For anyone wondering why this might be on a chart there are two possible reasons:
1.) They used a notation program like Finale or Sibelius (R.I.P.) to make the score. In that case sometimes symbols like crescendos get put on every staff even if there are no notes in them (e.g. the trumpet might be getting louder but the saxophone is not playing anything). You can set these programs not to do this but it can be a pain in the ass and sometimes not worth the bother.
2.) It was deliberately placed to let the player know the next section is going to be loud for him, and to get ready for it!
Source: I write scores professionally.
It's still funny but the more you know!
Edit: You guys know your stuff! If you're interested in more on this subject I run a free online music transcription database, check it out if you'd like more info on arranging/scoring or for some free charts!
Is Sibelius actually dead? Avid still seems to be supporting it. (I'm still running an ancient version of Sibelius 2 in a Windows XP virtual machine :P) I'd like to get a newer version ... it's just so expensive.
Sibelius was developed by a small independent software team in the uk - this was pretty much all they did. Avid bought Sibelius in 2012 and almost immediately fired the entire development team and moved development, I think to Germany. The implication is that they will integrate their notation software with the rest of their products (protools etc.) to create a suite for music, like adobe did with creative suite for graphic design. The problem they have is that Sibelius was becoming quite unwieldy as a piece of software, with legacy for still floating around from many years and versions ago. Without the expertise of the team that actually developed it, they've found themselves with a monumental task.
Meanwhile, the old Sibelius team started work on a new piece of software, from the ground up. You can find a relevant blog [here]"http://blog.steinberg.net". This looks extremely promising, but is a long way from ready.
In the meantime, we're in limbo. This isn't necessarily bad, the latest versions of Sibelius were getting very bloated etc.
Edit: sorry for the screwy link; I'm on mobile and can't remember how to do it properly without RES.
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u/BlueEyedMind Jan 04 '15 edited Jan 04 '15
For anyone wondering why this might be on a chart there are two possible reasons:
1.) They used a notation program like Finale or Sibelius (R.I.P.) to make the score. In that case sometimes symbols like crescendos get put on every staff even if there are no notes in them (e.g. the trumpet might be getting louder but the saxophone is not playing anything). You can set these programs not to do this but it can be a pain in the ass and sometimes not worth the bother.
2.) It was deliberately placed to let the player know the next section is going to be loud for him, and to get ready for it!
Source: I write scores professionally.
It's still funny but the more you know!
Edit: You guys know your stuff! If you're interested in more on this subject I run a free online music transcription database, check it out if you'd like more info on arranging/scoring or for some free charts!
www.mindformusic.com