Dear Unicode list members, I wish to get feedback about a new symbol submission proposal.
Currently the Miscellaneous Symbols table (2600-26FF) includes the following characters: 266D ♭ MUSIC FLAT SIGN 266F ♯ MUSIC SHARP SIGN while the Musical Symbols table (1D100 - 1D1FF) includes the following characters: 1D12A 𝄪 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE SHARP 1D12B 𝄫 MUSICAL SYMBOL DOUBLE FLAT 1D12C 𝄬 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT UP 1D12D 𝄭 MUSICAL SYMBOL FLAT DOWN 1D130 𝄰 MUSICAL SYMBOL SHARP UP 1D131 𝄱 MUSICAL SYMBOL SHARP DOWN 1D132 𝄲 MUSICAL SYMBOL QUARTER TONE SHARP 1D133 𝄳 MUSICAL SYMBOL QUARTER TONE FLAT None of these matches what's used in Arabic music notation. I am proposing the addition of 2 new characters to the Musical Symbols table: - the half-flat sign (lowers a note by a quarter tone) - the half-sharp sign (raises a note by a quarter tone) [image: Inline image] [image: Inline image] These are the correct symbols for Arabic music notation, and they express intervals that are multiples of quarter tones. it would be really nice to be able to include them directly in an HTML page or rich text document using a native code rather than an image. I am the primary sponsor of this proposal. As far as my credentials, I am the owner of http://maqamworld.com, the most widely used online resource on Arabic music theory, in English. My co-sponsor is Sami Abu Shumays, author of http://maqamlessons.com, another important online reference for Arabic music theory. Together, we are in the process of publishing a book on Arabic music theory and performance with Oxford University Press, coming out late 2018. I can also enlist the support of many academics in the music theory field who specialize in Arabic music. I welcome any feedback on this proposal. thanks Johnny Farraj