While studying various urtext editions such as G. Henle Verlag, Bärenreiter, Edition Peters and others, I noticed a common editorial practice in sonatas for two instruments (for example violin & piano or cello & piano).
In the full score, detailed string indications such as fingering, positions, bowings, etc. are usually omitted, since this information is unnecessary for the pianist and visually overloads the score.
At the same time, all necessary technical indications for the string player are preserved exclusively in the separate instrumental part.
However, when I try to disable fingering in Layout Options, the fingering disappears for all instruments globally.
I would like to implement the same editorial approach in Dorico Pro 6:
hide cello fingering and bowings in the full score;
keep them visible in the separate cello part;
while piano fingering remains visible in the full score.
What is the correct way to configure this in Dorico Pro 6?
Meanwhile, you need either to create another cello, copy/paste the notes and hide the fingerings (and use this one for the full score — but it won’t be linked anymore to the “real” cello), or to create playing techniques for the piano fingerings (a better solution, I think.)
As for the bowings, you can hide them in the score: select the first one, then press Ctrl(Cmd)+Shift+A three times (until all downbow/upbow are selected). In the properties panel, set the local properties scope to “Locally” and switch on “Hidden” under Playing Techniques
Ideally, if Dorico were to have a feature where bow markings would show in parts but not in the score, we’d still need to SEE the bow markings in the score.
I can’t place bow markings individually in parts without seeing what is happening in the other string parts at the same time.
I think the option would have to be either very simple: show bow markings in score, but do not print, show in part AND print.
Or, the bow marking would show in the score as a faded type of marking, the same way - for example - that notes designated as non-playing show as a different colour.
Either way, this would have to be a setting for the whole score: “show bow markings in parts, but not in score.” And if the need arises, THEN one could have the option to make a singular bow marking show in both score and part. Effectively doing the opposite of what Dorico does right now.
*(I’ve come across a few instances where it is helpful for the conductor to know what the bowing is, for example a sequence of fortissimo down bow chords, or a phrase that seemingly against all logic begins with an up bow rather than a down bow.)*
If it were a layout option, then you could have a score with everything enabled (for writing the music) and a separate part for the pianist.
(If we’re talking about conducted music rather than chamber music, I like to have all the info from the parts in the score so that I as the conductor have the same information as the players. Because if a bowing is written out, it should be there for a reason. If the reason is educational, I still find that information useful as the conductor.)
