Klarinet Archive - Posting 000272.txt from 2008/01
From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: [kl] Re: [spam] Re: [kl] 8 #'s?
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:51:48 -0500
It's quite possible that clarinettists are the kind of people to appreciate
the difference between sharps and flats. If I wouldn't have played other
instruments....
In general practice, I would too the composer spelled Ab rather than G#, let
alone B# or Dbb. Yet it makes a difference to some (sane or insane, but some
very good) composers. Check Schubert's Sonata in Bb D960, end of 2nd mov.
Andante sostenuto. Or the ravishing piano piece op post. in Eb minor, D 946.
And that was written for the "well tempered" pianoforte. For Strings,
Singers and theoretically clarinets and all instruments not tuned in equal
temperament it is actually different pitches.
Best,
danyel
www.echoton.de/clar.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paolo Leva" <paolo.leva@-----.se>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:32 AM
Subject: [spam] Re: [kl] 8 #'s?
The number of accidentals of one keys plus the accidentals
of its enharmonic key is always 12.
Let's take an extreme example: the key of C major has 0
accidentals, so its enharmonic key B# major would have
12 sharps. One sharp on B and on E, double sharps on the
other 5 tones. You could even theoretically write the other
enharmonic key of C major, namely Dbb major (D with two
flats) with 12 flats!
This implies that sane persons should never use more
than 6 accidentals, since if you use 7 or more accidentals
you can always use the enharmonic key and have 5 or
less accidentals and make life easier for the musicians.
Paolo
http://firstclarinet.blogspot.com
> Try this idea: the relative minor of B Major is G# minor. The
> parallel Major of G# minor is G# Major. As has been said before, the
> key signature would be the 7 sharps plus (going by the circle of
> fifths) the additional F# which would then give an F double sharp and
> the key of G# Major. Theoretically one could go further and have
enharmonic equivalents of all the flat keys. G# Major is the
enharmonic equivalent of Ab Major.
Simeon
On Jan 22, 2008, at 10:28 PM, Peter Stoll wrote:
> This is confounding me; I count only 7 available letter-names for
> notes, from A-G (not counting the German H)... so how can there be
> 8?!? Very interesting thread...
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