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Why in german B minor is H moll?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:56 pm
by ricardo
In english musical notes are A, B, C, D , E, F and G. (no H)
In german are different? I dont understand why some Bach music in B minor are H moll?
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:29 pm
by Kaeru Gaman
the german notation is
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cis dis fis gis ais
des es ges as b
C D E F G A H C
don't ask me why, I don't have any ethymologic information on this.
Bach was german, so his music is in H-moll, B-minor is just the english translation.
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:34 pm
by Dare
Maybe the B on his keyboard was broken?
(just kidding)
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:07 am
by ricardo
Kaeru Gaman wrote:the german notation is
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cis dis fis gis ais
des es ges as b
C D E F G A H C
don't ask me why, I don't have any ethymologic information on this.
Bach was german, so his music is in H-moll, B-minor is just the english translation.
So, there is no B in German for music notation?
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:12 am
by Kaeru Gaman
the B is the H with one b, same as A with one #,
on the piano the black key between A and H.
this one is called B.
so, if you have german music notated in B-moll, its Bb-minor.
it's just a different notation, where is the problem?
in other languages it's Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Do, they dont even have an A...
and don't ask me, how it is notated in Chinese or on Bali.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:15 am
by ricardo
I found the answer:
in German music notation the letter B designates B flat while the letter H, which is actually a deformation of a square B, designates B natural
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidental_(music)
Thanks!
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:20 am
by Kaeru Gaman
so and what did I tell you? :roll:
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 12:26 am
by ricardo
Kaeru Gaman wrote:
it's just a different notation, where is the problem?
No problem at all, was just curiosity why use a different letter for the bemol tone.
Was because i saw that some Bach music was H Moll and i dont understand why.
Thanks!
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 5:48 am
by WishMaster
I like our notes