doorjamb Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 example: G# has both a sharp (A) and a flat (G). no not really, g has a double sharp (enharmonic a) a single sharp (g sharp or a flat) and a natural which is naturally g natural... naturally. but don't you see that any note has any amount of sharps and flats you want? for example G# could also be called C########. it's just a way of referring to a specific note. instead of using a 12 letter system we use a 7 letter system and use "sharp" or "flat" to signify plus or minus 1 semitone. like i said, it corresponds to the note names. perhaps we're saying the same thing... if so, my bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 example: G# has both a sharp (A) and a flat (G). no not really, g has a double sharp (enharmonic a) a single sharp (g sharp or a flat) and a natural which is naturally g natural... naturally. but don't you see that any note has any amount of sharps and flats you want? for example G# could also be called C########. it's just a way of referring to a specific note. instead of using a 12 letter system we use a 7 letter system and use "sharp" or "flat" to signify plus or minus 1 semitone. like i said, it corresponds to the note names. perhaps we're saying the same thing... if so, my bad. yeah i get you but you were just overcomplicating it, and in musical notation the maximum you can have is a double sharp or a double flat i.e. a C# flattened is just a c natural not a c#b. edit: which you know but i was just being clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 in musical notation the maximum you can have is a double sharp or a double flat This also depends on the composition, though. I remember my theory instructor describing one genre that made use of four triple-sharps (I think it was a jazz piece), but I don't remember the context (solo, and/or instrument), either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 in musical notation the maximum you can have is a double sharp or a double flat This also depends on the composition, though. I remember my theory instructor describing one genre that made use of four triple-sharps (I think it was a jazz piece), but I don't remember the context (solo, and/or instrument), either. are you sure? I've never seen triple sharps. Would be interesting to see. edit: wikipedia informs me you're correct. Strange, as a pianist who specializes in contemporary music i'm surprised i haven't come across it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 are you sure? I've never seen triple sharps. Would be interesting to see. edit: wikipedia informs me you're correct. Strange, as a pianist who specializes in contemporary music i'm surprised i haven't come across it. I've never seen it, but the way I understand scales, you could theoretically make them sharp or flat until you come to the octave (why not just choose to change the key is the composer's problem). After all, music is largely a series of numbers (hertz) with labels (note-names) attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 A + thread would read again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcock Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 yeah ive never seen triple accidentals anywhere either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 three notes in an arbitrary context can never be "incorrect". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 It's called music theory for a reason. You can add as many sharps or flats as you want. If you want people to play it, however, you'll make it easy to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 yeah ive never seen triple accidentals anywhere either. mmm, seems like a gimmick anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berk Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 lol "music fact" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ms-dos Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 i won't be happy unless this becomes the longest thread on watmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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