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Author: finlandia_flautist
Date: 2002-12-22 08:24
ok my mum (or 'mom' for all you people who don't know the RIGHT WAY of speaking english! :p ) yeah, well she asked me a question and i couldn't answer it properly and i was thinkin that maybe one of youz could. here's the question:
"in this example: Mozart's Symphony number 19 in E flat, WHY do they say 'in e flat' and what is the point in saying it? wouldn't the players know what key it's in when they look at the notes?"
ok there was my mum's question. please help me answer it. thanks.
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Author: flautist 4 now ww forever
Date: 2002-12-22 12:35
hmmmmm this is how it was explain to me ... so i am not 100% with this answer... well first thing it is bcuzto know what key and the second is because a song ( mozart) is made in all different key so to E is different than Eb so to be know what you are playing exactly you would say mozart in Eb or whatever that was the way it was explain to me
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Author: Benny B
Date: 2002-12-22 15:47
it means the key of the song, meaning the song will have that many # of sharps or flats in the key signature. also E is the note mostly used in that song.
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Author: TorusTubarius
Date: 2002-12-22 16:21
Well, the real reason is just because that was the custom of Mozart's day. It's also just another way of identifying which symphony is which. Plus, a lot of composers didn't necessarily number their symphonies and instead kept track of which was which by the key it was written in. Also, if you know what key the symphony is supposed to be in by the title, you can be sure you're hearing the correct one by discerning the key (if you have perfect pitch of course).
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Author: Saxplaya
Date: 2002-12-22 17:33
There are So many sympothies out there and there is probably more than 1 Symphony NO. 19 so a way to distinguish them is by saying the key and the composer.
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Author: Oboeguy
Date: 2002-12-22 22:33
Most likely stating the key was/is for the audiences. Take Gustav Holst's First Suite in Eb. As soon as I hear "Eb", I know exactly which one is going to be played.
Oboeguy
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Author: finlandia_flautist
Date: 2002-12-23 05:13
thanks people. my mum kinda gets it now, but i don't think she'll ever fully understand it. thanks for your help anyway.
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Author: Lauren's Flute
Date: 2002-12-24 20:07
I guess it's because you couldn't put a little flat sign on every E. That's why, in the key signture,it tells you what to play flat or sharp. And if at one part of the song there is a natural there is a natural sign.
code name: Lauren's Flute
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Author: finlandia_flautist
Date: 2002-12-26 11:46
heh...gee thanks lauren
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