On May 7, 2007, at 10:22 AM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
Prior to about 1870, the rule was that an accidental applies to all octaves within its measure. Since then the rule is that it applies only to the octave in which it was written. The problem is that the classical standard repertoire is dominated by pieces written to the old rule, and so may improperly carry it over to more recent work.
Thank you for spelling this out, Andrew. The context of the original post it made it sound like it ought to be obvious to everyone, but when I read it I realize I genuinely didn't know what the rule was ... probably because I've done plenty of work on either side 1870.
But I can't recall a case where I've ever been unsure what the note is due to this. In some music, it's obvious what is wanted from the context. In anything else, the editor was kind enough to include courtesy accidentals.
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