dots inviting singers to add a third
Hello! Can you please tell me the name of these little dots that invite singers to add a third above or below written notes? I will attach an example.
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I've NEVER seen nor heard of this "little dots" notation construct. Where is this example from?
No it's real. Choral music is sometimes written for two voices, with these dots present to invite singers to add a harmonizing line if they feel up to it. I was wondering how to reproduce this in Musescore.
In reply to No it's real. Choral music… by carlreimann
Sources needed, from respected publishers.
I don't see such a symbole in SMuFL (well, except for the repeat dots maybe), not being mentioned in Elain Gould's "Behind Bars"
In reply to Sources needed, from… by Jojo-Schmitz
Yep, the extra-dots thing is bogus until substantiated by a legit source. Plus, "inviting singers to add" anything to a choral composition is fraught with problems. Unless we're talking scat singing, improvisation, or a clearly notated "avant garde" performance.