David Raleigh Arnold wrote > This is clear in keyboard music only. With a stringed instrument, > side-by-side noteheads indicate that there are actually two notes > to be played on two different strings simultaneously. This is > less usual than playing a single note, in which case you want > a single note head.
On a harpsichord, which is definitely a keyboard instrument, it would also be possible to play two different but equal-pitched notes, one with each hand on a different keyboard. However, in the rare cases where this is intended, it is practically always indicated in some way that is more explicit that a stemming convention. > Trust me, there is a very good reason for using two stems on the same > note head in guitar music. I don't disagree with that. There is good reason for it in contrapuntal keyboard music as well. In fact, I just checked Gardner Read's chapter on keyboard notations. He basically espouses the method that was proposed here originally (open head for the note with two stems; black head for the others). Also, somewhat to my surprise, he does not even mention side-by-side noteheads, except if the longer note is a whole note. > There is a clear difference in > interpretation between using a stem and beam instead of an eighth > rest. I don't have any quarrel with that either, and I never suggested otherwise. --Don Simons _______________________________________________ TeX-music mailing list [email protected] http://icking-music-archive.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music
