cents notation

>
>
>The Sagittal notation system is interesting to be
>sure, but nothing is ever said about the "cents"
>system advocated by Johnny Reinhard and the many
> . . . .
>for our musicmaking. When my computer is finally up
>and running and my generalized keyboard returns from
>the Starrlabs repair shop, one way or another I'm
>going to figure out how to notate my music in
>alignment with the musicians who will one day perform
>it. I realize that using "cents" notation doesn't show
>me or my musicians the theoretical underpinnings of my
>music, but the fact that it is eminently playable
>
>

Wait .. .are you using it for music written for keyboard? That wouldn't
make sense (I don't think) . . . . . .

It seems to me that cents-notation only makes sense for instruments,
normally tuned in 12-TET, that can bend their pitches, or where pitch is
not fretted/delimited in any way.

Hi Christopher,
Yes, I write orchestrally, using a keyboard as
composing tool. So the "cents" system is the one the
instrumentalists want. Since we seem to be working on
a universally agreeable notational system, I'm just
putting in my two cents for cents.
Chris

--- Christopher Bailey <chris@music.columbia.edu>
wrote:

> >
> >
> >The Sagittal notation system is interesting to be
> >sure, but nothing is ever said about the "cents"
> >system advocated by Johnny Reinhard and the many
> > . . . .
> >for our musicmaking. When my computer is finally up
> >and running and my generalized keyboard returns
> from
> >the Starrlabs repair shop, one way or another I'm
>
> >going to figure out how to notate my music in
>
> >alignment with the musicians who will one day
> perform
> >it. I realize that using "cents" notation doesn't
> show
> >me or my musicians the theoretical underpinnings of
> my
> >music, but the fact that it is eminently playable
>
> >
> >
>
> Wait .. .are you using it for music written for
> keyboard? That wouldn't
> make sense (I don't think) . . . . . .
>
> It seems to me that cents-notation only makes sense
> for instruments,
> normally tuned in 12-TET, that can bend their
> pitches, or where pitch is
> not fretted/delimited in any way.
>
>
>
>

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