Peter Crighton <[email protected]> writes: > Hello all, > > my question is not exclusive to LilyPond, but I hope you can enlighten me > anyway. > > I am transcribing a song in D Mixolydian and am wondering which key > signature to notate it in – d \mixolydian (because that is the mode it is > in) or d \major (because a D major chord clearly is the tonic of the song). > I’d rather notate it in d \mixolydian, which seems correct to me, but might > it be easier to read (especially for non-professional musicians) in d > \major just with a natural sign before every c? > What is everyone doing in such a case? Any experiences which is easier to > read? Also, could the style of music matter? In Early Music I’d be even > more inclined to notate in d \mixolydian, but in this case it is a pop song > where people might only expect to see major or minor keys. > > Curious to hear what you all think.
If there is no A major chord in the harmonization/chord sequences, having a C sharp in the key signature on a tonic of D is going to confuse more than it helps in my book. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
