Tacet parts
A page containing only the title, composer,
and page text, and a note to “tacet” or “tacit” informs the player to
rest for that entire movement/act of a musical/etc. Creating such a page
in Finale is easy using linked parts. To create a tacet part:
- Open the document and from the Document menu,
choose Manage Parts. The Manage Parts dialog box appears.
- Click New Part. A part appears in the
list above. To name the part, click Edit Part Definition and then Edit
Part name. Click OK to return to the Manage Parts dialog box. The middle
column should be empty indicating no staves are selected.
- Click OK.
- From the Document menu, choose Edit Part, and
then select the part you just created. Only the title, composer,
and any other page text blocs appear on the part.
- Choose the Text Tool.
- Click the page and type “Tacet” (or “Tacit”)
where desired. Use the text menu and other features of the Text
Tool to edit the page-attached text block. Use context menus to hide the
text block in other parts/score accordingly. See also Text Tool.
