I have searched most of my accordion literature, both old and modern norwegian and german publications, some old sovjet accordion books and old american publications like the one I sent you a snapshot of earlier. I only find the (R) and (*) symbols in the publications from Alfred Music in New York. These are single scores with no editorial. So I have no more sources than what I can google.
Tom Cato fre. 1. apr. 2022 kl. 09:03 skrev Tom Cato Amundsen <t...@gnu.org>: > The publication is only the front page and 6 pages of music, so there is > no editorial. But I have quite a lot of accordion sheet music, so I will > have a look and see if I can find something this weekend. A quick google > search found a discussion, but not a very good description. See below. > Please email me directly if you have more questions since I am not on the > devel list. > > > https://www.accordionists.info/threads/old-accordion-register-notation.6184/ > >> The Frosini book is compiled of reprinted material from the 1930's and >> 40's. I have a replica of one of the old accordions with only one switch. >> It would merely mute the lower set(s) of reeds. So R would mean full >> voice and * would indicate that the lower voice should be muted. > > > Tom Cato > > ons. 30. mar. 2022 kl. 15:56 skrev Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org>: > >> >> Hello Tom, >> >> >> since I'm not sure whether you have sent the PDF to the list also (if >> so, your e-mail is still in the queue, I presume) I've forwarded an >> image of your PDF. >> >> David Kastrup has some more questions (attached); it would be nice if >> you could respond, ideally directly to the list. >> >> >> Werner >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> >> To: Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> >> Cc: lilypond-devel@gnu.org >> Bcc: >> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:35:22 +0200 >> Subject: Re: LilyPond's 'oldEE' accordion symbol >> Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> writes: >> >> >> in 1998 you introduced the 'oldEE' accordion symbol to LilyPond's >> >> Emmentaler font. Since some time we are wondering where this symbol >> >> comes from; we weren't able to find any reference to it. Could you >> >> please tell us where you got this from? >> > >> > Tom replied and sent me a PDF with a scan of the first three pages of >> > an accordion transcription of the 'Emperor Waltz', published in 1948 >> > by Alfred Music, New York. >> > >> > Attached is an image showing the first few bars; I can forward the PDF >> > in private e-mail on request. >> >> Accordion editions of this age did not really have standardised symbols: >> I suppose there is a synopsis in the first (editorial) pages of the >> publication? >> >> It would be really interesting to know how much use this symbol might >> have seen, and whether it was from more than one publisher. >> >> -- >> David Kastrup >> > > > -- > Tom Cato Amundsen <t...@gnu.org> http://www.solfege.org/ > GNU Solfege - free ear training http://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/ > -- Tom Cato Amundsen <t...@gnu.org> http://www.solfege.org/ GNU Solfege - free ear training http://www.gnu.org/software/solfege/
