In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Richard Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 05:32:51PM +0000, John Chambers wrote: >> >> It's quite logical. >> >> K:A has a tonic but no scale information, so we assume major (^f^c^g). >> >> K:Amix has a tonic and a mode; the signature is ^f^c. >> >> K:A_B has a tonic and a key signature, which is _B >> >> K:_B has no tonic, but a signature, which is _B. Maybe it's F or Dm. > >This last has the potential to be misunderstood, I think. The key >signature would be >K:Bb ? > >Easy to mis-type, or misunderstand. >
The distinction between _B and Bb is the same as between a key signature and an accidental so should be easy for a musician to understand... Bernard Hill Braeburn Software Author of Music Publisher system Music Software written by musicians for musicians http://www.braeburn.co.uk Selkirk, Scotland To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
