Proofreading typeset harpsichord manuscript

[noktulo]

Hi there, I'm relatively new to typesetting but wanted to contribute to the Skywolf project so I typeset one of Benedetto Marcello's harpsichord sonatas. I wanted to see if anyone would be willing to proofread and make sure I didn't misinterpret anything. There were times I needed to cross-check between the two manuscripts to make sure I was reading it correctly.

The original manuscript used a lot of cross-staff beams and multiple voices for what look to me like simple chords. I preserved those but didn't know if it would be more modern to simplify and reduce crossing staves to a minimum. I'm also curious if soprano clef is common in modern harpsichord sheet music -- this swaps between bass, soprano, and treble clefs for the lower staff. I was thinking I might just reduce to bass and treble.

There was also a point where two right hand voices and one left hand voice are very close together on the lower staff and I was having a hard time typesetting it in a nice-looking way, so I resorted to an ottava bassa and keeping the right hand on the upper staff instead.

Would love any feedback in general! PDF link here

[coulonnus]

I am checking an arrangement of mine and I'll have a look afterwards.

[coulonnus]

I had a brief look. Before I do the entire proofreading, a few remarks:

4-line C clefs aka tenor clefs are uncommon for keyboard players.

Do no count a double bar other than at its usual position. e.g. end for line 2. Your bar nb 6 should be 5.
Also place the double bar at a line break.

When the source shows a 4th note in small print, do not represent it it with a small slanted 4th note which means an 8th note.

Can you send me a pdf by PM? The screen copies I made with your .pdf.html are not terrific.

[coulonnus]

I overcame the fuss of the Dropbox site and obtained the pdf. I'll start the proofreading

[coulonnus]

Presto: meas. 19 r.h. 3rd beat: put the D sharp with an upper stem with the other ones.

Meas. 29 l.h. in ancient times you would put a whole note at the center of the measure. You have interpreted it as a half note on 3rd beat.

Meas. 48: r.h. misses a G sharp 8th note at the end.

meas. 49 end of 2nd beat, rh misses a low E 8th note.

meas. 52 4th beat rh misses a low E

meas. 53 54 rh misses a few 4th notes.

I'll continue if you accept my remarks.

[coulonnus]

next batch:

meas. 58, rh, 2nd beat: the 4th note E should be above the 8th rest.

Presto : remove the ||: which is implicit at the beginning.

meas. 11, lh, 1st beat: there should be 2 notes.

same till meas. 16

[noktulo]

Thank you so much! I'm sorry I didn't respond earlier, I didn't realize I needed to turn notifications on manually. I've made all the fixes you mentioned, as well as getting rid of the tenor clefs in favor of treble and also switched the right hand ottava bassa to a bass clef instead.

Let me know if there's anything else you caught. The same link should be updated with the latest PDF.

[coulonnus]

next batch:

Same Presto on your p.8
meas 29: The sharps on the G's are unnecessary.

meas. 40, 41, rh: don't use polyphonic notation if both parts hav the same rythm.

meas. 48 rh, 5th note: I am amost sure it wants a double sharp. Can you add an "editorial" double sharp above this F?

meas. 50: The first E l.h. wants a sharp, and th E rh wants none.

and meas 51, rh E at the same position wants a sharp.

meas 53 and 54 rh: misses sone notes lower part.

middle of meas. 54: lh switch F 4th note and 4th rest.

meas 57, 58, put 3-note chords simply.

[coulonnus]

Last batch:

Allegro, meas 34. I approve the G sharp, but I think it sould be an editorial sharp if Musescore offers this.

meas. 34-36, I would prefer your writing the rh with the bottom staff instead of a low octave sign.

meas 56, rh misses som lower voice notes.

meas. 59, rh review 6th note.

meas 68-70 rh don't use polyphonic notation.

[coulonnus]

Oh, I forgot: Allegro, meas. 66 2nd beat: the lh misses some notes.