On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 3:42 PM Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > The *extraction* of parts is something that only > > makes sense in times of computer score representation, as you’d extract a > > part > > of the information from a full score. > > I know it’s a fine semantic point… but the dictionary gives the definition > “the action of taking out something”. What better word is there to describe > the action of taking a single instrumental part out of a full orchestral > score? >
"Extraction" somehow doesn't imply representation to me. It's an operation performed on data whether that data yields a score or not. Or I'm just imagining things. I do like the word. What else describes the activity which precedes writing out a part?
