Eden - Lawrence D. wrote:
Fellow Listers,
I am often undecided about using sharps as accidentals in flat keys and using flats in sharp keys.
I prefer to simplify the notation, substituting B for Cb, for example, but I want to know what is the "correct" way to make the decision.
I want my parts to be easily read and played correctly, but I don't want to violate the rules of theory..
Sometimes you can't resolve your last statement satisfactorily, any more than you can simplify your verbal writing in English, using only the word "to" whenever you want that sound regardless of the meaning you intend.
If you want the part easily and correctly read, you also have to take into consideration the people who will be reading it -- most advanced amateurs and certainly any professional worthy of cashing a paycheck will have no problem reading Cb. 10-year-old beginners will definitely have a problem, until they are taught how to play it and then it will never be a problem again.
For my 2-cents'-worth, I think you should stick to the rules of music theory as much as possible. If the spelling of the harmony calls for a Cb, regardless of the key signature, that's what you should use. That way if some confusion over what is intended arises, you have made your meaning as clear as possible.
-- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
