On 01.09.2017 12:09, Jacques Menu Muzhic wrote:
Hello Simon,
The 7 semitones are there anyways, since the <chromatic> markup is mandatory…
Of course it is, else you’d never know if it’s horns in F or in F# (yes,
there is such a thing). But in addition you have the information that
it’s 5 diatonic steps.
Best, Simon
JM
Le 1 sept. 2017 à 10:23, Simon Albrecht <simon.albre...@mail.de> a écrit :
On 01.09.2017 09:35, Jacques Menu Muzhic wrote:
But then, why is the <diatonic> markup present in MusicXML?
A few days ago, in the Music Engraving Tips forum on Facebook, we had a discussion
about why Čaikovskij spells what sounds a B major chord in the Horns in F as <fis
bes cis>. In short: A# is very uncomfortable to play for horns, horns don’t use
any written key signature anyway, etc. My point here is: MusicXML wants to avoid such
enharmonic respellings by not specifying a fifth as 7 semitones, but as 5 diatonic
steps amounting to 7 semitones. Or so I guess…
Best, Simon
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