Michael Cook wrote:
I'd choose 1, f natural, without parentheses. This should remove any confusion or hesitation while sight-reading, especially considering that the barlines are dotted. I don't think it is necessary to draw attention to the false relation between e flat and e natural: this is a common feature of this style of music.
But if someone would know the false relationship is a common feature of this style of music, they would very likely also know that the F would be lowered on the descending melodic line after having been raised on the ascending line.
If you assume people would know one common feature, isn't it logical to assume they would know both conventions? As a matter of fact, I think the F natural on the descent would be more widely known than the false relation between Eb and Enat.
See? We're supposedly all educated in this sort of stuff, being engravers and editors and arrangers and composers, and WE can't agree on what is likely to be commonly known by singers who might select this edition! :-)
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