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General placement conventions for arpeggio signs
Arpeggio signs are positioned to the left of the notes, including any applicable accidentals, to
which they apply, but are positioned between grace notes and normal notes. They should appear
within the same bar as the notes to which they apply, and not on the other side of the barline.
Dorico SE makes automatic adjustments to note spacing and staff spacing to accommodate
arpeggio signs and ensure they are positioned correctly.
Arpeggio signs should cover the whole vertical range of all notes in the chord to which they
apply, and protrude slightly at each end. However, they do not need to cover the stems of notes.
Dorico SE automatically creates the lengths of arpeggio signs to cover the notes in chords, and
adjusts their lengths if the notes in chords change or are deleted.
If an arpeggiated chord spans two staves, such as in a piano part, its arpeggio sign can extend
across both staves.
You can move arpeggio signs to different rhythmic positions in Write mode.
RELATED LINKS
Length of arpeggio signs on page 669
Moving arpeggio signs rhythmically
You can move arpeggio signs to new rhythmic positions after they have been input.
NOTE
● You cannot move arpeggio signs over rests, you can only move them to adjacent notes/
chords in the same voice. If you want to move arpeggio signs along a phrase containing
rests, we recommend deleting them and inputting new arpeggio signs at the new positions
instead.
● You cannot move arpeggio signs rhythmically with the mouse.
PROCEDURE
1. In Write mode, select the arpeggio signs you want to move.
2. Move the arpeggio signs in any of the following ways:
● Press Alt/Opt-Right Arrow to move them to the right.
● Press Alt/Opt-Left Arrow to move them to the left.
RESULT
Arpeggio signs are moved to the right/left, according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.
If no notes exist at the next rhythmic position according to the rhythmic grid, the arpeggio sign is
not shown. If you continue moving it to the right/left, it is shown again beside the next note at a
rhythmic position that can be reached according to the current rhythmic grid resolution.
You can change the rhythmic grid resolution if you want to move arpeggio signs to notes at
other rhythmic positions.
NOTE
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If you move arpeggio signs to the rhythmic position of a rest, they are deleted.
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Only one arpeggio sign can exist at each rhythmic position. If an arpeggio sign in your
selection passes over another arpeggio sign as part of its move, the existing arpeggio sign is
deleted.
Arpeggio signs
General placement conventions for arpeggio signs
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