user manual - Shirling and Neueweise
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1. a gt accent tremolo 1 bar staccato accent staccato accent E b s below ave tremolo 2 bar c amp tenuto accent below tenuto accent above Z tremolo 3 bar staccato tenuto staccato tenuto z 5 d sx below ape Z tremolo 4 bar Z e A tremolo 5 bar f N short fermata below AX short fermata above tremolo wide g fermata below F fermata above tremolo wide amp h ted long fermata below rA long fermata above g harmonic double o i 4 staccatissimo below Y staccatissimo above 8 harmonic triple Staccato accent gt staccato accent J below open above open niente alt tenuto accent below gt tenuto accent above k open open tenuto L staccato tenuto _ staccato tenuto Bis below open above open plus sign m V square bracketL n x fingerNail M square bracket R o o harmonic O Open niente staccato triple staccato double p Pick q bartok pizz slap tongue r lv below a lv above e pause breath lt dampen S staccato gt dampen all tia 9 Thumb pos vc M cesura pause breath short usa U SP Space v V marcato below marcato above we ma rcato staccato A ma rcato staccato V below above vale marcato2. Natural 1 on keyboard Flat 7 Sharp 3 Double Flat 5 Double Sharp Additionally change these Music Characters menu items in the Accidentals tab Natural z Flat m Sharp c Double Flat b Double Sharp _ underscore NOTES amp RESTS TAB Change the following Notehead Characters menu items Quarter Eighth z Half H Whole W Double Whole Y Change the following Rest Characters menu items the numbers 1 8 correspond to Finale s mapping of durations in Speedy Entry 128th 64th 1 32nd 2 16th 3 Eighth quaver 4 Quarter 5 6 7 8 7 comma Half Whole Double Whole Default Measure STEMS TAB Make sure Use Stem Connections is checked There are blanks in the last three slots in the Stem Connections dialogue do not delete these They are used for the three different widths of blank noteheads defined in the font spacebar the normal blank notehead is the same width as the quarter note notehead 0 zero 1 2 width of the quarter note notehead use in upstem passages vertical bar width of a stem use to align upward and downward stems neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html 7 NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION STRAIGHT AND ANGLED FLAGS Straight Flags In the Flags tab change the following Music If you wish to use straight or angled flags a few Characters tenu iteris small adj
3. prefer stems to be centred for this notehead PITCHES MAPPING OF ACCIDENTALS Although it might not be 100 obvious just by reading the chart above the accidentals are mapped to the keyboard US layout in an extremely intuitive manner EX PEL hide hb 6d HTHST The fourth row zxcvbnml has smaller versions in brackets 6 amp amp b amp 1 Quarter tones are located on the numbers 1 8 on the keyboard p The second row qwertyui has the same with arrows up The third row asdfghjk has the same with arrows down Some alternative quarter tone characters are included Xenakis 1 4 tones blackened 1 4 flats as some users may insist on using them despite the prevalence of the quarter tone system used here NOTATION SOFTWARE PROGRAMMES FINALE USERS Font Annotation files FANs are included for each font A stem connection library is included with Notes an articulation library is included with Articulations Changes that need to be made to your template or document to use the fonts are described in careful detail in the neueweise user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts neueweise manual 2015 01 pdf IMac users Don t forget to add these fonts to your MacSymbolFonts txt file in the Configuration Files folder neueweise Articulations neueweise Notes neueweise Pitches SIBELIUS USERS A house style will be released in the near future that will include the necessa
4. tenuto A marcato tenuto V below above marcato A marcato Y iv staccatissimo below staccatissimo above tremolo extr fast for z Z tremolo extr fast Zz anaiena neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION NEUEWEISE NOTES a e regular bracketed A o circle open 1 3 rest 64th e circle size 1 b m square B n b open version 2 j rest 32nd e circle size 2 c square 45 degree C c open version 3 rest 16th e circle size 3 ord d m rectangular D m d open version 4 4 rest eighth e circle size 4 e w triangle point down E v e open version 5 R rest quarter circle size 5 f A triangle point up F A f open version 6 rest half circle size 6 g triangle tonGue ram G 7 rest whole amp o circle size 7 h H o Half note 8 rest dbl whole i circle vertical slash 9 bracket left je E 45 degree J 0 blank 1 2 width bracket right k K flag straight _ flag straight long lt triangle point Left L lt l open version n white cluster mid plus sign m triangle point right M gt m open version u white cluster bot n N m white clust
5. e SET 1 The Basics Notes Noteheads common to New Music as well as rests and straight and angled flags Articulations A range of articulations bow markings fermati tremolos with 1 5 bars fingernail guitar pick slap tongue Bart k pizz and more Pitches Standard accidentals and quarter tones flats and sharps as well as inflected versions arrows up down and smaller versions with brackets also round and square brackets for use with notes and accidentals Each individual font is available for 20 or the three fonts as a set for 50 The neueweise fonts can be purchased through PayPal or contact SN by email to ask about other payment options bank transfer cheque Visit http newmusicnotation com fonts html for more details and to order the fonts USE AND DESIGN Although neueweise fonts were designed specifically for New Music they work perfectly for traditional notation as well Some notable features of the font set e Accidentals contains quarter tones and inflected arrow up down quarter tones e Inflected accidentals are legible even in reduced size scores e Narrower width of some characters saves horizontal real estate in the score Unified width of many noteheads ensures consistent appearance using alternate noteheads e A bold and stylish design will make your work stand out musicians love your scores NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION NEUEWEISE ARTICULATIONS
6. er top o O e diamond Open p P diamond 1 4 n q e Quarter note Q 9 diamond 1 2 wm flag up angled blank stem width r ta Rectangle 45 degree R 9 diamond 3 4 1 rest 128th lt s uH e Sp S diamond open 6 dampen gt gt V point right t m rectangle solid Top T flag down angled u U rest 64th SP blank full width v V V point down VI A V point up rest 32nd w ee regular dbl notehead W o Whole note rest 16th x x X notehead X e Xin open regular rest eighth y x deadstroke Y lol double whole rest quarter z Z H longa rest half m On 4 neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION NEUEWEISE PITCHES a 4 natural down A 4 sharp b bb dbl flat bracket B 1 4 sharp c sharp bracket C sharp d sharp down D 8 3 4 sharp e sharp up E bb double flat f 3 4 sharp down F db 3 4 flat g bp double flat down G b flat amp h lt p 3 4 flat down H d 1 4 flat i d 1 4 flat up bracket L j b flat down J bracket R k q 1 4 flat down K _ 9 dbl sharp bracket 1 4 flat bracket L x dbl sharp m b flat bracket M square bracket L n b 3 4 flat bracket N
7. neueweise fonts for new music notation SET 1 THE BASICS Notes 3 34 2 v t 7 e o o lol H xi e x o els o gt uu nm u m vA 4 o D oinuv A d Pb 0 0 0 0 w ee n s 9 vou u Pitches hit b bib d bilg bbid d Pbi A o o dbi d 5o x o amp 4 1 g L 1 Articulations E es oye we m 222 22253 r 5 O A Amo 8 8 old v ux zi gt l A A A Y gt gt Vi y 4 gt l ula LE sizla SR a g neueweise fonts are designed by jef chippewa Version 1 000 released in January 2015 shirling amp neueweise 2015 http newmusicnotation com fonts html neueweise fonts for new music notation user manual 10 Jan 2015 Public release of version 1 000 of three music fonts designed and developed by jef chippewa The neueweise fonts are updated and improved versions of shirling amp neueweise house fonts in use since 2002 Designed to respond to the diverse needs of New Music notation the neueweise font family enhances the look of any score The Notes Articulations and Pitches fonts can also add a modern touch of elegance to your Classical music score All neueweise fonts can be used in any notation software programme that allows the user to choose and define their preferences for font us
8. o to design a font set that was elegant and stylish and would be pleasing for musicians to look at during hours of practice and rehearsals Wherever possible the character width was reduced horizontal space is a valuable thing in New Music Notation Over the following decade many design enhancements were made new characters were added and the functionality of the fonts was greatly improved In January 2015 significant design and functionality improvements were made to the font set and the first three fonts in the neueweise family are now available publicly for the first time Articulations Notes and Pitches Much attention has been put on ensuring graphic design consistency across the entire font set but more importantly in making them eesthetically pleasing Earlier versions of the fonts were used notably in mathias spahlinger s ph m re and Lachenmann s Pression scores prepared by SN for PEERMusic and Breitkopf amp H rtel respectively 8 neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html
9. ry mapping to use neueweise fonts 6 neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION DOCUMENT OPTIONS CHANGES The music characters are mapped in these fonts quite differently than the standard fonts that come with Finale Maestro Engraver They are mapped intelligently and are much more intuitive to use in the long term but before using them for the first time 15 20 minutes need to be spent setting up a few things In your template or default file or the document you are currently working on open the Document Options cmd opt a on Mac or select in the Document menu A list of items appears as tabs on the left side of the dialogue box FONTS TAB Select the Fonts tab from the list on the left and in the right of the dialogue box change the following Notation menu items to neueweise fonts 24 point except where indicated Noteheads Notes Percussion Noteheads Notes Rests Notes Augmentation Dot Articulations Articulation Articulations Repeat Dot Articulations 28 point Accidentals Pitches Still in the Fonts tab change the following Chord menu item Alteration Pitches ACCIDENTALS CHORDS AND TEXT TABS Change these Music Characters menu items in the Accidentals and Chords tabs and the Text Insert Symbols menu items in the Text tab also set the font for each item to Pitches
10. square bracket R o e 3 4 flat alternate O 1 4 sharp xenakis p 1 4 flat alternate P 3 4 sharp xenakis q natural up Q r 3 4 sharp up R lt S 1 4 sharp down S gt t b double flat up T u b flat up U SP space v 3 4 sharp bracket V w t 1 4 sharp up Ww x 1 4 sharp bracket X y dp 3J4 flat up Y z p natural bracket Z The much more reduced set of characters needed for music in equal temperament with no pitch inflections e g 12 tone tonal are indicated in bold in the chart neueweise fonts v 1 000 user manual http newmusicnotation com fonts html NEUEWEISE FONTS FOR NEW MUSIC NOTATION ARTICULATIONS FINALE LIBRARY The first 11 articulations appear in pairs the first in each pair is the default setting the second in each pair has settings for use on the stem side Finale has a setting Position setting of Auto Note Stem Side but the position of the flipped articulations when multiple layers are used for example is not satisfactory NOTES FINALE STEM CONNECTIONS LIBRARY Settings for stem connections on a range of noteheads in neueweise Notes can be imported in one easy and quick task Select Load Library in the FILE menu and select the file neueweise stemsF2012 Note this will overwrite ALL stem connections you may have already defined in your document Remove the 1st plus sign notehead in the library if you
11. ustments need to be made in the Straight Upstem hyphen POSUER Deans Straight Downstem hyphen Select the Fonts tab and change the Notation Straight flags work best with a beam thickness of Flags menu item to neueweise Notes 14 EVPU Document Options Beams Select the Flags tab and at the top of the Set the Flag Positioning of the Straight Upstem dialogue select Flag Type Use Straight Flags Flag to the following values EVPUs Make the following adjustments depending on Straight Upstem O Horizontal 13 5 Vertical whether you plan to use angled or straight flags Straight Downstem 0 0 Angled Flags Note there are three different straight flags In the Flags tab change the following Music hyphen normal width quarter note Characters menu items _ underscore longer straight flag Straight Upstem backslash n dash thicker straight flag works Straight Downst slash best with a beam thickness of 16 EVPU flag pos upstem V pos 15 5 HISTORY Around 2000 making symbols commonly needed for New Music notation available in one score usually required using several different fonts from different designers and sources Each font had characters not found in other font sets and this mix and matching resulted in many graphic design inconsistencies The first set of shirling amp neueweise house fonts was developed in 2002 in part to overcome this problem but als
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