- From: Mark Johnson <mjears@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:55:44 -0400
- To: "public-music-notation-contrib@w3.org" <public-music-notation-contrib@w3.org>
Neither of these unusual examples is intended to shift the meaning of the clefs from their normal positions on the staff. The treble clef centered on the top staff line in Dennis¡¯s example is quite misleading in my opinion. Debussy¡¯s bass clef at least sits in mid-air, so it avoids the implication of being a different kind of bass clef. As for the cross staff notation, in piano music the staves indicate right hand and left hand, more than treble and bass clefs. It¡¯s the only clear and compact way to indicate that this figure is played by both hands, and that aspect of the notation is quite standard. MJ
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