Re: 19th-cent. accidental notation

[Luca Rossetto Casel]

Il 17/02/2013 19:10, Joseph Rushton Wakeling ha scritto:
> On 02/17/2013 04:48 PM, Luca Rossetto Casel wrote:
> > In present editions, this notation is generally uniformed to the 
> > modern one -
> > eventually putting the added alterations in parentheses or brackets.
>
> Is this really a case where brackets would be used?  The typical 
> reason for inserting a bracketed accidental would be a case where the 
> accidental is missing in all sources, but musical context makes it 
> almost certain that the accidental should be there.

Yes, in most cases brackets are indeed unnecessary. But I know some 
over-accurate editions that aim to reproduce the original text as 
faithfully as possible, giving evidence to every critical intervention - 
for example, the Ricordi critical edition of Verdi's works. I was also 
thinking of doubtful cases I found in certain - particularly inaccurate! 
- 18th century manuscripts, where accidentals (as been as continuo 
numbers, and many other elements...) are often lacking at all!

    Luca


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