Only when things began to be played on instruments with fixed pitches - the viol family, early reeds and early keyboards - and people wanted to always have the same note as the tonic did things start to get messy. In the very early days of Western music, accidentals weren't needed, since everything was done by mode, and our modern concept of a fixed do (C) was unheard of or not thought of. by the 16th century B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭ and F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯ and A♯ were all in use to a greater or lesser extent" (from Wikipedia) The first sharp in use was F♯, then came the second flat E♭, then C♯, G♯, etc. "As polyphony became more complex, notes other than B required alteration to avoid undesirable harmonic or melodic intervals (especially the augmented fourth, or tritone, that music theory writers referred to as diabolus in musica, i.e., "the devil in music"). I GUESSED RIGHT about "blasphemy:" It turns out the First Accidental was the Bb. Which begs the question, How did the Flat (b) come about?Ģ.1.1) HaHa: I'll bet in the very early days of music, Naturals might have never occurred since they might have been considered impure and blasphemy. Seriously? 2 vertical and 2 parallel lines the basis for both? Couldn't be better designed to confuse. The copy that I found on internet is very faded - especially in the spine margins which happens when you are Xeroxing from a book (!) So the difference between Sharp and Natural are impossible to discern in places. I say rubato gave me that license and also listening to Rachmaninoff playing his own works - I would say that no one would ever come to that interpretation if just given the music.) I've been trying to "do something" w/Ligeti's Devil's Staircase which is in 12/8 time where no only are the bars not marked, but there are dashed bars that have nothing to do with the 12/8 - that alone makes me wonder what I'm supposed to do when paying it! (Of course, I came to the conclusion some decades ago that I will completely ignore what the composer intended. I should have expected a "Simplified Music Notation" "movement!" - Thanks so much for that reference. Quote from: georgey on April 28, 2017, 05:07:33 AM I don’t disagree with most of your ideas. It is based on classical staff notation, but sharps and flats are incorporated into the shape of the note heads. It was proposed by Peter Hayes George (1927-2012). Simplified music notation is an alternative form of music notation designed to make sight-reading easier. There is a simplified notation system so you are not the only one thinking this is a problem! But I doubt much music is available using this. Some musical instruments read music notes with 5 or 6 ledger lines. Most other modern composers were able to use our standard notation system to express what they wanted. He did go to 3 or 4 staves in spots (if I remember) as done many times by earlier composers and omitted bar lines in many parts. Your coding will be personal to you.Ĭharles Ives was able to notate exactly what he wanted in his concord piano sonata for example without any new notational ideas. If you don’t need to sight read music sight unseen and can have the music 1 day in advance prior to reading, you can make a Xerox copy and add supplemental accidentals and color coding and notes as you see fit. I don’t disagree with most of your ideas.
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