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From: | Han-Wen Nienhuys |
Subject: | Re: Stem length in upper voice |
Date: | Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:24:49 +0100 |
User-agent: | Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) |
liang seng wrote:
Hi, after viewing some printed scores, I now understand why. Normally, music notes higher than the middle line of a staff have downward stems. However, in polyphony, the upper voice has upward stems. I think the reason the stem lengths are shorter is to prevent clashes or overlaps with noteheads or other expression marks on the staff above. Is this assumption correct?
Yes, I think so. -- Han-Wen Nienhuys - address@hidden - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
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