Notating augmented unisons

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leonardociampa
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Post by leonardociampa » Thu May 21, 2020 9:28 pm

Dear friends,

Help! I do not know how to notate this in Finale so that the half note is an E natural and the quarter note is an E flat. See attached photo. Thank you in advance!


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motet
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Post by motet » Thu May 21, 2020 10:05 pm

That's a tough one. Something like this?

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Post by Bill Stevens » Thu May 21, 2020 10:21 pm

Are you stuck with that notation? Could you use F-flat for the E?

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N Grossingink
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Post by N Grossingink » Thu May 21, 2020 11:02 pm

This is how Dorico does it, in my opinion the correct way. Unlike Finale, no manual adjustments and nice spacing.
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Post by Graeme Gilmore » Fri May 22, 2020 12:02 am

Gould (Behind Bars, p. 91) recommends the same solution as N. Grossingink.

Altered Unisons: "Place each accidental beside each part so that it is clear which accidental belongs to which part.
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