marcato

[ericmay1974]

Hello, how to end the use of marcato as an expression in a score. I might want to use it for a certain number of measures and then end it for regular expression.

[motet]

Use accents instead? One occasionally sees f marcato and the like, but accents are much more common. Other than writing "non-marcato" or somesuch, there's nothing I know of that means "no longer marcato."

[miker]

What about loco? Doesn't that mean, whatever you were doing, stop doing it?

[motet]

No, that only cancels 8va ("in the right place" or something like that, cognate with "location").

[N Grossingink]

(non-marcato) in parens could be used to cancel at the appropriate location.

[miker]

Thanks, Motet!

[Michel R E]

"ord." (for ordinario) would do in a pinch. it would be understood.

[Jay Emmes]

You could add a dotted line (smart shape) after marcato with a hook at the righthand end to where the effect of the expression no longer is desired if it only affects a few measures. It is often used, not only in conjunction with the octave transpositions, but also sul G, non vibr., flautando, etc..

[ebiggs1]

"ord." (for ordinario) would do in a pinch. it would be understood.

I am all for making everything clear to the musician.

[motet]

String players are used to "ord." but I don't know that I've ever seen it in a wind part.

[N Grossingink]

When the scores I work on use the directive marcato, it may or may not be clear where the style is to be "turned off" and is almost never notated. I think non-marcato makes it crystal clear.

I agree that ord. may not be familiar to wind players. It's rarely if ever used in the band and jazz world and in music aimed at school and amateur players.