February 26, 201016 yr Oh! That's funny since loco can also be a cancellation of 8va. Loco as a playing description should probably go above the staff, but I'd consider using a different word if you have it near the 8va! I've never heard of "loco" being used as a playing description either. The way I used it was meant to explicitly cancel the transposition -after- the glissando part. "Loco" stands for "in place" and, as mentioned, usually means the cancelation of 8va parts - but also other forms of transpositions (although it clearly appears most often after an 8va/15ma/8vb). Using it right below an octava will definitely be confusing.
February 26, 201016 yr Author I think I'm confusing the term, it wasn't "Loco" ... the name for the crazy fast rubato... I'll recall...
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