Music Glossary: engraving

Small-note passages copied into parts to aid counting during rests and improve entrances. more

Place dynamics under the staff (vocal above lyrics), align hairpins with events, and avoid collisions. more

Global defaults for spacing, fonts, slur shapes, and collision avoidance to speed consistent output. more

Consistent rules for fonts, note spacing, slurs, articulations, and rehearsal marks across all parts. more

Plan rests or tacets at page turns; avoid splitting phrases or complex rhythms across pages. more

Engraving logic that distributes horizontal space by duration and complexity to maintain readability. more

Trills, mordents, turns with clear symbols and accidentals; provide editorial notes for style-specific execution. more

Standard vertical order of instruments in orchestral scores: woodwinds, brass, percussion, keyboards/harp, voices, strings. more

Slurs indicate legato within a phrase; longer phrase marks can span multiple slurs to show musical grouping. more

Number and bracket tuplets where needed; do not break tuplets across beams without clear context. more