Talk:B-flat major

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[edit] German name

Why does German refer to this scale's name as if it were simply "B major" rather than "B-flat major"?? Georgia guy 17:26, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I'm just speculating here, but maybe it's because there is more old German music in F major than in C major. Thus, there was more of a need to refer to B-flat than to B, so B-flat got first dibs on the letter.
Whatever the reason, this has been thoroughly encrusted in tradition. Del arte 19:02, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image links

30-May-2007: In 2006/2007, Wikipedia images required both attributes "thumb|250px" to show a caption, as in:

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By itself, size "250px" ignores the caption "My picture" (confusing many people), which is considered bad form in computer languages (should warn & be corrected rather than ignore). Just remember to include "thumb" (or "frame") for a caption in an image-link.

Image hints in 2007:

  • Limit most images to "thumb|300px" to avoid crowded text-wrapping.
  • A small image followed directly by a big image often chops text.
  • To resize larger than the original ("oversizing"), omit "thumb" (oversized images cannot have captions in 2007, yet).
  • Beware "left|thumb" (for "right|"), because left-side images appear immediately to left of the text.
  • Most images (99.99%) should be quick JPEG for rapid display.
  • Avoid resizing PNG images (2007): might become 10x larger resized.

Overall, omitting "thumb" is the most common problem.

There are many formatting issues in the Wiki software (used worldwide), with a long list of problems to fix, but in the software world, errors often persist, only to be upstaged by a totally radical new software version, rather than just fixing the irritating problems fast. Note that numerous software systems (not just Wiki) have frustrating issues for years. -Wikid77 16:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] hj

how do oyu defin putting a sharp instead of a flat

[edit] Other issues

[ Discuss other unnamed issues here. -Wikid77 ]

I don't know who removed a few or more than half the songs on the "Well known songs/music in this key" lists, but I don't like it at all. Not every song or instrumental that got removed deserved it. Cbsteffen

Re Haydn's symphony no. 98: the way drum parts were usually distributed before then is interesting!... (see e.g. Bowles, Edmund A. (August 1991). "The Double, Double, Double Beat of the Thundering Drum: The Timpani in Early Music". Early Music 19 (3): 419-435. ISSN 0306-1078.  . Even in one manuscript of symphony 92 a rather easier key (well- for trumpets in B-flat B-flat isn't a difficult key- trying to remember what trumpets were called for, though, in no. 98?...)- the trumpet and timpani parts were included but separately written - Haydn, Joseph; Haydn Society, editors (1983). Symphonies 88-92: The Haydn Society Edition. Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 292. ISBN 0-486-24445-8. . Hrm. Doesn't establish yet. *goes to have a further look-- sorry*) Schissel | Sound the Note! 18:39, 12 November 2007 (UTC)