Know the pitch range of instruments
First of all, I'm very happy to have a free score editor. However, in regard with pitch range marking I find to problems:
- I find that the new feature that let's you know the pitch range of instruments should be easy to switch off. A professional composer will know that range. Maybe he will want to go beyond instrument normal limits. If you are working with a large score, may be you want to use colors to mark text in a different way.
- On the other hand, I play cello. I find that "professional" pitch range of a cello can go easily until C4.
Comments
Yes, I agree with you that the pitch range markings should be possible for the user to switch off.
Regarding the cello's professional range it goes up to and includes C5 in MuseScore. When writing C4 do you perhaps mean four-line c which is notated C7 in the ASA octave naming system?
In reply to Pitch ranges by Magnus Johansson
You are right, it's name is C5, according to middle C definition in wikipedia. Notes began to go red after this thereshold.
Anyway I find cello can reach even two octaves further, and more.
In reply to Cello Profesional Range by alkayata
Thanks, alkayata, for noticing this too limited range. The professional range should at least go up to and include C6, like in Igor Engraver, or E6, like in Sibelius. Stretching it up to C7 and above seems however more like a virtuoso range, don't you think so?
In reply to Cello range by Magnus Johansson
I don't know where would I set the limit. High pitch its not the hardest problem you can find. Many things are easy to do in higher registers than lower, because notes are closer. But it's true that now I can't remember orchestral repertoir which uses notes beyond C6.
However, you will find such high pitches many cello music: Rococo Variations, Haydn D Major, Arpeggione, Frank Sonata.
I won't say that some places in Strauss Don Juan or Heldenleben are easier to play than other virtuoso repertoire.
Anyway, I believe that it's not so important to diferenciate "professional from virtuoso.
In reply to Cello range by alkayata
On my cello the fingerboard ends at F#6. What do you think of that as an upper limit for the professional range in MuseScore?
In reply to Cello range by Magnus Johansson
Sure it's enough :)
I agree that they should be switchable.
In reply to Pitch ranges by xavierjazz
The pitch range detection is now switchable in Style. Werner commited it in r2118/