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Offline ojkojbgoj

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Accidentals!
on: October 04, 2010, 05:23:45 PM
Why are sharps, flats, naturals etc known as accidentals?
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Offline stevebob

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Re: Accidentals!
Reply #1 on: October 04, 2010, 06:35:44 PM
An “accident” is an unexpected event or occurrence.  The presence of a musical note that doesn’t pertain to the current key signature could be described as unexpected, so calling such a note an accidental appears to derive from the literal meaning of “accident.”
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Re: Accidentals!
Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 08:55:17 PM
thanks for the reply  ;D
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