what does the apostrophe mean in this notation?
Found this whilst reading some basic theory on wikipedia, but am trying to figure out what the supposed meaning is.
example: b-c' kleine secunde 16:15
source: Wikipedia link with interval table ( dutch )
Rest of the table has some references with apostrophe, and some without, from what i can gather its only on small intervals ( i.e. minor second, minor third, diminished fifth )
theory notation intervals
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Found this whilst reading some basic theory on wikipedia, but am trying to figure out what the supposed meaning is.
example: b-c' kleine secunde 16:15
source: Wikipedia link with interval table ( dutch )
Rest of the table has some references with apostrophe, and some without, from what i can gather its only on small intervals ( i.e. minor second, minor third, diminished fifth )
theory notation intervals
asked Mar 13 at 15:29
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Found this whilst reading some basic theory on wikipedia, but am trying to figure out what the supposed meaning is.
example: b-c' kleine secunde 16:15
source: Wikipedia link with interval table ( dutch )
Rest of the table has some references with apostrophe, and some without, from what i can gather its only on small intervals ( i.e. minor second, minor third, diminished fifth )
theory notation intervals
asked Mar 13 at 15:29
That_Strat_GuyThat_Strat_Guy
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Found this whilst reading some basic theory on wikipedia, but am trying to figure out what the supposed meaning is.
example: b-c' kleine secunde 16:15
source: Wikipedia link with interval table ( dutch )
Rest of the table has some references with apostrophe, and some without, from what i can gather its only on small intervals ( i.e. minor second, minor third, diminished fifth )
theory notation intervals
theory notation intervals
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As far as I can conclude from that web page's "Moderne naamgeving" section, the apostrophe denotes a note in a higher octave, assuming that the C notes determine octave boundaries. Note that the perfect unison is merely " c-c " and the perfect octave is " c-c' " there.
answered Mar 13 at 15:47
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To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of theAaa'a''a'''series witha'being the 440Hzanote which I first though about in theb - c'example.
– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
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As @Dekkadeci says, the primes refer to the next octave. The lower octave would be indicated by a comma: c, .
This is the notation used in LilyPond, http://lilypond.org/index.html, which is a program of Dutch origin.
answered Mar 13 at 17:26
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As far as I can conclude from that web page's "Moderne naamgeving" section, the apostrophe denotes a note in a higher octave, assuming that the C notes determine octave boundaries. Note that the perfect unison is merely " c-c " and the perfect octave is " c-c' " there.
answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of theAaa'a''a'''series witha'being the 440Hzanote which I first though about in theb - c'example.
– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
add a comment |
As far as I can conclude from that web page's "Moderne naamgeving" section, the apostrophe denotes a note in a higher octave, assuming that the C notes determine octave boundaries. Note that the perfect unison is merely " c-c " and the perfect octave is " c-c' " there.
answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
5,59121420
To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of theAaa'a''a'''series witha'being the 440Hzanote which I first though about in theb - c'example.
– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
add a comment |
As far as I can conclude from that web page's "Moderne naamgeving" section, the apostrophe denotes a note in a higher octave, assuming that the C notes determine octave boundaries. Note that the perfect unison is merely " c-c " and the perfect octave is " c-c' " there.
answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
5,59121420
As far as I can conclude from that web page's "Moderne naamgeving" section, the apostrophe denotes a note in a higher octave, assuming that the C notes determine octave boundaries. Note that the perfect unison is merely " c-c " and the perfect octave is " c-c' " there.
answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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answered Mar 13 at 15:47
DekkadeciDekkadeci
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To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of theAaa'a''a'''series witha'being the 440Hzanote which I first though about in theb - c'example.
– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
add a comment |
To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of theAaa'a''a'''series witha'being the 440Hzanote which I first though about in theb - c'example.
– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of the
A a a' a'' a''' series with a' being the 440Hz a note which I first though about in the b - c' example.– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
To round out this answer, the apostrophe here is about the next octave up, not the absolute octave of the
A a a' a'' a''' series with a' being the 440Hz a note which I first though about in the b - c' example.– ndim
Mar 14 at 0:56
add a comment |
As @Dekkadeci says, the primes refer to the next octave. The lower octave would be indicated by a comma: c, .
This is the notation used in LilyPond, http://lilypond.org/index.html, which is a program of Dutch origin.
answered Mar 13 at 17:26
Raoul KesselsRaoul Kessels
1814
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As @Dekkadeci says, the primes refer to the next octave. The lower octave would be indicated by a comma: c, .
This is the notation used in LilyPond, http://lilypond.org/index.html, which is a program of Dutch origin.
answered Mar 13 at 17:26
Raoul KesselsRaoul Kessels
1814
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As @Dekkadeci says, the primes refer to the next octave. The lower octave would be indicated by a comma: c, .
This is the notation used in LilyPond, http://lilypond.org/index.html, which is a program of Dutch origin.
answered Mar 13 at 17:26
Raoul KesselsRaoul Kessels
1814
As @Dekkadeci says, the primes refer to the next octave. The lower octave would be indicated by a comma: c, .
This is the notation used in LilyPond, http://lilypond.org/index.html, which is a program of Dutch origin.
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