Re: Diatonic notation system

[Hans Aberg]

On 9 Dec 2008, at 12:50, Graham Breed wrote:

> > How can it possibly do so?  Tell me!  C to Db is M.  C to the diesis
> > above C# is M.  How does abstract m and M distinguish M from M?
>
> Sorry, that should be m and m.  C-Db is m and C-C# plus a diesis is m.
>  So the goal is to distinguish m from m.

I answered, but here again:

C to Db is m, C to to C# is M - m, and C to C# plus a E31 tonestep  
can be described as double-flats, double sharps or by adding a  
neutral second. Those three different possibilities have different  
musical function, that ill show up if the intonation is changed.

  Hans