Re: fermata position (was: Re: Two Problems with a SATB-Choir Score)

[Ronald Hoellwarth]

On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 09:18:43PM -0800, Graham Percival wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Nov 2002 08:55:21 +0100
> address@hidden (Ronald Hoellwarth) wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 03:29:19PM -0800, Graham Percival wrote:
> > > On Fri, 01 Nov 2002 23:03:13 +0100
> > > address@hidden (Ronald Hoellwarth) wrote:
> > > > But: why did v1.4.12 choose to put the fermata on the bass part 
> > > > correctly
> > > > under the note but v1.6.5 choose (wrongy) to put the fermata above the
> > > > note into the realm of the tenor?
> 
> Hmm, something seems a bit odd here.
> 
> I'm not an expert at music publishing -- I'm not even an amateur! -- so I'll 
> merely
> ask the question of others: is this example correct?
> 
> ----
> \score{\notes{
> \voiceOne a''4-\fermata e'-\fermata a''-> e'->
> \voiceTwo a''4-\fermata e'-\fermata a''-> e'->
> }}
> ----

The example shows that the fermata on the second Voice is above the 
notes instead below as it should be. That's exactly the problem. In this 
example it's not that bad but in a ChoirStaff I think the fermata of the 
Voice with the down-stems should be below (i.e. in stem-direction) the 
notes.

Perhaps it's something that's only relevant with more than one staff?

greetings from crailsheim, germany
ronald höllwarth