![]() ![]() Anyhow I’ll probably find this kind of info in the Gould book, but if anybody knows of a cheat sheet that would be really helpful. Dan mentioned in another thread that (using this terminology I know now) “systems always extent to the right margin”. I’ve looked at sheet music for but never thought about it. The other thing is knowing the standard conventions. So for folks like me who don’t have the working conceptual framework for engraving this is really helpful. Then when I could afford it they were getting so long in the tooth and warty it didn’t seem worth it So I’m really a newb to musical engraving, but it’s a beautiful fascinating subject. Yeah I was working in the days when paper was the only option and later couldn’t spend the $$ on Sib/Finale. If it were a typical piano score, you might get 10 or 12 staves on a page but only five or six systems, because the top two staves are played simultaneously, the next two staves are played simultaneously etc. Here’s an example of that, showing a string quartet all playing bars 1-6, then all playing bars 7-10, then bars 11-14, then bars 15-20:Īnd on the first page of the 1st Violin part for that same string quartet, you’ll see 12 staves which correspond to 12 systems: In a string quartet score, you might get four systems to a page. ![]() Here’s an example of that, showing lots of instruments but all playing the same seven bars: In an orchestral score, you might only get one system to a page. It’s a single run of bars from one side of the page to the other. When more than one system appears on a page, often two parallel diagonal strokes are placed on the left side of the score to separate them. In some cases, a brace is used for this purpose. Sometimes a second bracket is used to show instruments grouped in pairs, such as the first and second oboes or first and second violins in an orchestra. A brace is used to join multiple staves that represent an instrument, such as a piano, organ, harp, or marimba. A bracket is an additional vertical line joining staves to show groupings of instruments that function as a unit, such as the string section of an orchestra. Repeat sign: The dots on the right is used to show from where it should be repeated, if not from the beginning, let’s say a couple of measures in the piece. Double barline: This shows where the music ends. Thin double barline: This is used to show different sections of a larger piece. Elaine Gould’s “Behind Bars” doesn’t bother to define it, but does bother to define “System Dividers”, which are the two diagonal lines that are often inserted in the gaps between two systems.Ī vertical line drawn to the left of multiple staves creates a system, indicating that the music on all the staves is to be played simultaneously. Simple barline: Divides the music into groups as we saw above. “System” is not Dorico-specific terminology. ![]()
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