Nobody talked about the necessary bowing markings by the fiddle players, nobody objected against occasional & useful markings to help for a good performance. But I talked about wind player parts & special horn parts, where often so many unnecessary markings are left. But I really do not complain about the markings, but the way they are inserted:
SMEARAGE - SMEARAGE & SMEARAGE again. The markings alone will not ruin the part, but SMEARAGE does it. And I repeat here, the worst are the conductors with their smearage in the scores. So for my rental material, I insist, that the orchestra buys the score & rents the parts. Also, if there are recording sessions scheduled for a rental piece, they require two scores, so the sound engineer can insert the takes & cuts & whatever into the score. So does the conductor when prooflistening the takes. These scores cannot be used again anywhere. So they have to buy them. A bit more discipline & a bit more care & thought by the players, would keep rental fees low as less parts would have to be repaired or renewed. ============================================================ =============================================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan West Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 1:41 PM To: The Horn List Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Fingerings, accidentals & making music I think that nobody could reasonably object to an occasional marking *in pencil*. If I have a part which has been marked with things like warnings to watch out for a tempo change, a repeated accidental etc, then that is fine. An occasional marking of an alternate fingering is also no problem - I can use it or erase it as I choose. Warnings of errors in the printed part are great and I wouldn't want them erased by the previous user. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
