Re: sharping naturals

[Christopher R. Maden]

On 07/23/2015 11:33 AM, Brother Gabriel-Marie wrote:
> When you use key signatures like A major or B Major you end up with a
>  lot of naturals in the score for which you may have to manually add
> sharps.

I think this is a common misunderstanding for new Lilypond users.

Another way to phrase this is, If you write music with a lot of 
naturals, in a key with sharps, you will end up with a lot of accidentals.

The solution is to write music with the sharp notes you actually want.

For instance, I can write:

\key c \major
d e fis g | a1

Or I can write:

\key d \major
d e fis g | a1

They will look different, but will be the same notes.  The music 
describes itself; the key signature affects presentation.[*]

HTH,
Chris

[*] Yes, it has semantic implications, too, the tonic and mode, etc., 
but I’m trying to keep this simple(ish).
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