Head tucked in, I venture into the battlefield. +++++++++++++++++++++++++
Anh Hai Trinh wrote: I think you are mistaken here, a concert A written in any clef would sound with f = 440Hz, whereas a written concert A with a 8va bracket would sound with f = 880Hz. Anything sounding at a different interval than what is notated is called transposition in orchestration books. I believe the correct term, if there need be one, would be "octave transposition". --AT ++++++++++++++++++++ Kieren's interpretation makes more sense to me. A "written concert A with a 8va bracket" is, in fact, no longer a written concert A. It's now a pitch one octave above a concert A. The ottava bracket is part of the notation, as are sharps, flats, and clef signs. The placement of concert A in tenor clef is different from the placement of concert A in treble clef, agreed? And if a piece of music which begins in treble clef has a tenor clef inserted, any notated concert A following the tenor clef will still sound at 440 Hz. The ottava bracket is simply part of the notation, not a transposition. My two cents. Ralph +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ralph Palmer, CEM Energy/Administrative Coordinator Keene State College Keene, NH 03435-2502 Phone: 603-358-2230 Cell: 603-209-2903 Fax: 603-358-2456 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
