RE: accidentals

Carlos Schvartzman ( carlos.schvartzman@undp.org.py )
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 15:39:37 -0400

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*Guidelines???...* These are very clear and definite RULES as per =
theory of music as know for at least the last 100 years for any country =
where Western tonal music is composed and played!!! Otherwise we =
wouldn't be reading the same notes in the same way here in my country =
(Paraguay, South-America), in Japan, USA, or wherever!... Any =
well-rounded musician should know at least how to read, and that means =
knowing that the accidental affects only THAT particular pitch (line or =
space in the staff) during THAT particular bar, with the exception of =
the note being tied into the next bar UNTIL the full value of this tied =
up to note.

-----Mensaje original-----
De: Howard Peirce [SMTP:howard.peirce@sdrc.com]
Enviado el: Viernes 3 de Abril de 1998 01:49 PM
Para: Multiple recipients of list discussion-L
Asunto: Re: accidentals

Jeff Kunce wrote:
>=20
> Unless a note on that pitch is "tied" (held over) into the next =
measure. As
> far as I know, the accidental will continue for the duration of that =
note.
> [correct me if I'm wrong]
>=20
You're right, but if the same note appears later in that measure, it
reverts to the note in the key.=20

The important thing is that these are *guidelines*, not rules. I think
the best practice is to include as many accidentals as you need to to
ensure that people can read it down quickly and easily, but not so many
that the chart gets cluttered up.=20

The only thing clear about the rules for accidentals is that in spite of
all the years of training and playing represented on this list, we're
still confused. When notating, use your experience as a guide, and put
the reading musician's needs first, ahead of slavish devotion to the
rules.

HP

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