Re: [Finale] Commas after word extensions?

2011-08-07 Thread Eric Fiedler
As a matter of fact, the comma _after_ the word extension is not only more logical, as Daniel has pointed out, but also standard practice in Bärenreiter's Telemann Edition (which is what I happen to have open at the moment) and (probably) also the NBA (the publications, not the teams!). So it

Re: [Finale] Commas after word extensions?

2011-08-07 Thread Chuck Israels
When I need a breath mark (a high-flying comma as an articulation) to appear at the end of a measure - perhaps a measure with a whole note where the breath mark would normally appear immediately after the note, I use an invisible smart line to position the articulation where it looks logical to

Re: [Finale] Commas after word extensions?

2011-08-07 Thread John Howell
At 6:49 PM +0200 8/7/11, Eric Fiedler wrote: As a matter of fact, the comma _after_ the word extension is not only more logical, as Daniel has pointed out, but also standard practice in Bärenreiter's Telemann Edition (which is what I happen to have open at the moment) and (probably) also the

Re: [Finale] Commas after word extensions?

2011-08-07 Thread John Howell
At 8:11 AM -0700 8/7/11, Mark D Lew wrote: I agree with Daniel on this, and I was a little surprised to see so many people say or imply this is unorthodox. I've seen plenty of old sources that put the comma after the word extension, and I prefer it. I also had a regular client who asked for

Re: [Finale] Commas after word extensions?

2011-08-07 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
On Sun, August 7, 2011 12:50 pm, John Howell wrote: Some publishers still use individual flags rather than beaming in vocal music, and some singers actually like it that way! Yeah, my singer for the lead in Erzsébet likes it that way and was mightily irritated that I'd provided the score with