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Element: key-accidental [group non-traditional-key]

Description

Non-traditional key signatures can be represented using the Humdrum/Scot concept of a list of altered tones. The key-accidental element indicates the accidental to be displayed in the key signature, represented in the same manner as the accidental element. It is used for disambiguating microtonal accidentals.

Derived By

Type accidental-value

Enumeration
Value  Description 
sharp 

natural 

flat 

double-sharp 

sharp-sharp 

flat-flat 

natural-sharp 

natural-flat 

quarter-flat 

quarter-sharp 

three-quarters-flat 

three-quarters-sharp 

sharp-down 

sharp-up 

natural-down 

natural-up 

flat-down 

flat-up 

triple-sharp 

triple-flat 

slash-quarter-sharp 

slash-sharp 

slash-flat 

double-slash-flat 

sharp-1 

sharp-2 

sharp-3 

sharp-5 

flat-1 

flat-2 

flat-3 

flat-4 

sori 

koron 

Referenced By
  • Complex Type key

 

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