Re: Absolute Spanish Beginners

[Manuel]

Am 28/12/2006 um 16:38 schrieb David Bobroff:

> > > No se preocupe aún por los naturales/becuadros. Explicaremos esto  
> > > cuando
> > > lleguemos a las armaduras.
> > I say drop "naturales". "Becuadros" is well known, at least to me  
> > who learned the French word first, and can't be confused with  
> > anything else.
>
> I haven't been following this thread so forgive me if I'm throwing  
> in ignorant input, but here goes:
>
> I learned Spanish musical terms as a result of playing in an  
> orchestra in Spain for a year.  I recall that "natural" was the  
> word I heard being used.  As for "bemoles" and "becuardros"; are  
> they actually written that way, or is it; b-moles (round B's) and b- 
> cuadros [cuadratos?] (square B's)?

David, you do have a point here. I have only known "becuadros" for  
the square sign, and "natural" only for naming a  natural note as  
opposed to an altered one, like saying "do natural, no do sostenido",  
but not for the sign. But it seems to be a technical term used in  
some countries at least, so if it is, I would say let's use that too.

Then "naturales / becuadros"  would be a right way to put it.

Manuel