I think the two noteheads and dots are needed because the notes and dots don't mean the same as each other. The situation is different for an isolated bar than for a consistent rhythmic feature of the piece. Chopin for example often broke conventions rhythmically but was always elegantly clear. Steve P.
On 3 Feb 2011, at 16:35, Florence + Michael <launay-c...@gmx.net> wrote: > I recently received my copy of "Behind Bars", Elaine Gould's "definitive > guide to notation". She says that a dotted note and a note without a dot may > share a single dotted notehead, unless this makes the rhythms ambiguous, in > which case you should use separate noteheads. For the example you give, if > it's a keyboard piece I think a shared notehead would be OK. But it's correct > as you wrote it (you may also place the dotted notehead before the other one > if you prefer). > > For your second example, Gould says that if both parts share the notehead, > you only need one dot. If you have two noteheads, each one needs a dot. In > cramped conditions the dots may be placed vertically one over the other in > two different spaces, but otherwise it's better to separate the noteheads and > put a dot after each notehead. For your example, I'd stay with the single > notehead and single dot. > > Michael > > > On 3 Feb 2011, at 16:26, dc wrote: > >> I don't assume it's kosher to have two voices with only one notehead (and >> two stems), with a dot that only applies to one note. But I don't seem to >> find any confirmation of this in my reference books. Would the proper >> solution be to move the dotted note to the right and have two noteheads, as >> here? >> >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15830163/dot.jpg >> >> But then what does one do when both noteheads need a dot, but the values are >> different, such as in the following case - a unison between two voices with >> a dotted 8th and a dotted quarter: >> >> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15830163/dots.jpg >> >> Thanks, >> >> Dennis >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
