|
From: | Hans Aberg |
Subject: | Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads |
Date: | Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:36:17 +0200 |
On 21 Jul 2009, at 21:18, Mark Polesky wrote:
There is an informative section called "Unpitched Sounds" on p.190 of Kurt Stone's book. Basically he says unpitched sounds should be notated with x-shaped heads on an extra line (usually above the staff) with a textual performance direction written at first occurence, using opposing stem-directions or extra lines for two or more types. Long sections with one type and nothing else can go on a single-line staff.
Note however that key-slaps on a flute or sax, also written with an x- head, can be pitched. So that excludes names like "unpitched note", I think. Blatter wrote the pitched key-slaps on an ordinary staff, and those of, as he terms it, unspecified pitch on a single line staff. "Unspecified pitch" suggests that it can be pitched, but it is left up to the discretion of the performer.
Hans
[Prev in Thread] | Current Thread | [Next in Thread] |