Re: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread Laurie Griffiths
On the subject of global accidentals John Chambers wrote: ... The idea of a tool with an option to distribute accidentals through the music does strike me as potentially useful in some obscure situations. ... At the moment Muse doesn't support global accidentals, but does have this

Re: [abcusers] The abc committee (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread Jack Campin
I was one of the people who was asked to join the committee, but I declined, suggesting they should concentrate on the major abc developers instead, and that's more or less how it happened. With hindsight I might agree it wasn't the perfect solution. Among other things it left Jack Campin

Re: [abcusers] More modes (was: Modes and key signatures)

2001-03-07 Thread Bert Van Vreckem
Laurie Griffiths wrote: Frank Nordberg's message included: K:C akustisk would mean: C-D-E-F#-F-A-Bb-c Did you really mean to include notes not in strict ascending order? E then F# then F? Is there more to this scale than met the eye? I believe Frank ment G instead of F - that would

Re: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread Bert Van Vreckem
Laurie Griffiths wrote: For instance if you write a tune in C and then realise that you have sharped every single G in the piece you can tell Muse to change the key signature to G and preverve the pitch of the notes. ... and I'm sure you meant F there on the second line? ;-) -- bert van

Re: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread James Allwright
On Wed 07 Mar 2001 at 01:30AM +, John Chambers wrote: Wil writes: | But is there a compelling reason why we should not define | "E hejaz" or "E freygish"? (in a similar manner to the definition | proposed for chords) I have a further suggestion for handling arbitrary modes which

Re: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread James Allwright
On Wed 07 Mar 2001 at 12:35AM +, Phil Taylor wrote: Wil wrote: But is there a compelling reason why we should not define "E hejaz" or "E freygish"? (in a similar manner to the definition proposed for chords) I assume we are talking about the K: field here, and I think there is a

Re: [abcusers] More modes (was: Modes and key signatures)

2001-03-07 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laurie Griffiths wrote: Frank Nordberg's message included: K:C akustisk would mean: C-D-E-F#-F-A-Bb-c Did you really mean to include notes not in strict ascending order? E then F# then F? Is there more to this scale than met the eye? Sorry, a typo here. The correct sequence of notes

Re: [abcusers] More modes (was: Modes and key signatures)

2001-03-07 Thread Frank Nordberg
John Chambers wrote: Hey, that reminds me - I have a selyeflyte that I've had for years, but I've hardly learned any tunes on it. (It's made of PVC, which is why it's still around. ;-) I wonder if there are any around in ABC? I wonder if it would be possible to find them? Now if this

Re: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread Jack Campin
See if I've got this right: K: RootMode Key signature Dlyd D lydian F# - C# - G# DD majorF# - C# D^e_fD sillyE# - Fb D^f^c=g D none F# - C# - G natural _b +-unspecified-+ Bb This last one seems potentially

RE: [abcusers] Modes and key signatures (Was: Hi)

2001-03-07 Thread Richard L Walker
Hmm, maybe actually defining the scale (as below) within an abc file wouldn't be such a hot idea after all. "Richard L Walker"[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pensacola, FL 32504-7726 USA -Original Message- | This gives a scale of C _D E F G A _B c. | Oh, "mixolydian with flattened 2nd" then. The

Re: [abcusers] The abc committee

2001-03-07 Thread Bryancreer
Frank Nordberg said - John and Laura decided to recruit committee members among the most active posters at abcusers. Strange. They didn't ask me. I was one of the people who was asked to join the committee, but I declined, suggesting they should concentrate on the major abc developers

Re: [abcusers] The abc committee

2001-03-07 Thread Richard Robinson
On Wed, 7 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank Nordberg said - John and Laura decided to recruit committee members among the most active posters at abcusers. Strange. They didn't ask me. Perhaps that's because you seem to spend 90% of your posts getting aggrieved and appearing to