Timeline for Why did we never simplify key signatures?
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| Nov 26, 2019 at 13:08 | comment | added | fyrepenguin | @bta You are correct that for a given key for a song (for the pianist), the other instruments will have to play in a different key, but speaking as one who played an instrument other than a C instrument, we didn't really consider anything other than the key that our music was in. (Key of G for a Bb instrument still only has 1 sharp, even though it sounds like we are playing in the key of F, with 1 flat). Sorry if I misunderstood what you said, but the whole transposing thing is important to me; I used to sight-transpose off of the piano/SATB music, so lots of dealing with keys/transposition | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 13:05 | comment | added | fyrepenguin | @bta That's actually less of an issue. A given key will have the same arrangement of sharps or flats. Different instruments, however, will be told to play in different keys. For example, the pianist would be told to play in the key of A, while the trumpet player will be told to play in the key of B. That's effectively what already happens, though we get told the arrangement of the sharps and flats, rather than just the key. | |
| Nov 26, 2019 at 8:26 | vote | accept | Thibault J | ||
| Nov 25, 2019 at 20:18 | comment | added | bta | Another hurdle: instruments are tuned to different keys, so the set of accidentals associated with (for example) the key of D is different for a trombone that it is for an oboe. This is a significant increase in cognitive load for an instrumentalist, particularly one that plays multiple instruments. | |
| S Nov 25, 2019 at 14:26 | history | rollback | skinny peacock |
Rollback to Revision 1 - Edit approval overridden by post owner or moderator
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| Nov 25, 2019 at 13:03 | history | suggested | Andy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Change sharped to sharpened & improve terminology
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| Nov 25, 2019 at 11:40 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Nov 23, 2019 at 15:20 | history | answered | skinny peacock | CC BY-SA 4.0 |