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spacing
The act of determining the horizontal distance between successive columns in order to format
the music. Horizontal spacing in Dorico Elements considers the graphical shape and size of notes
and other items, such as rhythm dots and accidentals, and the note spacing values set. Full
systems are automatically horizontally justied.
spelling
The way in which a note of a given pitch is specied by a letter name plus an accidental. For
example, assuming the conventional 12-EDO pitch system, MIDI note 61 can be spelled as C♯, D♭,
and B. The same pitch is normally spelled a certain way in a given key, for example, MIDI note 61
is normally spelled as C♯ in D major, but is spelled as D♭ in A♭ major. See also EDO, MIDI.
split stem
A way of presenting altered unisons that keeps each accidental directly beside the notehead to
which it applies. Also known as a “cherry stalk” or “tree”.
staff-relative placement
The vertical position of items relative to musical staves, that is, either above or below.
string shift indicator
An angled line that indicates the direction of movement when string players have to shift
position on the ngerboard to play a higher/lower note with the same nger as the previous
note.
stroke
The short line that bisects editorial slurs and ties. Also known as a “notch”.
SVG
SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics, which is an XML-based way of displaying and modifying
graphics. Due to the way it is coded, it allows you to modify graphics very exibly compared to
other formats.
system
A horizontal span of music that is played together. Most printed music displays systems
spanning the full width of pages. A system can contain any number of staves. For example,
in orchestral full scores, systems typically contain staves for all instruments in the orchestra,
meaning a single system often occupies the full height of the page. In part layouts, each system
only contains the staves required for that player, which is often a single staff and means multiple
systems can t on each page. See also system break, page break, casting off.
system break
The forced termination of a system of music at a particular rhythmic position, typically at a
barline. Indicated in Dorico Elements with signposts.
system formatting
The distribution of bars into systems and systems into frames. When copying part formatting
between layouts, Dorico Elements considers the positions of system breaks, frame breaks, and
note spacing changes to be aspects of system formatting.
system object
An item that applies to all staves in the system, but is not necessary to show on every staff,
such as tempo marks and rehearsal marks. In Dorico Elements, you can show system objects at
multiple positions in each system by showing them above multiple instrument families.
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tempo track
The timing-related information included in MIDI data that affects tempo, SMPTE offsets, time
signatures, timecodes, and markers, which can be imported independently of the rest of the data
in MIDI les.
Glossary
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