Performance Style attributes 2005-05-23 08:24 pm Do any of these <TAGS> have any affect on the actual MIDI performance or are they just available for notation (visual) performance. Does putting Legato at the beginning of a staff actually make it that way, or is that mostly done through slurs.Ad libitum - "At will"Animato - Animated or spiritedCantabile - In a singing styleCon brio - With animationDolce - SweetEspressivo - Expressive, emotionalGrazioso - GracefulLegato - SmoothMaestoso - Majestically, statelyMarcato - Marked. Stressed, accentedMeno mosso - Less livelyPoco a poco - Little by littlePiu mosso - More livelySemplice - SimpleSimile - Continue in a similar mannerSolo - AloneSostenuto - SustainedSotto Voce -"Under the voice. QuietlyStaccato - DetachedSubito - Suddenly, immediatelyTenuto - HeldTutti - "All". Entrance of full ensembleVolta Subito Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #1 – 2005-05-23 09:06 pm I know that both legato and tenuto work, I use them often. the others, I don't know. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #2 – 2005-05-23 11:27 pm Staccato is the only other one in addition to legato and tenuto that makes any difference in performance style that I can discern. The remaining are just notations and do not affect the MIDI performance. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #3 – 2005-05-24 12:04 am Since all the other performance markings are rather subjective in their exact execution, a computer program couldn't easily be made to interpret them satisfactorily. Put them in for the printed score, and get the effects by inserting various MPCs (Multi-Point Controllers). Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #4 – 2005-05-24 06:26 pm If only 3 of the Performance Style options have any playing significance, I was wondering why the others should even be included.Wouldn't it make more sense to just let people use the TEXT option to include their own markings?It would also be less confusing since one of the main features of NWC is that it is "easy to use" and uncomplicated.That's just my personal thought. Perhaps some people like the quick insert of frequently used markings. Maybe a new menu heading should be created for these non-MIDI items.I have a book that identifies these in 3-categories:Mood Indications include (some examples):abandono, agitato, animato, dolce, espressivo, furioso, galante, gaudioso, grave, pesante, religioso, semplice, tranquillo, vitamenteDirections for Execution include (some examples):accento, articulato, desto, legato, loco, marcato, preciso, sotto voce, staccato, stentando, volanteTempo Change Indications include (some examples):allargando, calando, ritardando, rallentando, meno mosso, piu mosso, ad libitum, a tempo, rubato, tenuto Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #5 – 2005-05-25 06:07 am I would place sotto voce under Mood indications. Sotto voce = soft voice.Funny, these 'grave' and 'pesante' next to each other. Heavy and heavy. The difference must be very subtle - just like the difference(s) between ritenuto, ritardando and rallantando.(held back, slowing down and ) Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #6 – 2005-05-25 03:40 pm = getting broader, I think Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #7 – 2005-05-25 06:46 pm > The difference must be very subtleNot from the definitions that I have seen:grave - 1: extremely slow and solemn 2: Deep, low in pitchpesante - Heavy; emphatic-------------------------------------------------------------sotto voce - "below voice". To be PLAYED quietly or using a soft voice. That appears more like a direction of execution than a mood to me.-------------------------------------------------------------ritardando - a gradual decrease in temporallentando – a gradual decrease in tempo and forceritenuto – holding back; a sudden reduction in tempo Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #8 – 2005-05-26 01:47 pm You learn something every day!I had not realised that legato would actually produce an organ like method of playback for organ pieces, rather than having lots of difficult slur lines - difficult because, especially using layering, they never seem to finish up where I want on the printed score. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #9 – 2005-05-26 03:48 pm Legato and Tenuto seem to have identical effects: the note is played for its whole notated length. Staccato plays the notes quite short. Any of the other commands (including volta subito!) restore the playing style to the default, i.e. slightly shorter than notated. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #10 – 2005-05-26 11:20 pm BTW, please don't use "volti subito" when there is a long rest on the next page."Subito" means quickly. If I have ten bars rest, I can take my time. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #11 – 2005-07-08 01:19 pm > Wouldn't it make more sense to just let people use the TEXT option to include their own markings?The Performance Style item has existed in NWC since its original release, which predates general text input, which was not added until version 1.20.See also:NoteWorthy Composer History Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #12 – 2005-07-08 04:53 pm I noticed while reviewing the NoteWorthy Composer HistoryVersion 1.10 [features since 1.0]:* Score builder tool* Tool button access to the Score Builder toolIs that still an active tool? I can't find it. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #13 – 2005-07-08 05:10 pm The Score Builder tool does not directly exist in new versions. As the product evolved, aspects of the Score Builder tool ended up on the Staff menu, as well as the Score Review tool. Quote Selected
Re: Performance Style attributes Reply #14 – 2005-07-09 12:36 am Ya know what would be interesting to see in the NoteWorthy Composer History?Release dates for each update.Kinda "archeological," you might think, but interesting nonetheless. Quote Selected