example of Lejaren Hiller, whose music I publish and who never bothered > with pedalling diagrams. On one extracted harp part, the harpist > pencilled in the note "Jerry, harps have pedals!" I add pedalling > diagrams to the harp parts in all my editions of his work. > > Andrew Stiller > Kallisti Music Press > http://www.kallistimusic.com/ > > On Sep 18, 2009, at 1:41 AM, <toronado...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 1:56 PM, John Howell <john.how...@vt.edu> >> wrote: >> >>> There are at least 2 active harpists (and teachers) on the SibList, >>> and >>>> their consensus is that harpists would much prefer to enter their own >>>> diagrams, in the forms they prefer, and put them where they want >>>> them. >>>> Unless you are an experienced harpist yourself, the better part of >>>> valor >>>> might be to avoid putting in your own. >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>> >> I agree. >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
