NOTES ON MEASURE NUMBERS
1. For sections with time indices, the measure number
given
will typically be the first complete
measure
of the given segment. Upbeats or other partial measures at
the
beginning of a section will be included in the time index, but
not in
measure numbers. The first complete measure of a movement
or song
is m. 1. Upbeats at the beginning of pieces are not
counted as
measures. However, incomplete measures at the end of
movements or
songs are
counted. In some cases, where a given segment begins less
than halfway through a measure, that measure number may be
indicated, even if it is not technically a complete
measure. I try to use the best logic in my judgment.
2. For literal repeats
that
are actually indicated with
repeat
signs in the score (:||),
the same measure numbers will
be used for both statements and indicated as such in the
guides.
This is standard practice. The first measure of a second
ending
will have the same measure number as the first measure of a
first
ending.
3. For movements of the
Scherzo/Trio type
(typically the
second or third movement of a large instrumental work) with Da capo indicated in the
score, the
measure numbers of the Da
capo
will be the same as the first statement. However, in the
total
number of measures, the repeat of the main (usually scherzo)
section
will be parenthetically indicated at the end of the
movement. For
example, if a scherzo were 100 measures and its trio section 75
measures, the total indicated would be given as [175 (+100)
mm.].
This only applies to Scherzo/Trio type movements.
Exposition
repeats or repeats within a scherzo or trio section will not be
counted. The same goes for strophic repetitions that are
indicated with repeat signs in songs, even though the texts for
each
statement are different.