Piano notation for trilling just one note in a chord?
I have a piano chord (specifically a triad), and I want to trill the note at the top.
Is there any way to express this using musical notation? Also, if there is notation for this, how would I do it in MuseScore 2?
NOTE: As an aside, in my handwritten manuscript I've just labelled it as using an asterisk at the top of the chord itself, and writing a footnote at the end. Is that good enough?
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I think you should definitely find some way to specify it, just so the performer knows exactly what is expected. Here are a few possible solutions, though I don't claim any of them are 100% factually correct with sources to back me up:
I've seen editorial footnotes in scores of composers before Bach. If you think a footnote is the best bet, I don't personally see any problem with it.
alephzero's solution in the comments is a good one, the only possible problem being if your actual example already includes 800 different voices in a single clef, which I doubt :-) :
Another (perhaps extreme) solution is to clarify what the auxiliary pitch should be:
But as I said, these are just some solutions; perhaps there is a standard notation "rule" for this that someone else can explain.
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