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RE: Ossia - Documentation Recommendation


From: Mark Stephen Mrotek
Subject: RE: Ossia - Documentation Recommendation
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:27:27 -0700

Wim van Dommelen,

 

Thank you for your interest and input.

 

That rarity supports my suggestion. The “ossia” for the Bes Clarinet would need a specific key signature. As the documentation snippet is currently presented ( see attached) no place for that key signature is given.

 

Mark Stephen Mrotek

 

From: Wim van Dommelen [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 7:51 AM
To: Mark Stephen Mrotek
Cc: 'Ralph Palmer'; 'lilypond-user Mailinglist'
Subject: Re: Ossia - Documentation Recommendation

 

One other example is a piece for clarinet. For example in a symphonic orchestra piece and aimed at a clarinet in A to which the player normally should switch. But if no clarinet in A is available, an "ossia" for a clarinet in Bes could be provided. Of course the ossia then needs a different key.

 

Have seen that once (and long ago), don't remember the name. But it is rare.

 

Regards,

Wim.

 

 

 

On 11 Oct 2013, at 03:53 , Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:



Mr. Palmer,

 

Thank you for your response.

 

Yes, compositions with various instruments involved in polytonality would have different key signatures. These cases would not be considered an example of an “ossia.” As I stated below an ossia is an alternative to an original passage. Both the original and the ossia would be for the same instrument. I cannot think of an example (my experience is with the piano) in which the ossia is in a different key than the rest of the composition.

 

Mark Stephen Mrotek

 

From: Ralph Palmer [mailto:address@hidden] 
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 5:56 PM
To: Mark Stephen Mrotek
Cc: Eluze; lilypond-user Mailinglist
Subject: Re: Ossia - Documentation Recommendation

 

On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Mark Stephen Mrotek <address@hidden> wrote:

Eluze,

An "ossia" is an alternative passage which may be played instead of the
original passage. As such it should (must?) have the same key signature.

 

Certainly not "must". There are pieces (e.g., in the Bartok violin duets) where instruments play at the same time in different keys, so why not an ossia in a separate key?

 

Ralph

 

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