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'''Sagitype''' is a system for representing [[Sagittal]] symbols as plain text, using characters that approximate their parts. For example, the Sagitype for {{sagittal | /|) }} is <code>/|)</code>. | '''Sagitype''' is a system for representing [[Sagittal]] symbols as plain text, using characters that approximate their parts. For example, the Sagitype for {{sagittal | /|) }} (patai) is <code>/|)</code>. Another example: {{sagittal | (|) }} is (|) | ||
Sagitype is useful in environments where access to the actual musical notation glyphs is unavailable, such as email, spreadsheets, and so forth, or when a text-based interface to the glyphs is useful, such as with the [[Template:Sagittal|Sagittal template]] on this wiki; the Sagittal symbol in the previous paragraph, for example, was produced by inserting the <code>/|)</code> Sagitype into the template, like so: | Sagitype is useful in environments where access to the actual musical notation glyphs is unavailable, such as email, spreadsheets, and so forth, or when a text-based interface to the glyphs is useful, such as with the [[Template:Sagittal|Sagittal template]] on this wiki; the Sagittal symbol in the previous paragraph, for example, was produced by inserting the <code>/|)</code> Sagitype into the template, like so: | ||
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<code><nowiki>{{ sagittal| /|) }}</nowiki></code>. | <code><nowiki>{{ sagittal| /|) }}</nowiki></code>. | ||
Sagittal symbols — or "sagittals", for short — are composed of a few parts, each of which is represented separately in Sagitype: the '''shaft''', which is the main vertical stroke, plus any '''flags''', which are the elements extending out from the shaft to the right or left. | Sagittal symbols — or "sagittals", for short — are composed of a few parts, each of which is represented separately in Sagitype: the '''shaft''', which is the main vertical stroke, plus any '''flags''', which are the elements extending out from the shaft to the right or left. '''Accents''', also called '''diacritics''', are optional and are used for [[schisma]] or [[Mina|smaller]] [http://www.tonalsoft.com/enc/t/tina.aspx sized] deviations. | ||
== Shafts == | == Shafts == | ||
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| barb | | barb | ||
| <code><nowiki>/|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>/|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | /| }} | | {{sagittal | /| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \! }} | | {{sagittal | \! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |\ }} | | {{sagittal | |\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!/</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!/</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !/ }} | | {{sagittal | !/ |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| arc | | arc | ||
| <code><nowiki>(|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>(|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | (| }} | | {{sagittal | (| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>(!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>(!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | (! }} | | {{sagittal | (! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|)</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|)</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |) }} | | {{sagittal | |) |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!)</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!)</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !) }} | | {{sagittal | !) |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| scroll | | scroll | ||
| <code><nowiki>)|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )| }} | | {{sagittal | )| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>)!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )! }} | | {{sagittal | )! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|(</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|(</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |( }} | | {{sagittal | |( |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!(</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!(</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !( }} | | {{sagittal | !( |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| boathook | | boathook | ||
| <code><nowiki>~|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>~|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ~| }} | | {{sagittal | ~| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>~!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>~!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ~! }} | | {{sagittal | ~! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|~</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|~</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |~ }} | | {{sagittal | |~ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!~</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!~</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !~ }} | | {{sagittal | !~ |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| double barb | | double barb | ||
| <code><nowiki>//|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>//|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | //| }} | | {{sagittal | //| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\\!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\\!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \\! }} | | {{sagittal | \\! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|\\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|\\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |\\ }} | | {{sagittal | |\\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!//</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!//</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !// }} | | {{sagittal | !// |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| arc and barb | | arc and barb | ||
| <code><nowiki>(/|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>(/|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | (/| }} | | {{sagittal | (/| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>(\!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>(\!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | (\! }} | | {{sagittal | (\! |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>|\)</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|\)</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | |\) }} | | {{sagittal | |\) |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!/)</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!/)</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | !/) }} | | {{sagittal | !/) |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| scroll and barb | | scroll and barb | ||
| <code><nowiki>)/|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)/|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )/| }} | | {{sagittal | )/| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>)\!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)\!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )\! }} | | {{sagittal | )\! |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| scroll and double barb | | scroll and double barb | ||
| <code><nowiki>)//|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)//|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )//| }} | | {{sagittal | )//| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>)\\!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)\\!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )\\! }} | | {{sagittal | )\\! |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| double boathook | | double boathook | ||
| <code><nowiki>~~|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>~~|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ~~| }} | | {{sagittal | ~~| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>~~!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>~~!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ~~! }} | | {{sagittal | ~~! |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| scroll and boathook | | scroll and boathook | ||
| <code><nowiki>)~|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)~|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )~| }} | | {{sagittal | )~| |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>)~!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>)~!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | )~! }} | | {{sagittal | )~! |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | 1: single-shafted | | style="text-align:left;" | 1: single-shafted | ||
| <code><nowiki>/|\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>/|\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | /|\ }} | | {{sagittal | /|\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\!/</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\!/</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \!/ }} | | {{sagittal | \!/ |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:left;" | 2: double-shafted | | style="text-align:left;" | 2: double-shafted | ||
| <code><nowiki>/||\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>/||\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | /||\ }} | | {{sagittal | /||\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\!!/</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\!!/</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \!!/ }} | | {{sagittal | \!!/ |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:left;" | 3: triple-shafted | | style="text-align:left;" | 3: triple-shafted | ||
| <code><nowiki>/|||\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>/|||\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | /|||\ }} | | {{sagittal | /|||\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\!!!/</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\!!!/</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \!!!/ }} | | {{sagittal | \!!!/ |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:left;" | (4): ex-shafted | | style="text-align:left;" | (4): ex-shafted | ||
| <code><nowiki>/X\</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>/X\</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | /X\ }} | | {{sagittal | /X\ |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>\Y/</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>\Y/</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | \Y/ }} | | {{sagittal | \Y/ |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
The table above uses the double-barb as the example flag combination to demonstrate every possible combination of shaft count and direction; many other shaft and flag combinations exist, of course, such as <code>(|||</code> = {{sagittal | (||| }} and <code>Y~</code> = {{sagittal | Y~ }}. | The table above uses the double-barb as the example flag combination to demonstrate every possible combination of shaft count and direction; many other shaft and flag combinations exist, of course, such as <code>(|||</code> = {{sagittal | (||| }} and <code>Y~</code> = {{sagittal | Y~ }}. See [[Sagittal notation#Gallery of symbols|Gallery of symbols]] for a comprehensive view of all possible symbols and their names, excluding accents. | ||
== Sagittal-compatible accidentals == | == Sagittal-compatible accidentals == | ||
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| natural | | natural | ||
| <code><nowiki>h</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>h</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | h }} | | {{sagittal | h |size=300%}} | ||
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| sharp | | sharp | ||
| <code><nowiki>#</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>#</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | # }} | | {{sagittal | # |size=300%}} | ||
| flat | | flat | ||
| <code><nowiki>b</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>b</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | b }} | | {{sagittal | b |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| large double-sharp | | large double-sharp | ||
| <code><nowiki>x</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>x</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | x }} | | {{sagittal | x |size=300%}} | ||
| double flat | | double flat | ||
| <code><nowiki>bb</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>bb</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | bb }} | | {{sagittal | bb |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| semi-sharp | | semi-sharp | ||
| <code><nowiki>></nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>></nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | > }} | | {{sagittal | > |size=300%}} | ||
| narrow semi-flat | | narrow semi-flat | ||
| <code><nowiki><</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki><</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | < }} | | {{sagittal | < |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| sesqui-sharp | | sesqui-sharp | ||
| <code><nowiki>>#</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>>#</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ># }} | | {{sagittal | ># |size=300%}} | ||
| narrow sesqui-flat | | narrow sesqui-flat | ||
| <code><nowiki><b</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki><b</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | <b }} | | {{sagittal | <b |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Wilson plus | | Wilson plus | ||
| <code><nowiki>+</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>+</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | + }} | | {{sagittal | + |size=300%}} | ||
| Wilson minus | | Wilson minus | ||
| <code><nowiki>-</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>-</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | - }} | | {{sagittal | - |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Accents == | == Accents == | ||
Fine-grained Sagittal notations starting with Herculean can use accents to the left of a sagittal or a bare shaft, to indicate very subtle distinctions in pitch. | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | ||
{| class="wikitable center-all" | {| class="wikitable center-all" | ||
|+ style="font-size: 105%;" | | |+ style="font-size: 105%;" | Olympian accents in Sagitype | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | Accent | ! rowspan="2" | Accent | ||
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| bare shaft | | bare shaft | ||
| <code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>|</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | | }} | | {{sagittal | | |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>!</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>!</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ! }} | | {{sagittal | ! |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| tick | | tick | ||
| <code><nowiki>'</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>'</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ' }} | | {{sagittal | ' |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>.</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>.</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | . }} | | {{sagittal | . |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wing | | wing | ||
| <code><nowiki>`</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>`</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ` }} | | {{sagittal | ` |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>,</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>,</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | , }} | | {{sagittal | , |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bird | | bird | ||
| <code><nowiki>``</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>``</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | `` }} | | {{sagittal | `` |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>,,</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>,,</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | ,, }} | | {{sagittal | ,, |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| horn | | horn | ||
| <code><nowiki>@1</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@1</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @1 }} | | {{sagittal | @1 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l1</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l1</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l1 }} | | {{sagittal | l1 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wedge | | wedge | ||
| <code><nowiki>@2</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@2</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @2 }} | | {{sagittal | @2 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l2</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l2</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l2 }} | | {{sagittal | l2 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wing | | wing | ||
| <code><nowiki>@3</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@3</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @3 }} | | {{sagittal | @3 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l3</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l3</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l3 }} | | {{sagittal | l3 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| hornwing | | hornwing | ||
| <code><nowiki>@4</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@4</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @4 }} | | {{sagittal | @4 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l4</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l4</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l4 }} | | {{sagittal | l4 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wedgewing | | wedgewing | ||
| <code><nowiki>@5</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@5</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @5 }} | | {{sagittal | @5 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l5</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l5</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l5 }} | | {{sagittal | l5 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| bird | | bird | ||
| <code><nowiki>@6</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@6</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @6 }} | | {{sagittal | @6 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l6</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l6</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l6 }} | | {{sagittal | l6 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| hornbird | | hornbird | ||
| <code><nowiki>@7</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@7</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @7 }} | | {{sagittal | @7 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l7</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l7</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l7 }} | | {{sagittal | l7 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wedgebird | | wedgebird | ||
| <code><nowiki>@8</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@8</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @8 }} | | {{sagittal | @8 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l8</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l8</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l8 }} | | {{sagittal | l8 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| wingbird | | wingbird | ||
| <code><nowiki>@9</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@9</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @9 }} | | {{sagittal | @9 |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l9</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l9</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l9 }} | | {{sagittal | l9 |size=300%}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| dot | | dot | ||
| <code><nowiki>@.</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>@.</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | @. }} | | {{sagittal | @. |size=300%}} | ||
| <code><nowiki>l.</nowiki></code> | | <code><nowiki>l.</nowiki></code> | ||
| {{sagittal | l. }} | | {{sagittal | l. |size=300%}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Template:Sagittal]] | * [[Template:Sagittal]] | ||
* [https://sagittal.org/Sagittal-SMuFL-Map.pdf The Sagittal-SMuFL Character Map] which gives the Sagitype for every sagittal character individually, including accents used for fine pitch alterations. It also gives the Short-sagitype (single-character codes for common sagittals). | * [https://sagittal.org/Sagittal-SMuFL-Map.pdf The Sagittal-SMuFL Character Map] which gives the Sagitype for every sagittal character individually, including accents used for fine pitch alterations. It also gives the Short-sagitype (single-character codes for common sagittals). | ||
[[Category:Sagittal notation]] | [[Category:Sagittal notation]] | ||