Re: Fingering

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Wednesday 14 July 2004 01:29 am, Sami Huhtala wrote:
> Much simpler solution when the need to force a number above/below the
> staff is only temporary:
>
>    c^3  forces the fingering-number above the note
>    c-3  finds the 'most natural' place for the number
>         (always[?] above the staff - collisions very likely when
>       setting polyphonic music!)
>    c_3  forces the fingering-number below the note
>
> So basically placing a fingering-number uses the same placing policy
> as the articulation marks. The most simple notation (c-3) should be
> ok when settin one-voice music, but in keyboard music particularly,
> when the fingering number often show on wich hand to play the note,
> it is important to have the other options too.
>
> When fingering polyphonic music following methods are working when
> forcing stacked fingering-numbers

Not everyone agrees that stacking fingering is ok.  The old usage
is to have the finger indication closest to its note, and many
would prefer to follow that convention.  Besides, it consumes
less vertical space on the page to do it the old way.  daveA

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