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How to read the key signature from Biber's 15th sonata?
I believe:
This is not standard music notation. I don't know how scordatura should be written, but it should be interpreted as follows.
A good option is to notate it with a 2# key signature and ...
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How to read the key signature from Biber's 15th sonata?
While the other answers (referring to scordatura) are obviously valid, I'd like to add a small insight about early key signatures.
Using single sharp/flat symbols that are implicitly valid for all ...
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How to read the key signature from Biber's 15th sonata?
The "key signature" reflects scordatura tuning instructions — in which a stringed instrument is tuned in a way other than its standard — and the Biber Sonatas are mentioned in this regard in ...
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How to read the key signature from Biber's 15th sonata?
Biber's "Rosary" or "Mystery Sonatas" make prominent use of scordatura; that is, they call for the violinist to tune the open strings to pitches other than the usual G, D, A, and E....
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