> On 20 Apr 2025, at 04:13, Michael Gerdau <m...@qata.de> wrote: > >> Frankly I don't understand why people want to change h to b, etc. If >> you want english talk english, don't mix the languages, it's sloppy >> and creates confusion. > > Maybe because there is music theoretical reason not to name h with b? > Or because every other musician you are dealing with thinks a b is hes? > > AFAIC calling h b is creating confusion.
It is discussed in the newly released Swedish radio program below. In types of music where English is predominant, it is confusing to adhere to the strict Germanic convention, and the strict English version does not work very well in Swedish. Therefore, one has started to use b instead of h, and Swedish style for accidentals. The letter h came into use in Medieval times as a confusion over a squarish b, so that is not good either, but has been accepted, as it occurred so long ago. https://www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/har-man-sagt-a-far-man-saga-h
