At 10:48 PM -0400 8/16/06, Darcy James Argue wrote:
On 16 Aug 2006, at 9:14 PM, Christopher Smith wrote:
Even in a piece without a key signature, if you had a C#7 chord
resolving to F#m, and the melody outlined the C#7 chord, how could
you spell it except with an E#?
I really appreciate the comments on this question, and I am learning
from them, but I just realized something. Every one of us, even
those of us who know better, are assuming that 20th century bane,
equal temperament. In any other tuning or temperament, G# and Ab are
NOT the same frequencies, and sensitive musicians make those
adjustments. (Except keyboard players, poor babies!) Which makes
proper MELODIC enharmonic spellings even more important, but for more
than just mechanical reasons.
Geez, why does music have to be so complicated?!
John
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