In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
>John Chambers wrote -
>
>>I've also found the phrase "explicit key signature" more useful than
>>"global accidentals", though I don't suppose that's a real big deal.
>
>These seem to me to be two separate things.  Whem converted to conventional 
>notation, an "explicit key signature" is the collection of sharps, naturals and 
>flats you find at the start of the staff; "global accidentals" are 
>accidentals applied to notes throughout the music.  (Does anybody ever use 
>these?)

French Horn parts (and maybe brass in general) in orchestral works are
often shown with no keysig and accidentals in front of every note
instead.

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Bernard Hill
Braeburn Software
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