There are many situation for non-parenthesized courtesy accis even in music with key signatures. One that people often forget is a situation where the key signature does not agree with the key of the moment. Take for example a piece in G major that has modulated to D major (without a printed key change). If there is .e.g. a V/IV chord in the musical progression, the C-natural should absolutely have a courtesy natural whether there are any C#'s nearby or not.
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM, David Froom <[email protected]> wrote: > On 20 Nov 2013, at 1:00 PM, Bruce Eisenbeil wrote: > > > In a non-key signature piece, when a measure of music includes Bb going > up a minor 9th to B natural, and this happens multiple times in a measure, > is it preferable in your experience, to always include the flat and natural > signs so that the performer is clear on the specific pitch desired for each > register? Is a parenthesized accidental and natural sign preferable to > non-parenthesized? Or, would a performer prefer a one time > placement/measure of the accidental and natural signs? > > Bb to Cb is better, and A# to B even better; but there are many times > when, depending on what follows or precedes, Bb to B is the best choice, > and I assume you're asking about that. I give the cautionary natural > without parentheses. And I continue to give the natural if there are any > intervening Bbs. The only time I don't give a cautionary is when something > is repeated immediately. > > I have never had a complaint, actually only hear appreciation. We often > don't get to hear a rehearsal until the day before the concert. At that > point, if a note has been learned wrong by the player, pointing out will > mean that it will still be wrong at the concert, but will be played > self-consciously or hesitantly. So the aim is to make things as clear as > possible, leaving no question about what the note is supposed to be. > > And yes, as others have said, look at what the performer writes into > her/his copy of your score. If they put in an accidental or natural, that > means you should have done it. > > We're talking non-key-signature music. > > David Froom > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
