View Single Post
  #24 (permalink)  
Old Mar 27 2008, 2:19 PM
Gardener Gardener is offline

Seasoned Composer
Group:
Joined: 29-November 07
Posts: 731
Member Number: 3849
That makes sense, but you still have to draw a line in most cases. I.e. even if you used english terminology you'd probably use "p" for piano instead of "softly", and even "pizzicato" instead of "plucked" or "vibrato" instead of "wavering". Glancing through a couple of scores I have here I can barely find any that just use a single language for musical indications (well, Italian composers are often exceptions of this). Being too strict about just using a single language can make certain things needlessly complicated.
Reply With Quote