tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766527015450839413.post859842953182772686..comments2023-07-25T03:55:41.439-04:00Comments on The View from the Back Row: on clarityLaurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01036602519656908347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766527015450839413.post-25610950988092542522010-03-23T00:57:59.511-04:002010-03-23T00:57:59.511-04:00I do agree, Brian, I see the benefit of writing th...I do agree, Brian, I see the benefit of writing the parts this way -- and if it were just this one section, perhaps I would be more accepting. However, about a third of the piece looks like that and, in practice, having the two written together just creates chaos. We had to spend sectional time (and time in every rehearsal, too) saying "Okay, seconds, you play HERE... firsts, you play HERE&Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036602519656908347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766527015450839413.post-38353464328025694542010-03-22T09:39:23.357-04:002010-03-22T09:39:23.357-04:00Whitacre is a composer of a great deal of choral m...Whitacre is a composer of a great deal of choral music. Divided parts on a single line, with stems up and stems down indicating which voice sings what, is quite common in choral music. Seeing how the parts dovetail together in the passage shown could easily be perceived as a benefit. I can't say I blame him for choosing to do it that way.<br /><br />I find it interesting to observe the Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899634042145004218noreply@blogger.com