From: Ray Saintonge <saintonge(a)telus.net>
The Cunctator wrote:
In all seriousness, I think the policy should be
that any special
knowledge
needed to understand the article should be included somewhere in
Wikipedia.
For example, the above knowledge is included at [[key signature]]
and at
[[E-flat major]].
Thus if the example article read
"The [[key (music)|key]] of the score is [[E-flat major]]<ref>
[link to
score]</ref>..."
Any person with the knowledge contained at those links would be
able to
understand the reference.
That's perfectly sensible. Instead some people are intent on
reinventing the wheels that they are already spinning too fast to see.
The essence of the matter is that a reader be able to verify that
there is a source that confirms the statement.
Nit-picks/genuine questions (my musical literacy is almost nil): what
is "the" key of a piece of music which modulates into many different
keys and has different key signatures marked within the score? Is it
a general rule or custom or convention that the first key signature
which appears in the score is "the" key signature?
Nit-pick number two: how do you tell by looking at the music whether
it is in C Major or A Minor? That is, can you always unequivocally
tell the key of a piece of music by glancing at it, or is judgement
sometimes involved?