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

[Knute Snortum]

On Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 9:32 AM Leo Correia de Verdier
<leo.correia.de.verdier@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I differ on that. For me, (and with the perspective of only this measure) 
> both the option of respelling the a flat in only that chord (looks like the 
> repeated a flat moves) and respelling the a flats in the whole measure (and 
> having to read the second between a flat and b flat as a diminished third) 
> are more awkward than reading the augmented unison. I slightly prefer the 
> notation with both heads on the same stem, but find them both quite readable.
>
> 3 feb. 2022 kl. 18:13 skrev David M. Boothe, CAS <david.boothe50@gmail.com>:
>
> 
> 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.
>
>
> dB
>
> 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).

Ok, the first attachment is using Harm's splayed stem chord function.
Better?  Worse?

Respelling the chord using a "gs" for the "af" is a possibility, but
what about respelling the "a" as a "bff"?  The second attachment shows
how that would look.

--
Knute Snortum

splayed-stem-chord.png
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b-double-flat.png
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