Fwd: Re: Gis major key signature; Lily's key signature algorithm

[Blöchl Bernhard]

Add on: I remember, that the brass and reed instruments always wanted 
keys with minor signs. They have flaps to lower the tone a half step but 
not to raise it .... I argue that might be the reason for such "strange" 
keys from the perspective of other instrumentalists?

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Betreff: Re: Gis major key signature; Lily's key signature algorithm
Datum: 07.02.2018 21:13
Von: Blöchl Bernhard <address@hidden>
An: address@hidden

You mention f♭? Then you get a double ♭!
"
{\key fes \major c d e}

You go better with

{\key e \major c d e}

That double crosses and double ♭s happen frequently if you transcripe 
music. in this cases it's better to use the circle of fifth/fourth, 
however you might call it.


Am 07.02.2018 20:31, schrieb Richard M:
> This discrepancy is actually what led to my question. Why does
> LilyPond notate it one way, while this image shows another? (My
> research has shown at the image you provided was custom made in
> MuseScore.)
>
> Although G♯ major is enharmonic to A♭, there are still pieces that
> use these "theoretical" key signatures (one brass quintet piece is
> actually in F♭), and I'm wondering if there's an official source
> that determines how they are to be notated.
>
> On 02/07/2018 02:19 PM, Ben wrote:
>
> > On 2/7/2018 1:47 PM, Richard M wrote:
> >
> > > Hello, list,
> > >
> > > how does LilyPond create the key signature for Gis major?
> > >
> > > I've attached a file to compile the key signature, which results
> > > in: C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#, and Fx. It is interesting to me that
> > > the key signature begins with C#, and the Fx is placed at the end.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm wondering if there's a resource the developers used (perhaps
> > > a notation manual) that gave a rule for how key signatures with
> > > double accidentals should be formatted.
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > What about this Wikipedia image showing the key signature order of
> > sharps + double?
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-sharp_major#/media/File:G-sharp-major_e-sharp-minor.png
> > [2]
> >
> > ...it looks like the double sharp is in the right spot, but even
> > still, could you just use the more common - enharmonic key of A♭
> > MAJOR instead?
> >
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