> If we're discussing equal temperament and modern concepts of key > signatures, > I can't envision why you'd want to double flat a B in favor of just saying > "A".
Unfortunately, we have heard from one brass player who has a crook labeled Bbb, reflecting the actual pitch of nominal Bb in A=415. I think I am still ok with the single-flat/sharp limitation, as my context is instrument and notation relevant and not absolute pitch relevant. What I am doing is a dialog to allow the user of my software to describe an instrument so the program can do playback. For plucked instruments I need the open string pitches, which I personally find easiest to describe as one actual pitch and a set of intervals; all of that at nominal pitch, ie, what the notation says it is as opposed to what it actually sounds at. Mapping to actual pitch will be dealt with separately). -- Dana Emery To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
