On Sep 20, 2007, at 7:14 PM, Ruth H. Randle wrote:
I have been given a handwritten piece of Klezmer music to
transcribe, called
Baym Rebn Sude. There are no chords, just a simple melody line. My
problem is
this: It has 1 sharp (F) and 2 flats (B and E)! I was told that a)
it is a very
simple piece, and b) the basic scale is D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C and
D. (However,
there are some B naturals indicated). He said it was "sort of in
the key of D,
maybe?"
Is there any way to set this up in Finale so the key signature is
correct? I
know nothing about Klezmer music, and I've never seen a key sig
with sharps and
flats together. I am using Finale 2005 for Windows. Any help will
be greatly
appreciated. A basic template would be even better, if someone
knows how to do
it.
Hi Ruth.
Christopher has the right answer. Use the Bb key signature with the
F# where needed.
One of the Klezmer books that I have is "The Compleat Klezmer" by
Henry Sapoznik. He often uses that same notation. His version of
Baym Rebin's Sude, however, is up a step in E Ahava Raba mode. There
are 25 or so pages at the beginning of the book that supply some
context and include a few pages that talk about the common modes and
structure. It's a bit pricey, though at $20. Ahava Raba mode on D
is "kinda" like D if adding a flat 2,6, and 7 retains any of the
original major scale ;-) Common chords would be D, Gm and Cm.
Good Luck
Dick H
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