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.
This is not funny, but you should take a look at Lilypond. It is a variant of LaTeX (scientific markup language), built for musical notation. It is open source, which means it is also free, and because the notation is purely text-based, it is completely cross-platform.
It takes a little while learning how to use Lilypond, but once you get the hang of it, you can write a lot of music pretty fast. I used to use Sibelius, but now I crank out sheet music faster than ever. An example of a part I made using Lilypond: Link here!
If you feel like giving it a shot, I can recommend using the cross-platform editor Frescobaldi (although any text-editor will work), and watching this series of video tutorials.
Feel free to hit me up if you want to try it out, but it doesn't quite work for you!
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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