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Personalizing Articulations

Hi, everyone.  I'm new to this, and can't seem to figure out how to add articulations of my own.  Right now, I'm transcribing a Schumann piece that calls for several Sforzati.  Sforzando is available in Temo Variance, but this is an articulation.  Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Personalizing Articulations

Reply #1 –
In  NWC2+, sforzando is available as a Dynamic Variance Command. It would be an error to classify it as a Tempo Variance Command.

It is probably best described as an articulation, but NoteWorthy reserves that term for attributes of a Note/Chord/RestChord rather than independent objects. In NoteWorthy, sforzando has no effect on playback. It is provided simply for its visual aspect, leaving its playback effect up to the user. On some instruments, the player might increase the duration of the sound as well as its velocity. Some possible interpretations might be:
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!NoteWorthyComposerClip(2.0,Single)
|Clef|Type:Treble
|Key|Signature:F#
|TimeSig|Signature:2/4
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-9|Justify:Right|Placement:BestFitForward
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|PerformanceStyle|Style:Tenuto|Pos:12|Visibility:Never
|Dynamic|Style:p|Opts:Velocity=75|Pos:-9|Placement:AtNextNote|Visibility:Never
|DynamicVariance|Style:Sforzando|Pos:7|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|PerformanceStyle|Style:Semplice|Pos:12|Visibility:Never
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-9|Placement:AtNextNote|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Dynamic|Style:p|Opts:Velocity=75|Pos:-9|Placement:AtNextNote|Visibility:Never
|DynamicVariance|Style:Sforzando|Pos:7|Justify:Center|Placement:AtNextNote
|Note|Dur:4th|Pos:0
|Bar
|Dynamic|Style:p|Pos:-9|Placement:AtNextNote|Visibility:Never
|Note|Dur:Half|Pos:0
!NoteWorthyComposerClip-End
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Re: Personalizing Articulations

Reply #2 –
Rick is correct about sFz. But it is unclear to me whether you are talking about that or about the sforzando symbol (>). NWC does treat the latter as an articulation. You can enter it by highlighting the note you want to emphasize and then pressing the <!> key on your computer keyboard. There is no user control available over its distance from the note, but you can switch it between the notehead and the stem by using the "Use stem for articulations" checkbox on the "notes" tab of the Notation Properties dialog box. (This box is obtained by pressing <Alt><Enter> whenever part of the score is highlighted.)

Re: Personalizing Articulations

Reply #3 –
To confuse matters even more (and perhaps our Italian friends can help us with translations), Alfred's defines "sforzando" as "sf" and "sforzato" as "sfz".  NWC defines "sforzando" as "sfz", so it's unclear which exact symbol or text you're looking at in your music.  Perhaps the "sforzati" you're asking about is plural for "sforzato"?  At any rate, if you want a dynamic variance not currently supported by NWC, you can always just add a text expression, using the standard staff italic font.

Re: Personalizing Articulations

Reply #4 –
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Perhaps the "sforzati" you're asking about is plural for "sforzato"?

Yes, Randy, it is.

Just in case: "sforzato" = strived, "sforzando" = striving.