[smufl-discuss] Re: Wrong names for note names in french (2)

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[smufl-discuss] Re: Wrong names for note names in french (2)

Ahmed Tahar
Le 22 juil. 2013 à 13:48, Daniel Spreadbury <[hidden email]> a écrit :

> "So" and "Ti" are used in English-language tonic sol-fa, so these are not
> "wrong" as such, but merely part of another tradition.

Ok, so there was a good reason for this. My apologies for the term "wrong" :)

> Because "Sol" and "Si" use the same starting letter, how would you
> abbreviate them such that you don't have to reproduce the complete note
> name in each notehead? This is especially important if you also want to
> include accidentals inside the noteheads as well.

Absolutely ! I don't believe there is any rules about this. I should ask to a music teacher. I will give you an opinion asap.

> For French I assume this means that you want e.g. "D" for "Doh" with
> flat/sharp/natural included in the notehead?
>
> For German, do you mean writing e.g. "Es" instead of "E flat", or
> something else?
>
> Perhaps you could provide a complete list of the glyphs you believe to be
> missing, including exactly how you propose each note name plus accidental
> should be rendered?

Here is a table with the one-letter names (with accidentals) in english, german and french (missing names are in red):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1tagnk1p87roefc/note%20names.pdf

Musically,

Ahmed Tahar
Functional Analyst // Arobas Music
http://www.guitar-pro.com
http://www.mysongbook.com
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