[Finale] Staff Styles wishlist

[Randolph Peters]

It would be great if there could be a Staff Style that would 
automatically place tuplets above the music. This would take care of 
the majority of tuplets in vocal parts. I know you can change the 
tuplets in one pass using what used to be called Mass Mover, but 
still, this would be useful.


And while we are at it, why not another Staff Style option that would 
take auto-positioned dynamics (usually below the staff) and give them 
an override setting so that the dynamics could automatically go above 
the staff? This would save having to make duplicate sets of dynamics.


-Randolph Peters
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Re: [Finale] O.T. Violin d'amore or violin d'amore

[John Howell]

At 1:55 PM -0500 12/17/07, Kim Patrick Clow wrote:

Hi all:

I have a Christoph Graupner cantata with a very high part for a 'viola
d'amore.'

But several friends have suggested that in fact, the solo instrument maybe a
violin d'amore.

I must confess, that instrument is a new one for me. Would anyone on the
list know more about them?


The New Grove article on "viola d'amore" points out that the tuning 
was a variable, and it's possible that someone may have tuned it with 
the top string on e'' (which would be only a step higher than the 
more standard d'').  There is no article under "violin d'amore."  And 
it's a fact that most of the 18th century instruments "d'amore" were 
pitched below their treble counterparts, a minor third below for the 
flute d'amore and oboe d'amore.


However, within the limits of the fingerboard of a specific 
instrument, there is no physical reason why a viola d'amore in a 
slightly lower tuning could not be used in the upper positions on the 
top string.  What is the actual range of the part?


The article also mentions that both Bach and Graupner usually notated 
the music at sounding pitch, rather than in the scordatura used by 
other composers (which was actually a kind of tablature telling the 
player where to finger in the specified tuning, but not what note 
would sound).  It mentions that Graupner used the instrument in 9 
concertos, 12 overtures, one sinfonia, 6 trio sonatas, and 14 
cantatas.  He certainly knew the instrument's capabilities, as well 
as those of his player(s).


I know that you have come across other works in which Graupner seems 
to switch octaves rather freely in the scores, but I don't know 
whether that explanation would work in this case.  If you could 
provide the range called for (and the key of the movements in which 
it is used) off list, I'd be happy to pass the question on to the 
ViolaList, where there is at least one viola d'amore expert and 
player.


John


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Re: [Finale] cues in drum parts

[Christopher Smith]

On Dec 17, 2007, at 9:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi everyone-in jazz band score, what is the best way to write  
cues  above
the top line of the drum set part so the drummer knows what the  
ensemble

figures are?
I'm using Finale 2007 and Windows XP Pro.
Thanks in advance-Brian


Assuming you've used the Setup Wizard's drumset, then do this.

In Layer Options, set Layer 3 to always stems up, always ties  
flipped, shift rests by 6 steps, and for these options to apply even  
if there is nothing in other layers.


In Layer 3 enter the cues as G treble clef above the staff.

Once everything is in, choose Show Active Layer Only (so that this  
next step won't affect notes in other layers), select the entire drum  
staff in Mass Edit by clicking the drum clef, and Change... Note  
Size... to 75% to make them cue sized.


You may have to edit Slash Notation staff style so that items in  
other layers and items ATTACHED to other layers show. If you don't do  
this, then your cues in layer 3 will disappear when you apply slash  
notation to Layer 1.


Done.

The only drawback is that the G is mapped to the open cuica sound by  
default, so unless you change this to a crash cymbal or something  
manually, you will get playback that sounds like a seal barking.


I use Layer 3 because I might be using Layer 2 for choir or piano  
parts, and Layer 4 I use for cues under the staff (D in treble clef)  
so that they don't interfere with chord symbols in piano/guitar  
parts, set to stems down etc.



On Jari Williamson's site there is a method for quickly changing a  
trumpet melody into a drum cue, but I use Layer 3, not layer 2.


http://www.finaletips.nu/tipsmisc.php#KICKS_OVER_TIME


This is a good link

akamai.www.berkleemusic.com/assets/display/3541164/drumsetnotation.pdf


also this (might be very similar)

http://www.berkleeshares.com/songwriting__arranging/drum_notation_finale

Christopher


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Re: [Finale] cues in drum parts

[Darcy James Argue]

1) Layer options -- Layer 4 -- stems & ties up, rests up 6 steps,  
playback off.


2) Select the line you want to cue -- say, the lead trumpet line --  
and move it to Layer 4.


3) Go Document -> Show Active Layer Only and switch to Layer 4.

4) Copy the notes to the drum part. Use a filter to exclude whatever  
you want excluded from the drum part (e.g., slurs, hairpins, etc).


5) Select the passage that you have copied to the drum staff, and go  
Plugins -> Note, Beam and Rest Editing -> Single Pitch. Choose G5 as  
your pitch.


6) if the selected notes don't appear on the top staff space, you're  
probably using a percussion map. You will need to edit the perc. map  
so that the pitch G5 shows up on the top staff space. (Consult the  
documentation for details on this.)


7) Turn off "Show Active Layer Only.

8) Create a new Staff Style called "Slash Notation (Show Notes)." Its  
settings should be identical to regular slash notation except you also  
want to turn on "Show Notes in Other Layers."


9) Apply this new staff style to the drum part. You now have slashes  
with ens. kicks above the staff.


10) Move the notes of the lead trumpet line (or whatever your source  
staff was) back to Layer 1.


10) Write to MakeMusic and tell them that they need to make this  
process easier.


Cheers,

- Darcy
-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Brooklyn, NY



On 17 Dec 2007, at 9:23 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Hi everyone-in jazz band score, what is the best way to write  
cues  above
the top line of the drum set part so the drummer knows what the  
ensemble

figures are?
I'm using Finale 2007 and Windows XP Pro.
Thanks in advance-Brian



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[Finale] cues in drum parts

[Britrpt]

Hi everyone-in jazz band score, what is the best way to write cues  above 
the top line of the drum set part so the drummer knows what the ensemble  
figures are?
I'm using Finale 2007 and Windows XP Pro.
Thanks in advance-Brian 



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Re: [Finale] 2003->05 MM fonts not showing onscreen (PC)

[shirling & neueweise]

Did you reboot after the new installation of fonts? You need to do 
that on older OSes.


ah, no didn't try that, but will.  don't know what system he has, 
it's all windows to me 8-)


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Re: [Finale] 2003->05 MM fonts not showing onscreen (PC)

[Jari Williamsson]

shirling & neueweise wrote:

re-installed only the fonts from the 2005 CD, still the same problem; 



Did you reboot after the new installation of fonts? You need to do that 
on older OSes.



Best regards,

Jari Williamsson
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[Finale] 2003->05 MM fonts not showing onscreen (PC)

[shirling & neueweise]

hi, was helping a client on PC with an update and all MM fonts cannot 
be "read" by his system anymore, or rather they cannot be seen 
onscreen.  i think it was 2003 where the font names were changed and 
imagine this may have something to do with it, but i remember on mac 
the old fonts were just dumped to the trash (and not deleted 
entirely) and you could recover them if you needed to.  on the PC 
they are goone.


when we first installed there was a problem installing Maestro, but 
clicking on "give 'er another go, mate" we were able to continue.


doing a data check check system-programme fonts didn't solve 
anything, maestro, engraver et al came up in the list, but the fonts 
were not greyed out in the list, so they seem to be there.  tried to 
edit the FAN file, although i couldn't see what that would change... 
but now i know: nothing.


re-installed only the fonts from the 2005 CD, still the same problem; 
de-installed 2005, nothing changed; de-installled and re-installed 
2003 and ops, problem is still there!  music fonts from other 
sources appear fine (eg. sib's inkpen and opus) when i change the 
notehead font or other.


i don't know PC much, so if someone can give me instructions about 
what has to be installed in which folder/place to resolve this, i 
would be grateful.


the client doesn't know much about computers more than clicking on 
the setup .exe file installs the programme, so can't really help.


cheers,
jef

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Re: [Finale] L.V. with Smart Shape

[Robert Patterson]

Controlling the shape of smart shape slurs in the various spacing
contexts of score/part and scroll/page views has always been a great
deal of trouble for me. Instead, for L.V. I use shape expressions that
are set not to expand or contract with spacing. You have the same
level of control as will Smart Shapes, but they never change shape no
matter which view you are in.

On Dec 17, 2007 3:10 PM, A-NO-NE Music <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> When I want L.V., I like to use Smart Shape Slur so I have full control
> how it looks.  The shape can be very psychological to me.  As the nature
> of L.V., the following object is a rest, which seems to cause a problem.
>
> However, it must be a bug that the slur becomes lng flat line when
> you flip it, is it not?  I am on Mac 2008a but it has been like this for
> a long time.  I assume there must be a better?
>
> --
>
> - Hiro
>
> Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA
>  
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[Finale] L.V. with Smart Shape

[A-NO-NE Music]

When I want L.V., I like to use Smart Shape Slur so I have full control
how it looks.  The shape can be very psychological to me.  As the nature
of L.V., the following object is a rest, which seems to cause a problem.

However, it must be a bug that the slur becomes lng flat line when
you flip it, is it not?  I am on Mac 2008a but it has been like this for
a long time.  I assume there must be a better?

-- 

- Hiro

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Re: [Finale] O.T. Violin d'amore or violin d'amore

[Wade KOTTER]

Kim:

You might want to check out this website:

http://www.violadamore.com/

Happy holidays to you as well.

Wade

>>> "Kim Patrick Clow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/17/07 11:55 AM >>>
Hi all:

I have a Christoph Graupner cantata with a very high part for a 'viola
d'amore.'

But several friends have suggested that in fact, the solo instrument maybe a
violin d'amore.

I must confess, that instrument is a new one for me. Would anyone on the
list know more about them?


Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Kim

-- 
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"Early Music enthusiasts think outside the Bachs!"
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Re: [Finale] test

[Lora Crighton]

It worked
--- Richard Yates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Test (no mail for two days)
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Io la Musica son, ch'ai dolci accenti
So far tranquillo ogni turbato core,
Et or di nobil ira et or d'amore
Poss'infiammar le più gelate menti.
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[Finale] O.T. Violin d'amore or violin d'amore

[Kim Patrick Clow]

Hi all:

I have a Christoph Graupner cantata with a very high part for a 'viola
d'amore.'

But several friends have suggested that in fact, the solo instrument maybe a
violin d'amore.

I must confess, that instrument is a new one for me. Would anyone on the
list know more about them?


Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Kim

-- 
Kim Patrick Clow
"Early Music enthusiasts think outside the Bachs!"
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Re: [Finale] test

[A-NO-NE Music]

Since it's been quiet, I will brake the silence.

Happy Holidays!

Hope you enjoy.

-- 

- Hiro

Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA
 



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[Finale] test

[Richard Yates]

Test (no mail for two days)

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