Gardner Read, Music Notation, p. 272: "Another symbol is x invented by Stockhausen, inveterate fabricator of notational devices. This sign is a slight modification of (circle-line up) or (circle-line down) created by Béla Bartók for the "snap" pizzicato in string instruments . . . "
**Leigh On Wed, Sep 29, 2010, SN jef chippewa <shirl...@newmusicnotation.com> wrote: >thanks, actually it is, it indicates there was no >special symbol for it back then. since bartók >seems to have been the first to have used the >technique widely and the thing is named after him >it would seem logical to use the symbol he used >for it. i have yet to find out who in fact >invented the symbol and if there were other >versions / symbols used before the ring with >upwards tail. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
