Re: [Finale] Appealing to the collective wisdom of the list

2006-03-02 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
John Howell wrote: Can't help with the answer, but in a case like this I suggest that you tell us whether you are talking about a measured BOW tremolo or a measured FINGER tremolo. Yes, both exist. I know both exist, and as far as I know, both measured bow and measured finger tremolos are

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread Mark D Lew
On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Stan Lord wrote: In that they are a bunch of people singing together, no difference. Except that, to me, a choir exists on its own. You could go to a concert and the sole performer is the choir. A chorus seems to imply, to me, singers which support soloists. You

Re: Subject: [Finale] VERY OT: Chaconnes and Passacaglias

2006-03-02 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 28.02.2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Biber wrote a very famous Passacaglia for unaccompanied violin, the final part of the Rosary Sonatas. There is also one very beautiful Passacaglia in one of the 1681 volume of violin sonatas (violin and continuo), in my opinion a better piece than the

Re: [Finale] VERY OT: Chaconnes and Passacaglias

2006-03-02 Thread Johannes Gebauer
Just because I recently research it, this comes to mind immediately: Antonio Salieri: La Folia Espagna, 26 Variations on the Folia ground bass. Full Orchestra. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread dhbailey
Stan Lord wrote: In that they are a bunch of people singing together, no difference. Except that, to me, a choir exists on its own. You could go to a concert and the sole performer is the choir. A chorus seems to imply, to me, singers which support soloists. You wouldn't go to a concert

Re: [Finale] EU/Italian Publishing Laws

2006-03-02 Thread dhbailey
dc wrote: Martin Banner écrit: Is anyone on the list familiar with current rules and regulations regarding permission to publish a modern performing edition of an older (several centuries older) music manuscript located in the EU, particularly in Italian libraries, conservatories, etc? I

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread Phil Daley
At 3/2/2006 04:53 AM, Mark D Lew wrote: On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:35 PM, Stan Lord wrote: In that they are a bunch of people singing together, no difference. Except that, to me, a choir exists on its own. You could go to a concert and the sole performer is the choir. A chorus seems to imply,

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 2, 2006, at 2:35 AM, Stan Lord wrote: In that they are a bunch of people singing together, no difference. Except that, to me, a choir exists on its own. You could go to a concert and the sole performer is the choir. A chorus seems to imply, to me, singers which support soloists. You

Re: [Finale] Chorus question - Choir vs Chorus

2006-03-02 Thread Raymond Horton
Christopher Smith wrote: Can we just agree that while each of the two terms seems to be more popular in certain contexts, there is a fair bit of overlap, both in meaning and usage? Christopher That depends. How do you define overlap, meaning and usage? ;-)

Re: [Finale] Chorus question - Choir vs Chorus

2006-03-02 Thread dhbailey
Raymond Horton wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: Can we just agree that while each of the two terms seems to be more popular in certain contexts, there is a fair bit of overlap, both in meaning and usage? Christopher That depends. How do you define overlap, meaning and usage? ;-)

Re: [Finale] Chorus question - Choir vs Chorus

2006-03-02 Thread YATESLAWRENCE
In a message dated 02/03/2006 14:29:17 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did we ever learn what the meanind of "is" is? what do you mean by "meanind"? Lawrence :-) "þaes ofereode - þisses swa maeg"http://lawrenceyates.co.ukDulcian Wind Quintet: http://dulcianwind.co.uk

Re: [Finale] Chorus question - Choir vs Chorus

2006-03-02 Thread dhbailey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 02/03/2006 14:29:17 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did we ever learn what the meanind of is is? what do you mean by meanind? By meanind I mean that I need to take up a collection so that I can take typing lessons, followed by

Re: [Finale] Sola Tutte?

2006-03-02 Thread Andrew Stiller
On Mar 1, 2006, at 6:15 PM, Lee Actor wrote: Solo/soli/tutti is standard. Actually, I can't recall ever seeing sola or tutte on a viola part. But then, my memory ain't what it used to be. Stravinsky, e.g., uses the feminine forms all the time. Basically, it's a question of what you mean

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread John Howell
At 8:38 AM +0100 3/1/06, themark wrote: sorry for leaving the path for a while, what is the difference between choir and chorus? thanks As it happens, this is a question with which I bedevil the students in my choral literature class. Why? Because while there is no real difference, there

[Finale] Sola Tutte

2006-03-02 Thread Ryan Beard
Bass Drum (Gran Cassa) is also feminine. As are other percussion instruments. Unless you're 100% sure, I would probably stick with masculine forms, especially if you're using English staff names. Ryan __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail

Re: [Finale] Sola Tutte

2006-03-02 Thread Chuck Israels
There is a long standing, and obviously useful tradition of using Italian terms to describe and define musical indications, and I continue to use some of them - ritard and accel. seem more practical than Slow Down and Speed Up. But I have become increasingly comfortable with using

Re: [Finale] Sola Tutte

2006-03-02 Thread Robert Patterson
I was dinged with this when I was in graduate school by a prefessor who was a stickler for correct Italian. I resisted his advice. Personally, I think you should have recourse to an English language dictionary that you trust. If the word is in there, you certainly may use it without Italian

RE: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread keith helgesen
!00% with you there! Exactly the difference. A friend of mine said what about the Hallelujah Chorus? To my mind that is perfectly correct. The Chorus is featured in this 'tune', but in the context of the work it is in support of soloists. Cheers K in Oz Keith Helgesen. Director of Music,

Re: [Finale] Chorus question

2006-03-02 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:34 PM, John Howell wrote: saxophone choir (oh ye saxophonophobes!). I believe the correct term, as used by no other an expert than Homer Simpson, is saxomaphonophobe. Perhaps in some contexts, like in a bar, one may use saxomaphobe. Thank you. Christopher Smith

[Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread John Bell
In orchestral parts, what's the best way to get the instrument name to appear as a header or footer on every page (or every other page)? John ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 2, 2006, at 4:18 PM, John Bell wrote: In orchestral parts, what's the best way to get the instrument name to appear as a header or footer on every page (or every other page)? Here's a possibility: In your score, create a text block (or add to the existing one that presently has

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread Robert Patterson
I have a plugin that helps for this: Copyist's Helper. -Original Message- From: John Bell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2006 09:18 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Instrument names In orchestral parts, what's the best way to get the instrument name

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread John Bell
Thanks Christopher The first method you suggest would be ideal were it not for the several drawbacks you mention. Regrettably, these make it unusable. I will examine your other suggestions. Regards John On 2 Mar 2006, at 21:38, Christopher Smith wrote: On Mar 2, 2006, at 4:18 PM,

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread John Bell
Thanks Robert I looked at this in the past and concluded that it did not do quite what I wanted. But I'll have another look -- it may be useful to me. Regards John On 2 Mar 2006, at 22:48, Robert Patterson wrote: I have a plugin that helps for this: Copyist's Helper. -Original

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread Cecil Rigby
That can be set directly using the File menu item Extract parts Select the Options button in the first dx box.. You can set the font, size, location and pages of the header/footer (doesn't allow just left or right pages, tho- simply page one or 1 through, etc.) If this has changed

Re: [Finale] Instrument names

2006-03-02 Thread Christopher Smith
The trouble with that is that you lose the instrument name in the upper left-hand corner on Page 1. There is no automated way to have the same name in one place on Page 1, and someplace else in a smaller typeface on pages 2 +. You end up typing it all out somewhere else in any case. Since

[Finale] How does Finale 2006 run on an Intel Mac?

2006-03-02 Thread Brian Williams
I know this has been discussed before, but how fast does Finale 2006 run on the new Intel-based MacBooks? Faster or slower than on a top-of-the-line PowerPC-based PowerBook? I thought that Finale was compiled using CodeWarrior (not XCode) and therefore might have problems. Brian