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score
See full score, part, project.
section player
Multiple musicians who all play the same instrument and read from the same part layout, for
example, Violin I. Section players may not play multiple different instruments, but can divide. See
also player.
segment
Part of a notation item that functions autonomously in Engrave mode. Segments can exist
regardless of their position, such as individual ending brackets within a repeat ending, or only
when a single item is split across a system or frame break, such as glissando lines. See also item,
fragment.
Setup mode
A mode in Dorico Elements where you can set up the fundamental elements of the project:
instruments and the players that hold them, ows, layouts, and videos. You can also determine
how they interact with each other, for example, by changing the players assigned to layouts. See
also modes.
SMuFL
Short for “Standard Music Font Layout”, it is a font specication that maps all the different
symbols required for music notation onto a standard layout. Dorico Elements requires SMuFL-
compliant fonts for certain areas of the program, such as clefs and dynamic glyphs, to ensure it
can locate the correct symbol. SMuFL-compliant fonts include Bravura, Petaluma, and November
2.0.
solo player
An individual musician who can play one or more instruments, for example, a ute doubling
piccolo. See also player.
space
A unit of measurement in music engraving based on the distance between the center of two
adjacent staff lines. Practically all notation items are scaled in proportion to the size of a space,
for example, a notehead is normally one space tall.
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”.
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