> See if I've got this right:
>
> K: Root Mode Key signature
> Dlyd D lydian F# - C# - G#
> D D major F# - C#
> D^e_f D silly E# - Fb
> D^f^c=g D none F# - C# - G natural
> _b +-unspecified-+ Bb
This last one seems potentially disastrous, as almost any newcomer
to ABC would assume it meant B flat major (in fact it's the way I'd
*prefer* to write B flat major).
How about a new keyword to warn the user when one of these oddities
is coming?
K:none _b
for that example where no root is given, or
K:G none _b % synonymous with G dorian
where we state the root but import no assumptions from modal theory
about what the key signature is. (I don't think this is generally
a good idea; people should be encouraged to give names to unusual
modes, even if they are fairly arbitrary like the Kurdish examples
I posted here a while back).
"none" would also allow converters from other notation systems to get
the key signature right while providing the reader with the information
that the key/mode specification was incomplete and some human editing
still had to be done.
The other use of a "none" key or mode is when using an automatic
transposer (like BarFly's built-in utility) for atonal music; the
required behaviour is different than when transposing a piece in C.
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