Notation Standards and Tools Flashcards
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What is the function of a 'courtesy accidental' (also called a 'cautionary accidental') in notation?
Answer: To cancel an accidental from a previous measure as a reminder to the performer
A courtesy accidental reminds performers of the current pitch status of a note, especially after an accidental in a prior measure.
In Finale and Sibelius, what does 'part extraction' refer to?
Answer: Generating individual performer parts from a full orchestral score
Part extraction automatically creates individual instrument parts from a full score, each showing only that instrument's music.
Which time signature would be considered 'compound duple' meter?
Answer: 6/8
6/8 is compound duple because it has two main beats, each subdivided into three eighth notes.
What does 'col legno' instruct a string player to do?
Answer: Play with the wood of the bow rather than the hair
Col legno (Italian for 'with the wood') instructs the player to strike the strings with the wooden stick of the bow.
In standard notation, a fermata (๐) placed over a note indicates what?
Answer: Hold the note for longer than its written value at the performer's or conductor's discretion
A fermata tells the performer to sustain the note beyond its notated value, with the exact duration left to musical judgment.
What is the role of 'figured bass' notation in Baroque-era transcription?
Answer: It provides numbers below a bass line indicating the intervals for improvised harmony above it
Figured bass uses numbers below the bass line to indicate the harmonic intervals a keyboardist should realize above that pitch.
Which of the following is a dedicated music notation software application?
Answer: MuseScore
MuseScore is a free, open-source music notation software for writing and printing standard sheet music.