Re: [abcusers] Modes (was O'Neill errors)

[Jack Campin]

> My objection to giving modes a prominent
> place in abc is that I believe abc should be a representation of
> printed music notation and not contain information that cannot be
> expressed in standard printed music notation.

It is expressed in standard notation; my copies of Frescobaldi's
Ricercare in Modo Dorico and Schubert's Symphony no.8 in B minor
express it right on the title page.

"Standard printed music notation" includes whatever explanatory
text the composer or editor thinks is necessary, helpful or fun.


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