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Topic: When is it okay to use accidentals. (Read 1308 times)

egoopus

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When is it okay to use accidentals.

on: April 23, 2013, 10:37:55 PM

I know you can use accidentals when using second dominants and when modulation but what other situations allow you to use accidentals.

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quantum

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Re: When is it okay to use accidentals.

Reply #1 on: April 23, 2013, 11:42:51 PM

When you need a pitch that is not referenced in the key signature.

For a period of time when brass instruments did not have valves, key signatures were not used in scores. Everything was written with accidentals. Take a look a some Beethoven symphonies for examples.

Or is there something specific you were looking for? Can you elaborate on your question.

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