Re: GDP: What term do you use?

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Eyolf,

> Or one might turn the argument around and say that the melody is  
> indeed
> trans-posed -- placed somewhere else, whereas the negative  
> associations
> of dis- is that it's ended up in the wrong place...

Interesting point...

Really, what we're talking about is a NOTATIONAL SHORTHAND: the notes  
in question aren't actually TRANSPOSED or DISPLACED, just like notes  
in a "treble_8" clef are neither TRANSPOSED nor DISPLACED: they are  
simply NOTATED using a different (shorthand) method.

I suggest, then, that we're seeking a term that better describes all  
these related topics (e.g. "octavation", "transposed" clefs, etc.).

Perhaps "octave indication" or "octave indicator"?
IMO, that accurately describes what it does, without introducing  
misleading -- and, in some cases, incorrect -- concepts like  
"transposition" or "displacement".

Cheers,
Kieren.

p.s. I apologise if I've made too much of the semantics of this  
argument... just trying to help!  =)