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Writing parts

Orchestral music involves some special notation, both in the full score, as in the individual parts. This section explains how to tackle common problems in orchestral music.

• Rehearsal marks:
• Bar numbers:
• Instrument names:
• Transpose:
• Sound output for transposing instruments:
• Multi measure rests:
• Automatic part combining:
• Hara kiri staffs:

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