Re: tie over clef change

[David Kastrup]

Kevin Barry <barrykp@gmail.com> writes:

>> Both cases were discussed. For an orchestra they are not the same
> pitch, thus formally a slur.
>
> You cannot make this assumption. It is exceptional to distinguish D
> sharp and E flat since most performed orchestral music is equally
> tempered. It is common, for example, for a composer to write D sharp
> for some instruments and E flat for others.

Distinguishing D♯ from E♭ formally when some instruments are written in
transposing keys is also a recipe for trying to read more into the
intonation than the composer was intent rather than forced to place
there.

-- 
David Kastrup