Chris Clemens
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We agree; there is such a thing as being too literal. I'd braille the pp and hairpin in the RH as if the tie were not there. Because of the reminder tie, though, the dynamics cannot be excluded from the alignment.
Larry
I have not heard that it has been changed. Use the mixed number format when it includes an omission symbol.
You only need a letter indicator in this situation if the letter is an abbreviation. Otherwise a letter adjacent to a comparison sign requires no letter indicator. Rule IV§27f
There is no provision in the Nemeth Code for this use of the multipurpose indicator. I would just braille the operation signs as they are. Context will make it clear that these are operation signs.
I question why you used "numbers" k-r in your number key. It is allowable to have numbers 11-19 in the key.
I was challenged on my advice to use 456 before the question mark. Rule VI§38 says that a punctuation indicator is not used at the beginning of a braille line or after a space. In those circumstances the mode of punctuation is considered to be literary. Thus, if we follow the literary rules, BF Rule 6§1b says a dot 4 should be inserted before a freestanding punctuation mark. I apologize for my error.
Yes, although the asterisk is not really a nuance, it does not interrupt a process in progress, such as grouping or doubling.
Larry
Does that mean asterisk is a symbol of nuance, and it does not interrupt grouping even a number and dot 3 are added?
I think you transcribed the music correctly. The difficulty is that this heavily edited score includes some notation that is not standard music notation. The dotted slurs that do not agree with the rhythmic values, and the "=1" fingering indications are two good examples.
I have now changed my mind about how best to handle the dotted slurs, which are really the editor's recommended alternate bowing. I think they should be described in a TN and not included in the music line. I'd put an asterisk before the first note included in the slur (the half-note A), and put a TN at the bottom of the page that says "A dotted-line slur extends from the half-note A to the eighth-note D in the upper voice. A similar dotted-line slur extends from the half-note F to the eighth-note G. in measure 2 dotted slurs connect the half-note G to the sixteenth-note G and the half-note B to the sixteenth-note G." That way the notes and their values are not interrupted by the unwieldy special slur markings, and the interpretation of the slurs is left to the player, as it is in the print.
I believe the equal signs should be omitted from the fingerings (but the fingerings must be included in the music) because they simply indicate that the player is to substitute the first finger for the finger that is used for the previous (same) pitch.
This all brings up a very large dilemma. Bettye Krolick, who was a professional violinist, said flatly that string music of some degree of complexity should only be transcribed by a string player. The difficulty is that since Bettye is no longer able to transcribe music, I do not know of any certified transcriber who is also an advanced string player. We must not tell string players that they cannot get their music transcribed, so we must step in and do the best we can. As a composer, I studied string music notation fairly thoroughly, but only standard practices. If you can find a violin teacher to explain the things you do not recognize, that is the best way to proceed.
I do not recognize you from your email name but I may know you. Please email me off this website and perhaps I can give you some more personal help. My email address is published in the NBA Bulletin.
Larry
I suggest dividing the expression before the comparison signs. Run the separation line under the comparison signs that are followed by the units on the right side of the equations. See the attached file for the runover part of the arrangement.
The screen should be boxed. The parts of the screen that are email addresses or file names should be transcribed in Computer Braille Code. All of those symbols would have to be explained on the SS page or in a TN at that point. The letter itself does not need to be brailled in CBC.
Hi Larry,
In the attached file, there are 2 measures and how we transcribed them. We thought we followed the code, but we had a hard time to convert it back to the music scores. Did we do something wrong?
Thank you for your helpAs I read it, it says that you cannot use any of the given repeat devices if the pedallings are different in the repeat than in the original. I would extend that to mean that you may use the device if there is no new pedalling indication. I think 20.11 is meant to differentiate these devices from the full and part measure repeats, so I think you would not restate a pedal marking before the number sign or after the number.
Larry
You can always use the opening and closing double slurs. There is no provision for a similar usage with bracket slurs.
Look out for that (B) part of Table 12; stay away from it. Those signs are not for current transcribers to use; they are there as a reference for readers who may encounter them in earlier formats.
Yes, an octave mark is needed for the first note of any measure that follows an in-accord measure.
Larry
