At 10:48 PM +0100 2/3/11, Florence + Michael wrote:
Context is everything. I wouldn't do this on a part where two wind instruments share the same staff, for instance, but pianists are used to music written this way.
I'm not sure why it would make a difference for wind instruments. Certainly we strings are used to seeing shared noteheads. And orchestral 1st & 2nd trombone parts often share the same staff without even using separated stems, as long as the rhythms are similar.
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