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Yeah... urtext basically doesn't mean anything nowadays. Henle literally calls all of their editions "urtexts" but they also put fingering suggestions in everything, so it's sort of a nonsense label.

slow I don't recall that I voiced anything about it but I was on your side the whole time for this

Lol. I am willing to admit at this point that in the real world with real people who read music, it was an exasperating thing to do, and I did know that to some degree when I was writing it. Always kind of had a mischievous streak. That being said, doubling down to an absurd degree when confronted with a perceived injustice is probably just my personality.

Also, I have to say I've always been on the side of music and art as something like "if you can do it, you should" and I think that's why that whole thing was so touchy for me at the time, to see that thing I made just because I could (honestly putting in more thoughtful and careful work than would have been required for B-flat minor) rejected based solely on the difficulty of the key signature. It's one of those situations where neither side was ever going to cave, which is why I eventually just backed down. Something about that specific sheet and the reaction to it prompted a real feeling of core philosophies and ideals being threatened, on my end and (I think) the ones raising objections. I can't explain the strong reactions all around otherwise.

I'm not sure why, but flats are just easier to read. Something about the way our minds work. A lot of people say that string players find sharps easier, but not the ones I know. Haha the string players I play music with all complain endlessly when I write something with a lot of sharps.

I teach music theory as a GA right now and getting students to understand that sometimes it needs to be E-sharp and not F is almost impossible. Not because the students aren't bright, but it just goes against something we perceive as logical (dare I say...natural).

Edit: I didn't say I played them WELL. Haha. I've been playing since I was 9.

I keep choosing pieces with a lot of sharps hoping it'll make me better at reading them but actually it just keeps being hard, lol.

I did the Beethoven F# major sonata, a bunch of Ravel. I even played the Bach prelude/fugue in D#minor from WTC 2. And I've written a few pieces in F-sharp major/minor. But it's just a difficult thing to read.

Maybe the Chopin Barcarolle is next.

Kind of nice that the forums are still breathing. Maybe they'll come back in style sometime.

I've been here the whole time.

Also, your username is cracking me up because last time I submitted a sheet, I put it in A# minor and everyone freaked out about it so much and got so mad that they denied the sheet purely on basis of the key signature.

So.
Basically, this thread said travel through time.
Now I boost a thread from literally 12 years ago.
Time Travel.
Anyone who was here in 2011 plz respond to this.

Hi.

Made my day to randomly log in to NSM and see this thread revived. I remember when ETFROXX started it way back in the day.

Hey! You were one of my first friends here, twelve years ago! Hope all is well. Please reach out to me if you'd like to chat. I'm getting to be a better decent musician and composer now, so I think we'd have a lot to talk about.

Just asking, but wouldn't this sheet make more sense in 9/8? It's kind of awkward to read eighth notes against triplets in this case, since the third triplet and second eighth are going to line up, which isn't reflected by the sheet's appearance

(This is just my feeling after I lurked onto this thread and tried playing the sheet)

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Harvest, I used to think you were so old. I can't believe you're only three years older than me. Funny how things change.

Not sure what made me open the forums tonight, but I'm guessing it was to answer you. Doing well. My gf and I gave a recital in her hometown. It was a great program

Very nice. BDS recommended the same thing right before you did in this thread, so I'll have to check it out.

Static—thanks for the recommendation! I was never a Monkey Ball kid, so that one slipped by me.

BDS—thank you, I love single player card games. Will check it out.

I wrote this list kind of early and have since beaten another game (Celeste) but maybe I'll put it on my list next year.