[Finale] Thanks for help to all who responded.

2002-10-14 Thread Blueyedtam64
That was helpful. Thanks; Tammy ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: TAN: Anomalies in 'Le Sacre...' Score (was Re: [Finale] Clef refuses to display)

2002-10-14 Thread Mark D. Lew
At 11:05 PM 10/14/02, shirling & neueweise wrote: << a look at the two piano reduction - by igor himself - would likely clear up the confusion regarding 'proper' register in at least some of the cases. >> I don't think there's any confusion about the intended register. It's quite clear what he w

Re: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread Crystal Premo
<< In one of the stupid little things it does, it converts the whole thing to slash or regular. How do I make it only convert part of the staff? >> Using the Staff Tool, select only the measures you wish to have appear as slash notation (on my MAC: click the first one, shift click the last one

RE: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Ronald M. Krentzman
Yes, Selmer makes one. I believe you can purchase one for a mere $7000 or so. Isn't that Suite a great piece (I assume you mean the Op.29)? I've never played the Bass part but I have done the other two. One of his more accessible pieces IMHO. Ronald M. Krentzman R&M Music Preparation > -Ori

RE: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 07:31 PM 10/14/02 -0400, Ronald M. Krentzman wrote: >As a professional clarinetist in a >large regional orchestra for more than 16 years, I never have heard of an >"Eb Bass Clarinet". I'll take your correction. I learned of an Eb contrabass being part of the family, but never saw one. And afte

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Ken Durling
On Mon, 14 Oct 2002 19:31:11 -0400, you wrote: >Bass (in Bb or A, with or without extended range to written C below middle >C) Ronald - Is it still possible to find a Bass in A? I remember performing the Schoenberg Suite and sure wishing I had one! Not sure how much other music there is writ

RE: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Ronald M. Krentzman
Dennis, I think you're a bit confused. As a professional clarinetist in a large regional orchestra for more than 16 years, I never have heard of an "Eb Bass Clarinet". The order goes: Bass (in Bb or A, with or without extended range to written C below middle C) Eb Contrabass (or sometimes mistake

[Finale] Crescendo Playback in Finale Guitar

2002-10-14 Thread Matthew Hindson fastmail account
I see that Coda have created Finale Guitar - probably a sensible move one would think, given the large number of guitar players out there. An interesting thing in their advertising is that they state: LISTEN The ultimate way to proof. Every nuance of your performance plays back. Tempo variation,

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread helgesen
John, where do I find Bandchat? Am I correct in thinking this is a Band Directors chatlist? Regards, Keith in OZ - Original Message - From: John Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:04 AM Subject: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation >

RE: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread Stokes, Randy
Actually, before staff styles arrived in Fin2K, you applied alternate notation from Mass Mover, so this user must have Fin2K or later. Randy > -Original Message- > From: David H. Bailey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:00 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMA

Re: TAN: Anomalies in 'Le Sacre...' Score (was Re: [Finale] Clefrefuses to display)

2002-10-14 Thread shirling & neueweise
a look at the two piano reduction - by igor himself - would likely clear up the confusion regarding 'proper' register in at least some of the cases. jef -- shirling & neueweise \/ new music notation specialists mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :.../ http://newmusicnotation.com

[Finale] 4-stave piano scores

2002-10-14 Thread shirling & neueweise
From: "Urs Liska" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I often see ... the piano part notated with four staves...: "15va treble", treble, >bass, "15va bass". There is only one ledger line between each pair of staves as one >is used to with the c' in traditional >piano notation. there are actually two ledger l

[Finale] Re: Text blocks - any way to mirror them?

2002-10-14 Thread shirling & neueweise
From: Phil Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I discover that text blocks that I add to the >master staff don't get mirrored. sounds like a job for either a note-attached shape expression, or measure-attached shape expression assigned with a staff list [until finale's text tool is improved in exactly t

[Finale] Re: Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread shirling & neueweise
From: Christopher BJ Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >...I haven't figured out how to get staves' settings to be different from the default >without changing them individually after exiting the Wizard. i'm not sure if you want to change specific instrument default settings to always have clef x when

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 03:33 PM 10/14/02 -0500, John Howell wrote: >Are you saying there's an EEb contrabass even lower? >Are you sure? Big, metal, heavy, and with its own floor peg. I finally saw one in real life at a concert at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam about 10 years ago -- it was the Louis Andriessen piece "Hou

[Finale] Re: TAN: Anomalies in 'Le Sacre...'

2002-10-14 Thread Colin Broom
- Original Message - From: "Mark D. Lew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I checked with a colleague who has conducted the piece. He confirmed that > our interpretation of the flute part is correct. (Rereading your note, > Colin, I believe you were describing the same thing I was, but in different

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread John Howell
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: >Here are the spoken names for the Eb/Bb clarinets as I learned them in the US: > >Eb >Bb >Eb alto >Bb bass >Eb bass >Bb contrabass >Eb contrabass Whoa!! The lowest clarinet I'm aware of is (to borrow tuba and organ terminology) the BBb contrabass, usually metal and f

re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Henry Howey
This was the favorite type of contra clarinet of Mark Hindsley at the U of Illinois. He used them exclusively as a true bass to a section of b-flat and bass clarinets. If he could avoid them, he did not use E-flat or alto clarinet parts, preferring to use low register mezzo-soprano or bass c

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread David H. Bailey
John Howell wrote: > > Back to me. Could someone contact David and give him the subscription > information? Since everything got screwed up in the changeover to Mailman, > I don't trust myself to have accurate information. Thanks! > > John I already sent that information (I just copied and p

Re: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread David H. Bailey
People have been speaking of using staff styles. Which version of Finale are you using? They have only been around since Finale2000 (if memory serves me properly) so if you are using Finale98 or earlier, you won't have any idea what they are talking about. In versions before Finale2000, you

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread David H. Bailey
There are two flavors of clarinets lower than the normal Bb bass clarinet, and their terminology seems to get somewhat hazy. One of them is pitched in Eb and sounds an octave lower than the Alto clarinet and the other is pitched in Bb and sounds an octave lower than the Bass clarinet. The Eb

Re: [Finale] Treble clef with "15" was: Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread David H. Bailey
I am confused by your statement that "there is only one ledger line between each pair of staves..." How can that be between the 15va treble and the treble? The ledger line above the treble clef would be an A, which can't be the ledger line below the 15va treble. There would have to be two

[Finale] TAN: Apple, IBM Team on 64-Bit Processor for Macintosh

2002-10-14 Thread Darcy James Argue
September 23, 2002 Apple, IBM Team on 64-Bit Processor for Macintosh By Daniel Drew Turner and Matthew Rothenberg Apple Computer Inc. is looking toward a 64-bit future for the Macintosh, courtesy of PowerPC partner IBM. Sources said IBM Microelectronics, a division of IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., is w

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 12:59 PM 10/14/02 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I know the two instruments (possibly erroneously) as a >contrabass in Eb and contrabass in Bb. Here are the spoken names for the Eb/Bb clarinets as I learned them in the US: Eb Bb Eb alto Bb bass Eb bass Bb contrabass Eb contrabass To me, any

Re: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread Tim Thompson
And, if you want partial measures in slash notation, turn on "select partial measures" (edit menu), and use staff styles: slash notation. On 10/14/02 12:26 PM, "Mr. Liudas Motekaitis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Staff Styles, selecting only the measures you want to change. > > > - Origina

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
Thanks for your replies, I know the two instruments (possibly erroneously) as a contrabass in Eb and contrabass in Bb.  This may be a British thing, or may just be me being wrong! Thanks again, All the best, Lawrence http://lawrenceyates.co.uk

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 12:39 PM 10/14/02 -0400, Phil Daley wrote: >At 10/14/2002 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>What is a contra-alto clarinet? >> >>Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet? > >No. A Contra-alto is an octave below a alto clarinet. Also called "Eb bass clarinet". Dennis ___

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Phil Daley
At 10/14/2002 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >What is a contra-alto clarinet? > >Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet? No. A Contra-alto is an octave below a alto clarinet. A Contra-bass is an octave below a bass clarinet. Phil Daley < AutoDesk > http://www.conknet.com/~p_da

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread Phil Daley
At 10/14/2002 01:04 PM, John Howell wrote: >When Eb Contra-Alto Clarinet parts are available with the score, they have >always been (from my experience) published in transposed treble clef. Players >only use tuba parts when they are not available. Yes, additionally, Bari-sax parts can be u

Re: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread Mr. Liudas Motekaitis
Staff Styles, selecting only the measures you want to change. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:24 PM Subject: [Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation? > My understanding is I am supposed to use "

[Finale] How to get partial slash, partial regular notation?

2002-10-14 Thread Blueyedtam64
My understanding is I am supposed to use "Staff attributes" to convert part of a staff from regular to slash notation, or vice versa. I must first select the measures I want to convert, at then select the notation choice. At least that's my understanding. In one of the stupid little things it does

Re: [Finale] contra-alto clarinet & bass clarinet discussion

2002-10-14 Thread Lori Sutherland
> >Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 05:46:12 -0400 (EDT) >From: "Eden - Lawrence D." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Dear Listers, > >What is the best way to write a Contralto Clarinet part for the average >high school player? > >Should I write the part as if it were a bass part and have the contra >pretend the pa

Re: [Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
What is a contra-alto clarinet? Is it what we call a contrabass clarinet? All the best, Lawrence http://lawrenceyates.co.uk

[Finale] Eb contra-alto clarinet notation

2002-10-14 Thread John Howell
I passed the question on to the Bandchat list, asking what directors found actually printed in scores and parts. The following replies are instructive. *** >A question has been raised on the Finale List regarding whether to notate >an Eb contra-alto clarinet part in bass clef at

Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread Éric Dussault
Le lundi, 14 oct 2002, à 09:00 America/Montreal, Christopher BJ Smith a écrit : > At 5:42 AM -0400 10/14/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: >> >> However, I believe that octave-transposing clefs are becoming more >> common >> even in transposed scores, and sometimes even in the instrumental >> part

[Finale] Re: One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread One of the McKays
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Re: [Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 09:53 AM 10/14/02 -0400, Christopher BJ Smith wrote: >>By John C. Dvorak - Opinion from PC Magazine >Man this pisses me off! My comments to follow. Don't stress. Dvorak's been around a long time, and I think his reputation is all that's carrying him now. Like a lot of computer geeks washing

OT: Re: [Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread David W. Fenton
[I put an OT in the subject line, as this is definitely off-topic] On 14 Oct 2002 at 8:02, Phil Daley wrote, quoting John Dvorak: > September 24, 2002 > By John C. Dvorak - Opinion from PC Magazine > > It's rampant. The new P2P systems, such as KaZaA and Morpheus, have picked > up where Naps

OT: Re: [Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread David W. Fenton
[I put an OT in the subject line, as this is definitely off-topic] On 14 Oct 2002 at 8:02, Phil Daley wrote, quoting John Dvorak: > September 24, 2002 > By John C. Dvorak - Opinion from PC Magazine > > It's rampant. The new P2P systems, such as KaZaA and Morpheus, have picked > up where Naps

Re: [Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

2002-10-14 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 8:02 AM -0400 10/14/02, Phil Daley wrote: >September 24, 2002 >By John C. Dvorak - Opinion from PC Magazine Man this pisses me off! My comments to follow. >It's rampant. The new P2P systems, such as KaZaA and Morpheus, have >picked up where Napster left off, and blank CDs now outsell >p

Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 5:42 AM -0400 10/14/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: > >However, I believe that octave-transposing clefs are becoming more common >even in transposed scores, and sometimes even in the instrumental parts. >For instance, nowadays I sometimes see the 8vb treble clef used in guitar >music. > >- Darcy

Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread Christopher BJ Smith
At 8:21 PM -0400 10/13/02, Darcy James Argue wrote: >On 2002/10/13 07:22 PM or thereabouts, Christopher BJ Smith ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> intoned: > >>> Again, this problem is easily avoided by using octave-transposing clefs for >>> octave-transposing instruments. >>> >>> - Darcy >> >> >> But that

Re: [Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

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[Finale] Treble clef with "15" was: Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread Urs Liska
- Original Message - From: "Darcy James Argue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Fin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch. > On 2002/10/14 03:42 AM or thereabouts, Michael Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > intoned: > > > [Dar

[Finale] One Buck Forty or Die

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Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch.

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Re: TAN: Anomalies in 'Le Sacre...' Score (was Re: [Finale] Clef refuses to display)

2002-10-14 Thread Mark D. Lew
I checked with a colleague who has conducted the piece. He confirmed that our interpretation of the flute part is correct. (Rereading your note, Colin, I believe you were describing the same thing I was, but in different words). As for the bass clarinet part, he tells me that Stravinsky went bac

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Re: [Finale] Transposed vs. concert pitch.

2002-10-14 Thread Michael Edwards
[Christopher B. J. Smith:] >> I don't know whether this is universal, but the way I was taught when >> writing concert-pitch scores, octave-transposing instruments such as >> picc, contrabassoon, glock, and double bass are written in the octave >> read by the player regardless. This seems to