On 27.02.2008 (11:37), Anh Hai Trinh wrote: > On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:04:35 -0500, Kieren MacMillan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Eyolf, >> >>> Or one might turn the argument around and say that the melody is indeed >>> trans-posed -- placed somewhere else, whereas the negative associations >>> of dis- is that it's ended up in the wrong place... >> >> Interesting point... >> >> Really, what we're talking about is a NOTATIONAL SHORTHAND: the notes in >> question aren't actually TRANSPOSED or DISPLACED, just like notes in a >> "treble_8" clef are neither TRANSPOSED nor DISPLACED: they are simply >> NOTATED using a different (shorthand) method. > > > I think you are mistaken here, a concert A written in any clef would sound > with f = 440Hz, whereas a written concert A with a 8va bracket would sound > with f = 880Hz. Anything sounding at a different interval than what is > notated is called transposition in orchestration books. I believe the > correct term, if there need be one, would be "octave transposition".
That's what I'd suggest too -- I failed to say so explicitly, but that was what I had in mind. So: +1 for "octave transposition" Eyolf -- The moss on the tree does not fear the talons of the hawk. _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
