Klarinet Archive - Posting 000652.txt from 2003/03

From: b1rite@-----. Rite)
Subj: RE: [kl] Key signatures
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 16:58:07 -0500

<><> Dan=A0Leeson wrote:
Because a key signature has no indications about which notes are altered
in performance does not mean that such a thing is not a key signature.

I don't mean to be pedantic because we all understand each other; but
"does not mean that it is not" is a well-chosen description. Such a
thing doesn't necessarily mean that it **is** a key signature either.
There is potential ambiguity unless you also know the publication's
history and context.

Cheers,
Bill

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