[ddots-l] How to Make a Coda With a Gap Between the Systems - Sib 3

  • From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:38:50 -0800

Hello, and especially with thanks to to Kevin Gibbs,

I found this text in the Sibelius 3 User Guide (Reference section) and it
describes how to separate the Coda from the rest of the music, not by
putting it on a separate line, but by putting in a gap. I had found the
"Split System" in the Layout menu and was curious. Sounds like it's exactly
what I need.

Here's the relevant text, edited to clean out the unnecessary references.
Also note that this does not consider our special Sib Speaking keystrokes,
so use them appropriately.
Dave

Codas

Codas - music that comes at the very end of a song with a repeating
structure -
are normally separated from the preceding music by a gap. To create a coda:

* Create the bars where the coda music will go
* Select the barline just before the coda
* Choose Create > Barline > Double
(because codas are normally preceded by double barlines, to show the end of
the previous section)
* You would also normally add a text direction here informing the player
what to do when they get to this bar the first time through, e.g. D.S.AL
CODA and D.C. AL CODA
* Choose Layout > Break > Split System. This creates a gap after the
selected barline. You can drag
the barline at the start of the second half of the system in order to
increase or decrease the gap
(to remove the gap entirely, select the barline after the gap and choose
Layout > Reset Position).
To control whether the clef, key signature etc. are repeated after the gap,
select the barline at the
end of the first bar after the gap and open the Bars panel of the Properties
window
* To write the word CODA above the start of the coda, hit Esc to make sure
nothing is selected.
Then choose Create > Text > Tempo (shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T) and click above the
start of the coda.
Right-click to see the word menu, which includes the coda symbol, then type
the word CODA in the normal way.

Dal Segno (D.S.) and da capo (D.C.)
The Italian term "dal Segno" literally means "from the sign." In most music
you
 will see either D.S. al Fine (which means "go back to the $ sign and play
the music again until you
come to the bar marked Fine, then stop") or D.S. al Coda (which means "go
back to the $ sign and
play the music again until you come to the bar marked To Coda, then jump to
the coda").

Similarly, "da capo" literally means "from the head," i.e. the start of the
song or piece. Just as with D.S., in most music you will either see D.C. al
Fine or D.C. al Coda.

 You may also see simply D.C. or D.S. in the final bar of a score, which
means to repeat from the start of the score or the $ sign respectively, then
stop at the end.

In music, these instructions always appear at the end of the bar from which
you have to jump back (either to the $ sign or to the start of the piece).
To input these instructions:
* Select the barline where the player has to jump back in the song
* Choose Create > Text > Other System Text > Repeat (D.C./D.S./To Coda).
(It's important to use this text style rather than Tempo because it
automatically attaches to the
end of the bar.)
* A flashing caret appears. Now right-click to see the word menu, which
includes the text you need - enter it in the score simply by clicking it in
the menu.
If you type the words yourself, be sure to use the correct case (i.e. type
"Fine", not "fine", as the
latter won't play back correctly).


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