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A couple of technical questions
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ingo Lee Jul 6, 2019. 5 Replies 0 Likes
On a string "touch 4" harmonic on G flat, would the diamond note be best as C flat or B natural?Also I have a bagpipe melody to be played with an A cantor (range g to a). What notes will the drones…Continue
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"You could post your question here.
https://www.violinist.com/discussion/"
"Convention in atonal music is "sharps going up and flats going down", but as you say it must be tempered with the implied harmonies. For the harmonic, the string player will know where to touch - a perfect fourth above the G…"
"I'm not a violinist so perhaps someone else might explain this better.
You might want to maintain scoring consistency by using all sharps or all flats since there is no 'key' per se.
You might want to consider the underlying harmony,…"
"Thanks for all this. The question about the "touch 4 harmonic" is a playability question really. This is a contemporary piece with no key signature."
"Well if you have say a Gb key signature then it would be Cb. A sharp key sig up to C# major could use a B. Different context would determine it I guess.
From Wikipedia:
"The Great Highland bagpipe actually has four reeds: the…"
A couple of technical questions
On a string "touch 4" harmonic on G flat, would the diamond note be best as C flat or B natural?Also I have a bagpipe melody to be played with an A cantor (range g to a). What notes will the drones play? How do you make the drones fit the melodic contours of the melody, or do you at all?DanSee More
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