Author: Don Poulsen
Date: 2004-11-16 13:44
For a note tied to a note from a previous measure, the accidental certainly carries over; otherwise, it wouldn't be a tie, but a slur. It may not be a rule, but any subsequent notes in the second measure should be written so that there is no confusion as to what they are; i.e., add a sharp, flat or natural as necessary.
As far as the octave rule, if there is one, I would suggest to a composer that he/she should write in the accidental for the note in a different octave, if it should be flatted or sharped, so as to prevent any confusion. As with the written word, the composer should strive for clarity of intent. Then again, the vast majority of us are more concerned with how to read music than how to write it.
|
|
The Clarinet BBoard
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
