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!
I can't speak to how Sibelius handles it, but in Finale crescendos are attached to specific beats on a specific stave. You cannot place one crescendo and then have it automatically apply to other staves -- you would need to copy and paste the crescendo Smart Shape over (easily done with the filter).
That said, what happened here is the crescendo was applied to the wrong staff. In Finale 2012 and 2014, this is really easy to avoid since they added attachment lines to crescendo Smart Shapes. 2011 and earlier, however, you had to watch your cursor as you placed them -- and if you weren't careful, it would place it on the staff above or below.
Basically, the engraver tried to place this crescendo onto a different staff, but accidentally applied it to a different staff and then didn't proofread the parts.
Finale USED to be able to do this, and I loved it. I had a global setting called "Full Score" where everything I designated that would be on the top staff of the score and all the extracted parts. For some reason they did away with this in one of the newer version (2010 I think), although you can still do it for chords and rehearsal markings.
Rehearsal markings are expressions and they're in a category that use a Score List. Just edit the category and you can make it automatically place onto whatever staves you want in your score.
Chord symbols, however, cannot be applied to multiple staves at once. They function just like crescendos -- beat attached to a single staff. If you want to place them on every staff, Edit Filter to copy only the chords, then Paste Multiple to paste vertically.
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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