jimlogue@cc.utah.edu (JAMES P. LOGUE) (06/14/91)
I'm working on a piece for sax and tape using some quartertones and I'm a bit confused about all the different notations schemes for 1/4 accidentals. All of the notation texts here are aroung ten years old... is there a more common method nowadays? Polish, Kegel, what? What's the best for computer notation programs (do any have 1/4 tone symbols built-in?) Gracias. Jim Logue University of Utah jimlogue@cc.utah.edu
jimlogue@cc.utah.edu (JAMES P. LOGUE) (06/15/91)
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I'm working on a piece for sax and tape using some quarter tones and I need
to find out what the _current_ notation practice for 1/4 accidentals is.
The local notation texts are about ten years old. What's the standard here
in the states? Polish? Kegel? whut?
Gracias
Jim Logue - Univ. of Utah - jimlogue@cc.utah.edu ted@dgbt.doc.ca (Ted Grusec) (06/15/91)
You might want to take a look at a book by Erhard Karkoschka, NOTATION IN NEW MUSIC, Universal Edition Ltd., London, 1966/72. While "old", it does address the variety of notation problems in 20th century music, and surveys the various solutions to these problems. -- ========================================================================== Ted Grusec Communications Research Centre (Govt. of Canada, DOC) 3701 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ont.K2H 8S2, CANADA Internet: ted@dgbt.doc.ca Compuserve: 73607,1576 (613) 998 2762 Fax (613) 993 8657
mgresham@artsnet.UUCP (Mark Gresham) (06/19/91)
In article <1991Jun14.133437.16975@fcom.cc.utah.edu> jimlogue@cc.utah.edu writes: >I'm working on a piece for sax and tape using some quartertones and I'm a >bit confused about all the different notations schemes for 1/4 accidentals. >All of the notation texts here are aroung ten years old... is there a more >common method nowadays? Polish, Kegel, what? What's the best for computer >notation programs (do any have 1/4 tone symbols built-in?) SCORE has 1/4-step and 3/4-step accidentals available as well as parenthetical versions of them. They are available both as a Parameter 5 selection for Code 1 items and by themselves as Code 9 items. I do not think they are yet available as 'musica ficta' accidentals (above the note head) as Parameter 11 selections for Code 1 items, but as Code 9 items can be scaled and placed in that position and achieve the same results. SCORE is also powerful enough to handle graphic notation of the tape portion of your score. It only works on IBM-PC/AT or clone (286 or better) but does not require Windows as Finale for PC does. It is expensive, more so than Finale alone, but much less than Finale + Windows + additional hardware you may need. The learning curve is long, but not longer than Finale. Cheers, --Mark ======================================== Mark Gresham ARTSNET Norcross, GA, USA E-mail: ...gatech!artsnet!mgresham or: artsnet!mgresham@gatech.edu ========================================