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From: | Kieren MacMillan |
Subject: | Re: GDP: What term do you use? |
Date: | Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:04:35 -0600 |
Hi Eyolf,
Or one might turn the argument around and say that the melody is indeed trans-posed -- placed somewhere else, whereas the negative associationsof dis- is that it's ended up in the wrong place...
Interesting point...Really, what we're talking about is a NOTATIONAL SHORTHAND: the notes in question aren't actually TRANSPOSED or DISPLACED, just like notes in a "treble_8" clef are neither TRANSPOSED nor DISPLACED: they are simply NOTATED using a different (shorthand) method.
I suggest, then, that we're seeking a term that better describes all these related topics (e.g. "octavation", "transposed" clefs, etc.).
Perhaps "octave indication" or "octave indicator"?IMO, that accurately describes what it does, without introducing misleading -- and, in some cases, incorrect -- concepts like "transposition" or "displacement".
Cheers, Kieren.p.s. I apologise if I've made too much of the semantics of this argument... just trying to help! =)
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