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.