Re: Engraving chords with the same note twice, but different accidentals

[David M. Boothe, CAS]

I also would prefer to see a G#. However between the two examples, I think the first is slightly more readable.

That said, what are the subsequent A's supposed to be - flat or natural? As written, I would play them as naturals in the first example, but flats in the second example. Were I engraving this, I would put an explicit accidental, whether flat or natural on the fourth A, as well.

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On Thu, Feb 3, 2022, 11:51 AM Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmillan@sympatico.ca> wrote:

Hi all,

> Speaking as a keyboard player (and lilypond novice) I would recommend re-spelling the a flat as a g sharp! Sometimes, theory has to take a backseat to readability.

If theoretical correctness (or, say, accuracy to a previous source) isn't a requirement, then I agree with Charlie: this is a moment in which, as a keyboard player, I'd much rather see two different notes [by pitch name].

Otherwise, I'd say the split-stem convention is [perhaps counterintuitively?!] more readable for me. If you want to do this in Lilypond, I'm pretty sure Harm has solved this particular issue (see e.g., https://archiv.lilypondforum.de/index.php/topic,1176.msg6932.html#msg6932).

Cheers,
Kieren.

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