Creating a condensed conductor score
Is it possible to condense all the parts from a piece, say 24 instruments, into a conductors score with just a treble and bass clef rather than a full score of all 24 instruments.
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Professsional conductors I know use full scores. A condensed score cannot be generated automatically from many, many parts; if nothing else, many instruments play the same notes for extended passages, and creating such a score involves comparing parts for such abbreviation (not impossible, but MuseScore has nothing like that). Also, in my experience, such condensations (not uncommon for choral accompaniment) accurately reflect prominent solo lines and motifs, but often dispense with less prominent parts for clarity. It takes skill, not code, to create such condensations.
In reply to Professsional conductors I… by [DELETED] 1831606
I, too, prefer a full score. But a condensed score can be made using the "implode" function from the tools tab. Beware that this process will take several steps. You can't really just hit the implode button and get what you want. You have to do it in many sections and steps. I don't think it is really intended to work for a full score.
In reply to Professsional conductors I… by [DELETED] 1831606
Thanks folks, I am used to condensed scores from my military band background, it also cuts down on the number of pages to print! I will just have to do it manually using 4 voices on each stave.
In reply to Professsional conductors I… by [DELETED] 1831606
That may very well be true, but it is not an answer to the original question. In fact, it could be interpreted as a condescending remark.
Condensed scores are common in jazz, too. It may very well have its limitations, but it nevertheless is used.
I was looking for the exact same thing, that is why I came across this thread - and I am none the wiser.
In reply to That may very well be true,… by BassLine Joe
No, it wasn't "condescending" in the slightest. Either today or FOUR YEARS AGO when it was posted.
This is condescending:
Did you actually READ the responses? They were fairly clear that making a condensed score is not something that can be done by MuseScore. The Implode function could do something similar but it would not be straightforward.