Klarinet Archive - Posting 000660.txt from 2003/03

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Key signatures
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:31:56 -0500

on 3/15/2003 5:09 PM, B. Rite wrote:

>Obviously you can create any scale you wish with accidentals, but I'm
>wondering if any 'well known' compositions are printed with a weird key
>signature, such as (say) two flats but the flatted notes aren't Bb and
>Eb?

One example that comes to mind is Bartok "Microcosmos" for piano. Some of
the tunes have, for instance, just an Ab in the key signature.

David

David Niethamer
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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