shedophone said:
I wouldnt say its that important for composers to keep inventing different notation.
its not that important for linguists to keep inventing new words.
Its the way you use them that counts.
This is a truly advanced composition thing. Most won't have even thought about it, or some just too early in their experience and/or training to know why it is done.
The answer is simple: Some things a composer wants just can't be explained quickly and simply enought through standard notation. This is mainly when a composer calls for an effect, etc. Alectoric music would maybe call for an invented notation.
Anybody not heard Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima should and will understand the concept of new notations, the score is very very difficult to read, trust me!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't think any composer should turn his or her back at anything which get across the composers intensions, especially when this means broading horizons, which we all know is a big help in cureing writiers block for some composers.
Don't turn ur back on something because u think it's radical, coz it simply isnt, it's been around for a while.
I admit, this is not quite a Brass Band technqiue, but it is a compositional technqiue, and god knows we them more than anything!
By the way this is not a debate, if you think inventing notation is stupid, then ur wrong, cuz it's common practice for many, many pro composers - maybe not in the BB industry.
However, feel free to not invent notation, it is the composers choice afterall, regardless of what a player thinks. :wink:
