sharp and note-head between parenthesis
Hi all,
I'm in front of a music notation unknown to me : a sharp preceding a note-head, both between parenthesis and following a cord (see attachment).
I don't know its name, neither how to add it into my MuS file.
Thanks for your help,
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I think it's just a little hint that the Db you just sang is the same pitch as C#, so you don't get confused and accidentally sing down a step when you get to the C# in the next measure. While there would be a number of ways of doing this in MuseScore if you decide you want to give your performers that same hint, I'd recommend actually not doing so, as its more likely to confuse people (as it did you). Instead, consider connecting the Db and C# with a dotted slur.
If you do decide to copy the original publisher's hint, probably the simplest way would be to add the symbols from the Symbols palette. Or perhaps as text, using the Special Characters palette. Tricks using multiple voices would also be possible but to me over-complicated and likely to cause problems down the road.
In reply to I think it's just a little… by Marc Sabatella
"While there would be a number of ways of doing this in MuseScore if you decide you want to give your performers that same hint, I'd recommend actually not doing so, as its more likely to confuse people..."
Marc, I' not sure I agree with you on this point. In the UK I have seen quite a few scores which offer an enharmonic equivalent in parentheses, so that the performer can prepare for a note in the next bar which is at the same pitch but is notated differently.
"Tricks using multiple voices would also be possible but to me over-complicated and likely to cause problems down the road."
Having just tried out of curiosity "using multiple voices", I have to agree with you! It's a lot of work... ;-)
In reply to "While there would be a… by DanielR
Fair enough, maybe that notation is more common in some contexts than others. But the dashed slur is definitely very common as well.
EDIT: and I should clarify, also things like dotted lines or brackets, depending on the context.
In reply to "While there would be a… by DanielR
It can also be done easily with a grace note after by adding just one note to the 2nd or 3rd voice. (Of course the play option must be disabled for both notes added to the extra voice). // If this grace note was added to the same voice, it would shorten the duration of the previous note.
![gna-1.png]( "gna-1.png")
You can see how I did it in the attached gif.
(To avoid messing with the rests, I add a note to the 1st voice first. then I change it to 3rd voice.)
In reply to I think it's just a little… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, I think I agree that this might not be needed. Perhaps, as a courtesy to an inexperienced group, sure. But when you consider the key this piece is in, and the tonal shift that happens at the key change, I think this for a more advanced group. Musicians know how to read music and how to make music out of what the read. That's their job.
Well, I think it's because the pick-up really should be in the new key but they didn't want to put a Key Signature change part-way through the measure. Hence the (G#) on the 2nd stave - enharmonic for the pick-up A♭ , not for the forthcoming A♮,
In reply to Well, I think it's because… by underquark
In that case just make the second staff Ab into a G#, and the other two Db's into C#'s. Would be simpler.