Accidental duration rules
Accidental duration rules determine how long accidentals apply, such as within a bar, at a different octave, or just for a single note.
Dorico allows you to use different accidental duration rules.
- Common practice
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In Dorico, this is the default accidental duration rule. In common practice, an accidental applies for the duration of a bar and only to the pitch at which it is written; each octave requires a separate accidental.
- Second Viennese School
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The Second Viennese School accidental duration rule requires writing every note with an accidental, including naturals.
- Modernist
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The Modernist accidental duration rule states that only notes that have been altered from the key signature show accidentals; naturals are not shown.