Taris writes:
Hi all!
Lately I've become rather heavily interested in serialism and pantonality (a la Second Viennese School). And as I write, I keep hearing my old composition prof in the back of my head saying that I should spell intervals as diatonically as possible (ie: write G-Bb instead of G-A#). What I need to know is:
1. Is this a good practice to follow? I mean, vocalists will need the recognizable intervals (minor third instead of augmented second), but does it matter so much for a pianist or an oboist, for example? I would think it easier to write all accidentals as either flats or sharps for sake of unity.
2. If this is a practice to be adopted, should it be followed between staves of a two-staff part (like piano)?
*howls*
Taris
Dear Taris,
I agree completely with Andrew. Let's face it, your performers
will be used to reading tonal (diatonic) music, so spelling should
look as diatonic as possible, even between staves unless it would
result in augmented or diminished intervals in one of the parts. What
matters is the sound. The score should provide the least number of
obstacles to the performer.
Hal
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