Hello everyone, I’m just curious and in no way is this a criticism. I’m wondering about the source of information for a lot of the symbols, particularly those of extended techniques. As an example, for bowing on the tail piece I have always used this:
In Europe and the UK I have never encountered anyone questioning it, but Dorico suggests a very different one:
Which in fact looks a bit like a tenuto marking.
Now I’m aware that ‘extended techniques’ are not standardized, but I would love to know if there’s full guide out there that would perhaps help me be more standard and consistent in my usage of these techniques.
The “fouetté” mark is one that I’ve only ever seen in an edition of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (1st mvmt). My friend asked me what it was and I actually referred to Dorico to identify it! I wonder what Dorico’s source is, though.
I’m afraid the exact provenance of the design of the “bow on tailpiece” glyph in Bravura is lost in the mists of my memory. It will have been from one of the books and publications listed here, but I’m afraid I wasn’t fastidious about recording the source for every single glyph, only in building up a general bibliography.
If there is general agreement that a more appropriate design for this symbol is more explicitly triangular with a pointy tip on the right, of course it’s possible for me to change this in Bravura.
No worries, I wouldn’t say that the symbol itself needs changing so much as we need more of them attached to stems. After all, we can specify what they mean in the glossary or the first time they appear.
