Flat

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In musical theory, one flat is one symbol graph (? ) pertaining to the family of deteriorations and whose function is to indicate on partition, that height natural of associated this flat must be lowered of one chromatic semitone.

The affected note of a flat known as "is bémolisée". A note can be bémolisée for all kinds of reasons: modulation, transposition, use ofchromatic scale...
There is also one double-flat (?? ), used in some tonalities very deteriorated.


Synopsis

Effect of the flat

The effect of the flat is different according to whether this one is accidental or constitutive - i.e., when it is witharmour.

Accidental flat

The effect of accidental flat is temporary. It deteriorates all them of the same name and of the same height being after him, and this, until the next one bar of measurement, except of course, so meanwhile another appears deterioration modifying the height of this same note.

Constitutive flat

The effect of constitutive flat is permanent. During all range, it deteriorates all them of the same name, and even of height different this time - whatever itoctave, therefore -, except of course, so meanwhile another intervenes deterioration modifying the height of the note in question.


Representation of the flat in data processing

The flat and Unicode

The character is with site U+266D in ; as it misses majority of the keyboards, one often compensates for it by one B into tiny, to which the?il is close to that of the flat. See it Guide difficulties of drafting in music on this subject.

The flat and Latex

In , the symbol <maths>\flat</maths> is obtained with the order <maths>\backslash \, flat</maths>

Expression

  • To put a flat : to moderate its remarks.

See too

Gate Music - Reach the articles of Wikipédia concerning the music.

 

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