[ddots-l] Re: How to Make a Coda With a Gap Between the Systems - Sib 3
- From: "Kevin L. Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:35:48 -0800
Glad I could help out.
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Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 11:39 AM
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Subject: [ddots-l] How to Make a Coda With a Gap Between the Systems -
Sib 3
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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