At 10:43 AM -0700 9/18/09, Lee Actor wrote:
I used to put pedal diagrams in harp parts until a harpist told me that
regardless of what is in the part, every harpist will write in their own
pedaling. I see it as similar to printing fingering in string parts (i.e.,
presumptuous), unless your name is Carlos Salzedo.
Well put, Lee!
I never put in string fingerings, knowing that my own fingerings
would be too advanced for some (community) players, but too limited
for full-time professionals. Unless, of course, it's for a special
effect, like "sul G."
I do, however, ALWAYS mark bowings, as any composer or arranger
should do, and knowing how should be part of the detailed knowledge
that composer or arranger should have mastered. Phrasing is bowing,
and vice versa.
John
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Virginia Tech Department of Music
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240
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of jazz musicians.
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