According to this page, harp pedals are notated as
D C B E F G A.
In the score for Holst's Planets - 7. Neptune, the order
Cb D# Eb G# Ab B F#
was used. Is there a specific reason for this non-standard notation?
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Sign up to join this communityAccording to this page, harp pedals are notated as
D C B E F G A.
In the score for Holst's Planets - 7. Neptune, the order
Cb D# Eb G# Ab B F#
was used. Is there a specific reason for this non-standard notation?
This is from my Walter Piston Orchestration book...
...the pedal notation can be given as scale degrees, letters grouped by the left/right pedal positions, or graphically as black marks on, above, or below a line.
Looks like Holst opted for the scale ordering.