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History of Accidentals in Music
Jean-Michel HUFFLEN
FEMTO-ST & Univ. of Burgundy Franche-ComtéTUG & BachoTEX 2017 — 2nd May 2017
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Motivation
Origins
Using Accidentals
Accidentals and LilyPond
Micro-intervals
Ending
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Why This Talk
The history of these signs’ origin is interesting.
Some typographic rules.Some accidentals included into Unicode ⇐= debatable aboutmicrointervals.
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Why This Talk
The history of these signs’ origin is interesting.Some typographic rules.
Some accidentals included into Unicode ⇐= debatable aboutmicrointervals.
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Why This Talk
The history of these signs’ origin is interesting.Some typographic rules.Some accidentals included into Unicode ⇐= debatable aboutmicrointervals.
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What Is an Accidental in Music?
Raise a note’s pitch by a semitone =⇒
Lower it by a semitone =⇒ Restore it at its normal picth =⇒
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What Is an Accidental in Music?
Raise a note’s pitch by a semitone =⇒ Lower it by a semitone =⇒
Restore it at its normal picth =⇒
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What Is an Accidental in Music?
Raise a note’s pitch by a semitone =⇒ Lower it by a semitone =⇒ Restore it at its normal picth =⇒
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Originally
Hexachords:
▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.
⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.
▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.
▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.In German:
▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;
▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Originally
Hexachords:▶ Natural: A, B, C, D, E, F, G. ⇐= Hymn to John the Baptist.▶ Soft: F, G, A, B, C, D.▶ Hard: G, A, B, C, D, E.
In German:▶ B is for B, H is for B;▶ Dur for Major, moll for minor.
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Graphically
⇐= round b
(soft b) [bé mol]:
⇐= square b [bé quarré]
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Graphically
⇐= round b (soft b)
[bé mol]:
⇐= square b [bé quarré]
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Graphically
⇐= round b (soft b) [bé mol]
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⇐= square b [bé quarré]
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Graphically
⇐= round b (soft b) [bé mol]:
⇐= square b [bé quarré]
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Graphically
⇐= round b (soft b) [bé mol]:
⇐= square b
[bé quarré]
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Graphically
⇐= round b (soft b) [bé mol]:
⇐= square b [bé quarré]
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Etymologically
sharp, flat ⇐= so high (resp. low) as to be out of tune
French dièse ⇐= Latin diesisFirst, a quarter tone interval, then a semitone one.
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Etymologically
sharp, flat ⇐= so high (resp. low) as to be out of tuneFrench dièse ⇐= Latin diesis
First, a quarter tone interval, then a semitone one.
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Etymologically
sharp, flat ⇐= so high (resp. low) as to be out of tuneFrench dièse ⇐= Latin diesisFirst, a quarter tone interval, then a semitone one.
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Accidentals were appearing
B, F, E, …
in connection with scales
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Accidentals were appearing
B, F, E, …in connection with scales
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Double accidentals
Raise or lower a note’s pitch by two semitones.
First , then First , then in connection with minor scales.
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Double accidentals
Raise or lower a note’s pitch by two semitones.First , then
First , then in connection with minor scales.
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Double accidentals
Raise or lower a note’s pitch by two semitones.First , then First , then
in connection with minor scales.
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Double accidentals
Raise or lower a note’s pitch by two semitones.First , then First , then in connection with minor scales.
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How to Use Accidentals
Before the note’s head.
Above or below ⇐= restored (P. Attaingnant).Parentheses ⇐= courtesy accidentals.
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How to Use Accidentals
Before the note’s head.Above or below ⇐= restored (P. Attaingnant).
Parentheses ⇐= courtesy accidentals.
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How to Use Accidentals
Before the note’s head.Above or below ⇐= restored (P. Attaingnant).Parentheses ⇐= courtesy accidentals.
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Ancient Scores
Many accidentals were implicit or relative (N. Bernier).
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More Double Accidentals
Now many publishers have got rid of this ridiculous complication,an accidental has absolute meaning.
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More Double Accidentals
Now many publishers have got rid of this ridiculous complication,an accidental has absolute meaning.
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Accidentals and Bars
−→ the following note and any repetition of it at the same octaveand in the same bar, unless cancelled by another accidental.
Ancient scores.Modern scores.
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Accidentals and Bars
−→ the following note and any repetition of it at the same octaveand in the same bar, unless cancelled by another accidental.Ancient scores.
Modern scores.
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Accidentals and Bars
−→ the following note and any repetition of it at the same octaveand in the same bar, unless cancelled by another accidental.Ancient scores.Modern scores.
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Key signatures
Correctly managed by music software.
Warning! Within pre-classic music, some signatures now lookincorrect.
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Key signatures
Correctly managed by music software.Warning! Within pre-classic music, some signatures now lookincorrect.
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Accidentals and LilyPond
Accidentals styles ∋ dodecaphonic, modern, extraNatural,forget, modern-cautionary, …
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Micro-intervals
Smaller than semitones.
Early attempts: A. Berg, B. Bartók, …Rigorously: A. Hába, I. Wyschnegradsky, …Other divisons: M. Ohana (1/3 tones).
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Micro-intervals
Smaller than semitones.Early attempts: A. Berg, B. Bartók, …
Rigorously: A. Hába, I. Wyschnegradsky, …Other divisons: M. Ohana (1/3 tones).
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Micro-intervals
Smaller than semitones.Early attempts: A. Berg, B. Bartók, …Rigorously: A. Hába, I. Wyschnegradsky, …
Other divisons: M. Ohana (1/3 tones).
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Micro-intervals
Smaller than semitones.Early attempts: A. Berg, B. Bartók, …Rigorously: A. Hába, I. Wyschnegradsky, …Other divisons: M. Ohana (1/3 tones).
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Oriental Music
Not based on quarter tones, in the sense that Occidental musicincludes semitones.
Semitones, great tones (5/4), small tones (3/4).(Show modes.)
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Oriental Music
Not based on quarter tones, in the sense that Occidental musicincludes semitones.Semitones,
great tones (5/4), small tones (3/4).(Show modes.)
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Oriental Music
Not based on quarter tones, in the sense that Occidental musicincludes semitones.Semitones, great tones (5/4),
small tones (3/4).(Show modes.)
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Oriental Music
Not based on quarter tones, in the sense that Occidental musicincludes semitones.Semitones, great tones (5/4), small tones (3/4).(Show modes.)
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Discovering quarter tones
A scale, orientalism, excerpts from A. Schnittke and I.Wyschnegradsky.
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Graphically
for exact quarter tones.
Alternatives:
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Graphically
for exact quarter tones.Alternatives:
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What about these Unicode signs?
4 (U+1D132) 4 (U+1D133)
I personally never seen them in any score.
⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆⋆
=⇒ indeterminite pitch.
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What about these Unicode signs?
4 (U+1D132) 4 (U+1D133)
I personally never seen them in any score.
⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆⋆
=⇒ indeterminite pitch.
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What about these Unicode signs?
4 (U+1D132) 4 (U+1D133)
I personally never seen them in any score.
⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆ ⋆⋆
=⇒ indeterminite pitch.
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Used within Byzantine chant
Breaks in the voice, approximate microintervals, too:
/ / /
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A Point of View
Technically:
many difficulties within pre-classic music and classic one;modern composers ⇐= own notations with explanations.be clear!
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A Point of View
Technically:many difficulties within pre-classic music and classic one;
modern composers ⇐= own notations with explanations.be clear!
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A Point of View
Technically:many difficulties within pre-classic music and classic one;modern composers ⇐= own notations with explanations.
be clear!
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A Point of View
Technically:many difficulties within pre-classic music and classic one;modern composers ⇐= own notations with explanations.be clear!
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Artistically
Very difficult to deal with quarter tones and develop a tema.
As far as I know, I. Xenakis and W. Lutosławski: until the end.‘Popular’ inspiration: Vyacheslav Artiomov.Most got rid of them: P. Boulez, G. Ligeti, A. Schnittke, and manymore.Me: very rarely.
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Artistically
Very difficult to deal with quarter tones and develop a tema.As far as I know, I. Xenakis and W. Lutosławski: until the end.
‘Popular’ inspiration: Vyacheslav Artiomov.Most got rid of them: P. Boulez, G. Ligeti, A. Schnittke, and manymore.Me: very rarely.
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Artistically
Very difficult to deal with quarter tones and develop a tema.As far as I know, I. Xenakis and W. Lutosławski: until the end.‘Popular’ inspiration: Vyacheslav Artiomov.
Most got rid of them: P. Boulez, G. Ligeti, A. Schnittke, and manymore.Me: very rarely.
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Very difficult to deal with quarter tones and develop a tema.As far as I know, I. Xenakis and W. Lutosławski: until the end.‘Popular’ inspiration: Vyacheslav Artiomov.Most got rid of them: P. Boulez, G. Ligeti, A. Schnittke, and manymore.
Me: very rarely.
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Very difficult to deal with quarter tones and develop a tema.As far as I know, I. Xenakis and W. Lutosławski: until the end.‘Popular’ inspiration: Vyacheslav Artiomov.Most got rid of them: P. Boulez, G. Ligeti, A. Schnittke, and manymore.Me: very rarely.
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Ending
Thanks for your attention!