My guess is that the caret is supposed to be an arrowhead indicating that the note is to be raised a quarter tone. For example, if the symbol is on the note B, it should be a quarter tone up from Bb.
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Barbara Levy <barb...@msn.com> wrote: > > Hello, everyone............. > > I've run into a symbol on an oboe part that I've never seen > before..........it's a flat sign with a caret or marcato accent at the top > of the stem. I don't think it's a misprint since the composer provided a > special fingering for the note. The Dolmesch library calls it a "microtonal > 'flat up' sign", which doesn't help because it isn't defined. Alas, the > composer is no longer with us. > > Do any of you composers out there have any idea what this strange beastie > is, and how to perform it? > > Many thanks, and Holly Happydays to you all! > > Barb Levy > barb...@msn.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
