Thanks to all who have responded. What I have done so far is what Kim has suggested. I thought, having never had any formal training in transcription, that maybe I was missing something.
Thanks, Lawrence On 20 May 2014 18:13, Kim Patrick Clow <telem...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's such a thorny issue because in many baroque parts, the markings are so > inconsistent (sometimes they are clearly staccato markings, but in a set of > doublet-parts, where there are two copies of violin 1, the same bar will > have wedges / daggers. My editor has suggested to duplicate the markings as > found in the sources and note the inconsistently and let the performers > make their own decisions. Most musicians who are trained in early music or > perform on historical instruments will make their own choices anyway. > > Thanks > Kim > > > Am 20.05.2014 um 18:02 schrieb Lawrence Yates <yateslawre...@gmail.com>: > > > > > For those who transcribe baroque manuscripts. > > > > > > Am I correct in assuming that the articulation mark that looks like a > > > modern staccatissimo "dagger" should be transcribed as a modern > staccato > > > dot? > > > > > > It has been suggested to me that it should be interpreted as an > > articulated > > > note and not necessarily as a staccato in the modern sense (or is this > > > rubbish?) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Lawrence > > > -- > > > Lawrenceyates.co.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Finale mailing list > > > Finale@shsu.edu > > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Finale mailing list > > Finale@shsu.edu > > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu > > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
