2018-04-16 21:18 GMT+02:00 Peter Crighton <petecrigh...@gmail.com>: > Hello all, > > my question is not exclusive to LilyPond, but I hope you can enlighten me > anyway. > > I am transcribing a song in D Mixolydian and am wondering which key > signature to notate it in – d \mixolydian (because that is the mode it is > in) or d \major (because a D major chord clearly is the tonic of the song). > I’d rather notate it in d \mixolydian, which seems correct to me, but might > it be easier to read (especially for non-professional musicians) in d \major > just with a natural sign before every c? > What is everyone doing in such a case? Any experiences which is easier to > read? Also, could the style of music matter? In Early Music I’d be even more > inclined to notate in d \mixolydian, but in this case it is a pop song where > people might only expect to see major or minor keys. > > Curious to hear what you all think. > > Thanks, > Peter
If it's really D Mixolydian, go for `d \mixolydian'. D-major would be simply wrong and confusing. My 2cts, Harm _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
