How does one interpret (or write) scientific pitch notation with accidentals when it crosses octave...












4















Given C♭♭4, for example, is that enharmonic with B♭3 (because you start at C4 and flat it twice) or B♭4 (because octave number 4 means octave number 4)?



Asked another way, how do you write the note below in scientific pitch notation?



Staff showing C-Double-Flat on ledger line below treble clef staff



I'm just wondering from a theoretical perspective.






theory accidentals pitch







share|improve this question





























    4















    Given C♭♭4, for example, is that enharmonic with B♭3 (because you start at C4 and flat it twice) or B♭4 (because octave number 4 means octave number 4)?



    Asked another way, how do you write the note below in scientific pitch notation?



    Staff showing C-Double-Flat on ledger line below treble clef staff



    I'm just wondering from a theoretical perspective.






    theory accidentals pitch







    share|improve this question



























      4












      4








      4








      Given C♭♭4, for example, is that enharmonic with B♭3 (because you start at C4 and flat it twice) or B♭4 (because octave number 4 means octave number 4)?



      Asked another way, how do you write the note below in scientific pitch notation?



      Staff showing C-Double-Flat on ledger line below treble clef staff



      I'm just wondering from a theoretical perspective.






      theory accidentals pitch







      share|improve this question
















      Given C♭♭4, for example, is that enharmonic with B♭3 (because you start at C4 and flat it twice) or B♭4 (because octave number 4 means octave number 4)?



      Asked another way, how do you write the note below in scientific pitch notation?



      Staff showing C-Double-Flat on ledger line below treble clef staff



      I'm just wondering from a theoretical perspective.






      theory accidentals pitch




      theory accidentals pitch






      share|improve this question















      share|improve this question













      share|improve this question




      share|improve this question








      edited 5 hours ago









      Richard

      39.8k689172




      39.8k689172










      asked 10 hours ago









      trwtrw

      2,047822




      2,047822






















          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes


















          7














          Follow the note name. Add accidentals later.



          Begin by acknowledging that this pitch is some type of C4. Then add accidentals to show that it's C♭♭4.



          This is a little strange, because (as you say) C♭♭4 is lower than B3. But that's no more odd than saying any C♭♭ is lower than its nearest B.



          And the same is of course true going the other way: B♯3, despite being enharmonic to C4, is nevertheless identified in the "3" register.






          share|improve this answer



















          • 2





            Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

            – trw
            10 hours ago






          • 3





            I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

            – Richard
            10 hours ago











          • I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

            – Albrecht Hügli
            10 hours ago













          Your Answer








          StackExchange.ready(function() {
          var channelOptions = {
          tags: "".split(" "),
          id: "240"
          };
          initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
          // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
          if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
          createEditor();
          });
          }
          else {
          createEditor();
          }
          });

          function createEditor() {
          StackExchange.prepareEditor({
          heartbeatType: 'answer',
          autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
          convertImagesToLinks: false,
          noModals: true,
          showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
          reputationToPostImages: null,
          bindNavPrevention: true,
          postfix: "",
          imageUploader: {
          brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
          contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
          allowUrls: true
          },
          noCode: true, onDemand: true,
          discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
          ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
          });


          }
          });














          draft saved

          draft discarded


















          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmusic.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f78921%2fhow-does-one-interpret-or-write-scientific-pitch-notation-with-accidentals-whe%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown

























          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes








          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes









          active

          oldest

          votes






          active

          oldest

          votes









          7














          Follow the note name. Add accidentals later.



          Begin by acknowledging that this pitch is some type of C4. Then add accidentals to show that it's C♭♭4.



          This is a little strange, because (as you say) C♭♭4 is lower than B3. But that's no more odd than saying any C♭♭ is lower than its nearest B.



          And the same is of course true going the other way: B♯3, despite being enharmonic to C4, is nevertheless identified in the "3" register.






          share|improve this answer



















          • 2





            Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

            – trw
            10 hours ago






          • 3





            I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

            – Richard
            10 hours ago











          • I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

            – Albrecht Hügli
            10 hours ago


















          7














          Follow the note name. Add accidentals later.



          Begin by acknowledging that this pitch is some type of C4. Then add accidentals to show that it's C♭♭4.



          This is a little strange, because (as you say) C♭♭4 is lower than B3. But that's no more odd than saying any C♭♭ is lower than its nearest B.



          And the same is of course true going the other way: B♯3, despite being enharmonic to C4, is nevertheless identified in the "3" register.






          share|improve this answer



















          • 2





            Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

            – trw
            10 hours ago






          • 3





            I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

            – Richard
            10 hours ago











          • I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

            – Albrecht Hügli
            10 hours ago
















          7












          7








          7







          Follow the note name. Add accidentals later.



          Begin by acknowledging that this pitch is some type of C4. Then add accidentals to show that it's C♭♭4.



          This is a little strange, because (as you say) C♭♭4 is lower than B3. But that's no more odd than saying any C♭♭ is lower than its nearest B.



          And the same is of course true going the other way: B♯3, despite being enharmonic to C4, is nevertheless identified in the "3" register.






          share|improve this answer













          Follow the note name. Add accidentals later.



          Begin by acknowledging that this pitch is some type of C4. Then add accidentals to show that it's C♭♭4.



          This is a little strange, because (as you say) C♭♭4 is lower than B3. But that's no more odd than saying any C♭♭ is lower than its nearest B.



          And the same is of course true going the other way: B♯3, despite being enharmonic to C4, is nevertheless identified in the "3" register.







          share|improve this answer












          share|improve this answer



          share|improve this answer










          answered 10 hours ago









          RichardRichard

          39.8k689172




          39.8k689172








          • 2





            Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

            – trw
            10 hours ago






          • 3





            I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

            – Richard
            10 hours ago











          • I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

            – Albrecht Hügli
            10 hours ago
















          • 2





            Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

            – trw
            10 hours ago






          • 3





            I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

            – Richard
            10 hours ago











          • I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

            – Albrecht Hügli
            10 hours ago










          2




          2





          Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

          – trw
          10 hours ago





          Makes sense. Guess you don't really need double accidentals to have this question.

          – trw
          10 hours ago




          3




          3





          I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

          – Richard
          10 hours ago





          I think it helps the question to have the two pitches sounding the same. If it's only C♭, it's still above B♭, so the question of "why is 4 higher than 3?" isn't as problematic.

          – Richard
          10 hours ago













          I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

          – Albrecht Hügli
          10 hours ago







          I'll get bellyache from laughing :) up vote!

          – Albrecht Hügli
          10 hours ago




















          draft saved

          draft discarded




















































          Thanks for contributing an answer to Music: Practice & Theory Stack Exchange!


          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

          But avoid …



          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




          draft saved


          draft discarded














          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fmusic.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f78921%2fhow-does-one-interpret-or-write-scientific-pitch-notation-with-accidentals-whe%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown





















































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown

































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown







          -

          Popular posts from this blog

          Loup dans la culture

          Image
          Loups sur une enluminure du Bestiaire d'Aberdeen Le loup est l'animal le plus emblématique de l'histoire de l'Eurasie, il était à l'honneur durant l'Antiquité chez la totalité des anciens peuples européens [ 1 ] . Sommaire 1 Le loup dans la mythologie 2 Les loups dans le folklore 2.1 L'évolution des mentalités 2.2 Le loup dans la psychanalyse 3 Le loup dans les œuvres culturelles 3.1 Le loup dans la littérature 3.1.1 Fables 3.1.2 Poésie 3.1.3 Romans 3.1.4 Littérature jeunesse 3.1.4.1 Quelques titres d'albums contemporains 3.1.5 Bande dessinée 3.2 Le loup à l'écran 3.2.1 Le cinéma et la télévision 3.2.2 Documentaires 3.2.3 Dessins animés 3.2.4 Jeux vidéo 3.3 Le loup en peinture et en sculpture 3.4 Le loup dans les œuvres musicales 4 Le loup et les noms propres 5 Bibliographie 6 Notes et références 7 Voir aussi 7.1 Articles connexes ...
          Read more

          How to solve the problem of ntp “Unable to contact time server” from KDE?

          Image
          1 0 I want to set date and time automatically but this error appears when I try to .. I'm using openSUSE, I tried different servers but it didn't work either, help please! It doesn't seem to be a network problem: $ ping pool.ntp.org 64 bytes from 41.78.128.17: icmp_seq=1 ttl=41 time=260 ms To the question of whether ntpd is installed and running: $ ps -C ntpd PID TTY TIME CMD i.e. there's no ntpd process running. $ rpm -qa | grep ntp yast2-ntp-client-3.1.12-1.7.noarch ntp-4.2.6p5-25.2.1.i586 Further information from the comments: $ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org 25 Sep 19:41:51 ntpdate[3162]: no server suitable for synchronization found networking kde opensuse ntp ntpd sh...
          Read more

          ASUS Zenbook UX433/UX333 — Configure Touchpad-embedded numpad on Linux

          Image
          0 1 I have an ASUS Zenbook UX433,on which ASUS decided to innovate by embedding a Numpad inside the touchpad (see picture 1). Toggling between classic touchpad mode and numpad (also turns the touchpad LEDs on) can be done through the golden button in the top-right corner of the touchpad. However, on my Manjaro arch Linux config, this behavior does not work by default and I can only use the touchpad, no numpad. Has anyone been able to configure the numpad to work on Linux, or have any idea how this could be achieved? EDIT1: I have had a look at the official Windows drivers for the UX433FA TouchPad, but was not able to make anything of it. I tried installing them on Linux using tools like NDISWrapper, but they do not detect the TouchPad/Numpad hardware, and my understanding of drivers is too limited. ...
          Read more