Vladimir Savic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You don't like harmony, do you? Me neither. > > Octave has 12 semitones. So, when you reach 12th tone of one (whatever that > could be) scale you're again at the bigining. Tone C becomes C again but > sounding octave higher. > > Theoreticaly, you can have more then 7 accidentals, but in pratice it's > unnecessary because you'll then have key that is much harder to read while > playing. > Example:
> Cis (C# major) scale: Cis, Dis, Eis, Fis, Gis, Ais, His, Cis > (C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#) -- I think that > typical American would write it this way > > Then transpose it +1 and you'll have Cisis (C double # -- I really have no > idea how you write it) scale which sounds exacly like D scale (D major). > Idea is to never use more then 7 sharp and 7 flat accidentals. And indeed, > I've never seen them in any score for my whole life. > The rule I learnt there are no major scales with double accidentals. so G# major does not exist and is written as Ab major. Double accidentals are allowed in the minor scales if they are derived from a major scale without double accidentals. Theoretically these scales are not the same (a string quartet should be able to make C# major sound different from Db major) but once equally tempered instruments are in play you can't hear the difference. Immanuel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
