At 9:12 AM -0800 11/25/09, Ryan Beard wrote:
I'm working on a piece for String Orchestra, but it has a second
cello part. (The instrumentation is Violin I, Violin II, Viola,
Cello I, Cello II, String Bass.) My question concerns the cello
part. Should I extract the cello parts together in one pa
In general, you DO want to have SEPARATE cello parts rather than two staves per
system. There will be too much page turning and visual confusion otherwise.
Here are some exceptions:
1) If the extra cello part is different only a few measures here or there, you
could do one part with the occasio
Ryan, better to have two separate parts, just like Violin I & Violin II.
The less to look at and process, the better.
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