[Finale] Patterson Beams

2007-09-09 Thread Jonathan Smith
I have been using Patterson beams for many years now but in finmac2007 they don't seem to work so well. I should like to know if I am alone on this or have others found similar problems. Firstly, I have to display the score in concert pitch first and then apply PB, otherwise the result is v

[Finale] Multimeasure Rests

2007-09-09 Thread Bruce E. Clausen
Solved my problem. Mirable dictu. Bruce Clausen ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread dennis
> On 9 Sep 2007 at 20:17, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > >> Aaron Sherber wrote, on 9/9/2007 7:55 PM: >> > Sure -- it's called "USB numeric keypad"! >> >> Which doesn't work for the ALT+ characters on my Dell. :( > > I'm presently working on a borrowed Lenovo laptop, and the FN key > plus ALT for n

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
David W. Fenton wrote, on 9/9/2007 10:24 PM: I'm presently working on a borrowed Lenovo laptop, and the FN key plus ALT for numbers on the embedded numeric keyboard works just fine. Does the Dell not have an embedded numeric keyboard? Yes, that works just fine. But I'm a touch typist in Speedy

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread David W. Fenton
On 9 Sep 2007 at 20:17, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: > Aaron Sherber wrote, on 9/9/2007 7:55 PM: > > Sure -- it's called "USB numeric keypad"! > > Which doesn't work for the ALT+ characters on my Dell. :( I'm presently working on a borrowed Lenovo laptop, and the FN key plus ALT for numbers on

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Historical performance; Was: alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread David W. Fenton
On 9 Sep 2007 at 23:30, Johannes Gebauer wrote: > it seems to > me that 19th century treatises are much more particular about the use of > vibrato. I'm very intrigued by your idea, and don't mean this comment as in any way an effort to refute your hypothesis, but the fact is that the 19th cen

Re: [Finale] finale customer support address?

2007-09-09 Thread Chuck Israels
jef, Happened to me a couple of times before I figured out that there was one last page with a final "submit question" after I had clicked what I thought was the last of those. Navigate through the process again and see if maybe that was the problem. Chuck On Sep 9, 2007, at 5:36 PM,

Re: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread John Howell
At 11:25 PM +0100 9/9/07, Johannes Gebauer wrote: To the wisdom of the list: I am working for a publisher who wants to name me as an engraver. He insists that it should say, in English: Music setting by Johannes Gebauer To me this sounds as though I set, ie arranged the music. All I did was

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread John Howell
At 6:34 PM -0400 9/9/07, Christopher Smith wrote: I was always under the impression that dance rhythms tended to speed UP as they went on in history and leave the dance world in favour of the concert world. Your account of the Sarabande would certainly refute THAT. I see what you mean, but

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
Aaron Sherber wrote, on 9/9/2007 7:55 PM: Sure -- it's called "USB numeric keypad"! Which doesn't work for the ALT+ characters on my Dell. :( Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] finale customer support address?

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 8:36 PM, shirling & neueweise wrote: is this the right address? http://makemusic.custhelp.com i submitted a couple of questions and don't see them in the "my stuff" tab, i only see questions i asked before they moved to this new system. and noone has answered, usually

[Finale] finale customer support address?

2007-09-09 Thread shirling & neueweise
is this the right address? http://makemusic.custhelp.com i submitted a couple of questions and don't see them in the "my stuff" tab, i only see questions i asked before they moved to this new system. and noone has answered, usually i at least get a response suggesting i don't know how to use

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Ah -- you know, I hadn't even thought to look at the arrow keys. It's just too bad the fn key is on the other side of the laptop keyboard -- that used to be a one-handed shortcut, even on a laptop. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 09 Sep 2007, at 8:34 PM, Christophe

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
Sh-func-end Christopher On Sep 9, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Hey Aaron, Thanks, that works. I wonder if there is a laptop-friendly shortcut, though? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 09 Sep 2007, at 6:21 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 04:30 PM 9/9

Re: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 6:51 PM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: On 09.09.2007 Christopher Smith wrote: I agree with you. Even "Engraving by Johannes Gebauer" should be sufficient. "Setting" does sound like some kind of realisation or arrangement was done, if not actual composing, like setting a poem

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 07:34 PM 9/9/2007, Darcy James Argue wrote: >Thanks, that works. I wonder if there is a laptop-friendly shortcut, >though? Sure -- it's called "USB numeric keypad"! Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/list

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 4:30 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: In previous versions of Finale, the shortcut to extend the selection from the current measure through the end of the piece is shift-right arrow. In Fin2008, shift-right arrow extends the selection by a single measure. What is the new sho

Re: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Johannes, The word he's looking for is "notesetting," which is a synonym of "engraving." (See the subtitle of Steven Powell's book: "The Art and Practice of Digital Notesetting.") Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 09 Sep 2007, at 6:51 PM, Johannes Gebauer wrote:

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hey Aaron, Thanks, that works. I wonder if there is a laptop-friendly shortcut, though? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 09 Sep 2007, at 6:21 PM, Aaron Sherber wrote: At 04:30 PM 9/9/2007, Darcy James Argue wrote: >What is the new shortcut that extends the selecti

Re: [Finale] Fin2008 Help and Safari 3.03

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 2:18 PM, Darcy James Argue wrote: Is anyone else having trouble using the Search function of Finale 2008's HTML help with Safari 3.03? When I click on the "Search" tab, all I get is a mini progress bar that never completes. Same here. I searched manually in the Index ins

Re: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 09.09.2007 Christopher Smith wrote: I agree with you. Even "Engraving by Johannes Gebauer" should be sufficient. "Setting" does sound like some kind of realisation or arrangement was done, if not actual composing, like setting a poem to music. I guess the reason he doesn't want to use this

RE: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Williams, Jim
It is a bit confusing. In this context "setting" could mean "Satz" as in "Notensatz." but "setting" does indeed suggest arrangement. A better term would be "music typesetting." That will keep the word "setting" but give the proper meaning. Will they accept "Music typesetting"? Jim From: Joha

Re: [Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Johannes Gebauer wrote: To the wisdom of the list: I am working for a publisher who wants to name me as an engraver. He insists that it should say, in English: Music setting by Johannes Gebauer To me this sounds as though I set, ie arranged the music. All I did

Re: [Finale] Re: OT Historical performance; Was: alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 09.09.2007 Ken Moore wrote: I would be interested to hear your reasons and evidence, especially for a reduction in its use c. 1750. Spohr (c. 1840) I know, and Joachim (c.1909) I been told, describe vibrato as an embellishment to be used on particular notes, possibly more by soloists than

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Christopher Smith
On Sep 9, 2007, at 2:12 PM, John Howell wrote: At 4:12 PM +0200 9/9/07, Barbara Touburg wrote: Is there a place on the net where I can find the correct tempi for various dances? I'm working on a berceuse right now and I would like it to play back at the proper tempo. There may be, but be

Re: [Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Aaron Sherber
At 04:30 PM 9/9/2007, Darcy James Argue wrote: >What is the new shortcut that extends the selection >to the end of the document? Shift-End works for me. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

[Finale] Help with English

2007-09-09 Thread Johannes Gebauer
To the wisdom of the list: I am working for a publisher who wants to name me as an engraver. He insists that it should say, in English: Music setting by Johannes Gebauer To me this sounds as though I set, ie arranged the music. All I did was the engraving, I had no part in the arrangement.

[Finale] Select through end in Fin2k8

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
In previous versions of Finale, the shortcut to extend the selection from the current measure through the end of the piece is shift-right arrow. In Fin2008, shift-right arrow extends the selection by a single measure. What is the new shortcut that extends the selection to the end of the doc

Re: [Finale] Fin2008 - lock/unlock system?

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
That's what I was doing, but something was going awry. It appears to be working correctly now, so I don't know what the problem was exactly. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY On 09 Sep 2007, at 4:09 PM, Barbara Touburg wrote: By selecting 1 measure of a system with the m

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Barbara Touburg
Ah yes! I'll give it a boring tempo then. But that berceuse isn't the only (ahem) dance I'm working on. I also have a polka, a gavotte, a menuet + trio, a polonaise, a mazurka, a nocturne (I know, not a dance), a scherzo, some capriccios, and a valse caprice. They are all works by father (1835

Re: [Finale] Fin2008 - lock/unlock system?

2007-09-09 Thread Barbara Touburg
By selecting 1 measure of a system with the mass mover tool - o wait, with the selection tool - and hitting L or U. Darcy James Argue wrote: In Fin2008, using the Lock Systems and Unlock Systems commands lock/ unlock ALL systems. How do I lock or unlock a SINGLE system? Cheers, - Darcy -

[Finale] Fin2008 - lock/unlock system?

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
In Fin2008, using the Lock Systems and Unlock Systems commands lock/ unlock ALL systems. How do I lock or unlock a SINGLE system? Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mai

[Finale] Fin2008 Help and Safari 3.03

2007-09-09 Thread Darcy James Argue
Is anyone else having trouble using the Search function of Finale 2008's HTML help with Safari 3.03? When I click on the "Search" tab, all I get is a mini progress bar that never completes. Cheers, - Darcy - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brooklyn, NY __

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread John Howell
At 4:12 PM +0200 9/9/07, Barbara Touburg wrote: Is there a place on the net where I can find the correct tempi for various dances? I'm working on a berceuse right now and I would like it to play back at the proper tempo. There may be, but be aware that it is likely based on conjecture. One of

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Eric Fiedler
On second thought I think the tempo can, within a certain range, be pretty subjective; compare Chopins Op.57 with Stravinsky's Berceuse from the Firebird. Eric Habsburger Verlag Frankfurt (Dr. Fiedler) www.habsburgerverlag.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] [

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Eric Fiedler
In what period? There is, for instance, an exhaustive discussion with bibliography on Mozart's tempos at: www.mozart-tempi.net Eric Habsburger Verlag Frankfurt (Dr. Fiedler) www.habsburgerverlag.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] *

Re: [Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Carl Dershem
dc wrote: Barbara Touburg écrit: Is there a place on the net where I can find the correct tempi for various dances? I'm working on a berceuse right now and I would like it to play back at the proper tempo. Well, a berceuse isn't a dance but a lullaby... There may be some overlap. I've play

[Finale] O.T. (Speaking of Dances): 1st and 2nd Lines over staves

2007-09-09 Thread Kim Patrick Clow
Hi all: I have a Menuet dance movement, The structure is ||: 8 Bars :|| ||: 8 Bars :|| then the trio ||: 8 bars:|| ||: 8 Bars:|| That last 8 bar section has a first and 2nd ending with a cue to da capo the menuet. My question is about the 2nd line-- should I use the horizontal line, because the

[Finale] OT: Tempi of dance movements

2007-09-09 Thread Barbara Touburg
Is there a place on the net where I can find the correct tempi for various dances? I'm working on a berceuse right now and I would like it to play back at the proper tempo. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinf

Re: Re: [Finale] alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread Daniel Wolf
I specifically mentioned the woodwinds; instruments have survived at low pitches, as much as a whole tone lower than an A440, and such low Kammertons -- for example the French chamber tone of A394, circa a whole tone lower than A440, and in fashion through the middle of the 18th century -- have

Re: [Finale] alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread dhbailey
Andrew Stiller wrote: On Sep 8, 2007, at 2:37 PM, Daniel Wolf wrote: I have always wondered about the case of the F trumpet in the second Brandenburg -- could this have been written for a situation in which the strings and ww. played at a Kammerton and the trumpeter used a high pitched but

[Finale] Re: OT Historical performance; Was: alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread Ken Moore
Johannes Gebauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Certainly no modern vibrato, but no vibrato would be just as wrong... In fact I am absolutely more vibrato was done in Bach's time than between 1750 and 1850. A controversal view, I know. I would be interested to hear your reasons and evidence, esp

Re: [Finale] (OT) was alto as tenor?

2007-09-09 Thread Johannes Gebauer
On 08.09.2007 John Howell wrote: Yes, and every time this difference among high and low Kammerton and high and low Chorton comes up I have to stop and relearn it. I doubt that they refer to specific frequencies, because I'm not sure the technology existed to measure specific frequencies. T