Re: Terminology question

[David Nalesnik]

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 1:11 PM bobroff@centrum.is <bobroff@centrum.is> wrote:
>
> Commercial programs like Finale and Sibelius refer to “extracting” parts.  
> That doesn’t really apply to LilyPond.  With LilyPond, scores are built from 
> the input.  A score may contain a single part or a complete orchestral score. 
>  Parts are not extracted from anything in LilyPond. I would simply say 
> “create parts.”
>
> -David
>
> ----- Phil Holmes <mail@philholmes.net> wrote:
> > As far as I know (native English speaker and BA in music) there isn't a
> > standard word.  I would call it "creating parts from a conductor's
> > score" ...
> >
> > Phil Holmes
> >
> > On 13/11/2021 18:26, Jacques Menu wrote:
> > > Hello folks,
> > >
> > > What is the english name for the process of creating invidual
> > > parts/staves/voices scores from a director’s score?
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help!
> > >
> > > JM
>

I checked my copy of Gardner Read's Music Notation (1979).  There's no
use of "extracting" in the context of parts.  He writes of "part
preparation" and "copying."  (His focus is on writing them out by
hand.)

-David N.