impossible notes?

woof · Post by **woof** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 1:17 pm

I have noticed on several pieces of sheet music that I
have that there are B sharp and C flat notes written on the sheet?? What am I
missing? I did not think there were B sharp and C flat notes? In both cases the
sharp or flat symbol was written next to the note on the staff.

fluteluversmom · Post by **fluteluversmom** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 4:32 pm

B # would be C and C flat would be B. If a note is
sharped or flatted (bad grammer lol)with a symbol and that note doesn't have a
sharp or flat it's the note that is above or below it depending on the symbol.
Kim

woof · Post by **woof** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 12:34 pm

[quote] ---------------- On 2/14/2004 4:32:05 PM B #
would be C and C flat would be B. If a note is sharped or flatted (bad grammer
lol)with a symbol and that note doesn't have a sharp or flat it's the note
that is above or below it depending on the symbol. Kim ---------------- [/quote]
aha, that makes sense but could you tell me why the author of the music didn't
just write those other notes in, e.g. B# why not just write in C?? There is much
to learn about the world of music- am enjoying the journey but it is a slog at
times.

flutietootie4lyfe · Post by **flutietootie4lyfe** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:07 pm

Because if it has c flats that probably means there
is a bflat somewhwre and they didnt want to have to write an accidental next to
the notes because it gets confusing that was a very confusing explanation ask if
you dont get it

dancingflutist3000 · Post by **dancingflutist3000** » Sun Feb 15, 2004 11:01 pm

Cb is the same as B and B# is the same as C. The
notes are rarely written that way. The other set of notes that are some times
like that are: E#=F Fb=E

sakuramimato · Post by **sakuramimato** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 1:50 am

[quote] ---------------- On 2/14/2004 1:17:57 PM I
have noticed on several pieces of sheet music that I have that there are B sharp
and C flat notes written on the sheet?? What am I missing? I did not think there
were B sharp and C flat notes? In both cases the sharp or flat symbol was
written next to the note on the staff. ---------------- [/quote] Enharmonic
equivalents. The notes are denoted differently from their usual notation either
by a sharp or flat (even double sharps or double flats). Compositions with
infamiliar enharmonics (B-sharp, C-flat, E-sharp, F-flat) are usually written
like this usually depending on the key the piece is on. (You didn't specify
what key it was in.) Uncommon enharmonics are used probably because of a certain
note in the measure.. Let's say it's D-flat major and there's a run using all
the notes with C, B-flat, and C-flat. C-flat was used to achieve the B-natural
since C and B-flat were already used. That's one way. Also, they do that to
make it easier for them to write and for you to differentiate the notes. ie.,
It's harder to read B-flat and B-sharp in a series than it is to read B-flat
and C-natural. You can check out Joachim Andersen's 24 Etudes Op.33 (Carl
Fischer edition) to understand where I'm getting at.

woof · Post by **woof** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 3:55 pm

Thanks for the great answers that really clears up
that question.

icy_flutist · Post by **icy_flutist** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:45 pm

ya...im not sure whether or not this has been
mentioned, but once you get to higher grades you'll see stuff like double
sharps and double flats...which i dont really see the point of [:p] good
question though..

woof · Post by **woof** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:28 am

[quote] ---------------- On 4/22/2004 9:45:23 PM
you'll see stuff like double sharps and double flats...which i dont really see
the point of [:p] good question though.. ---------------- [/quote] double sharps
and flats?? What are they for?? Is a sharp of a sharp just the next whole note
up the scale- etc.??