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:

1. Open the document and choose Document > Manage Parts. The Manage Parts dialog box appears.
2. Click New Part. A part appears in the list above. To name the part, click Edit Part Definition > Edit Part name. Click OK to return to the Manage Parts dialog box. The middle column should be empty indicating no staves are selected.
3. Click OK.
4. Choose Document > Edit Part, and then select the part you just created. Only the title, composer, and any other page text blocs appear on the part.
5. Choose the Text tool .
6. 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.

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