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Re: Flats in sheet music

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-05-01 20:21

Chris_C wrote:

> Its not an uncommon occurrence, and
> the only way I have ever found to resolve it is to play both
> ways and select the least discordant.
>

Yes, although it's certainly clearer in tonal music than in some "modern" atonal or polytonal pieces. The problem is that, if I'm reading the 2nd part, I don't notice the accidental in the 1st part until I've already played the wrong note and the pencil needs to come out. I just had an experience with couple of of such spots playing 2nd clarinet in Mendelssohn's Elijah from the Novello parts. You only make the mistake once if you're paying attention (that's what rehearsals and pencils are for), but it's a little embarrassing nonetheless.

Karl

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