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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
=== Spartan single-shaft ===
=== Spartan single-shaft ===
<gallery widths="32" heights="32">
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦( |  !( | n  | 5120/5103 | 7/5 kleisma }}
File:Sagittal nai.png|5:7 kleisma up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦  | \!  | p  |  81/80  | 5 comma }}
File:Sagittal nao.png|5:7 kleisma down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| ¦) |  !) | t  | 5120/5103 | 7 comma }}
File:Sagittal pai.png|5 comma up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|//¦  |\\!  | ph  | 6561/6400 | 25 small diesis }}
File:Sagittal pao.png|5 comma down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦) | \!) | pat |   36/35   | 35 medium diesis }}
File:Sagittal tai.png|7 comma up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦\ | \!/ | pak |  33/32  | 11 medium diesis }}
File:Sagittal tao.png|7 comma down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦) | (!) | jat | 729/704  | 11 large diesis }}
File:Sagittal phai.png|25 small diesis up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦\ | (!/ | jak | 8505/8192 | 35 large diesis }}
File:Sagittal phao.png|25 small diesis down
File:Sagittal patai.png|35 medium diesis up
File:Sagittal patao.png|35 medium diesis down
File:Sagittal pakai.png|11 medium diesis up
File:Sagittal pakao.png|11 medium diesis down
File:Sagittal jatai.png|11 large diesis up
File:Sagittal jatao.png|11 large diesis down
File:Sagittal jakai.png|35 large diesis up
File:Sagittal jakao.png|35 large diesis down
</gallery>


=== Spartan multi-shaft ===
=== Spartan multi-shaft ===
<gallery widths="32" heights="32">
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )¦¦( | )!!( | ph  | 6561/6400 | 25S }}
File:Sagittal sharp phao.png|Sharp 25S-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦¦) |  !!) | t  |   64/63  | 7C }}
File:Sagittal flat phai.png|Flat 25S-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦¦\ |  !!/ | p  |   81/80  | 5C }}
File:Sagittal sharp tao.png|Sharp 7C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦) | \!!) | n  | 5120/5103 | 7/5k }}
File:Sagittal flat tai.png|Flat 7C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦\ | \!!/ }}
File:Sagittal sharp pao.png|Sharp 5C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦¦¦( |  !!!( | n  | 5120/5103 | 7/5k }}
File:Sagittal flat pai.png|Flat 5C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦¦  | \!!!  | |   81/80  | 5C }}
File:Sagittal sharp nao.png|Sharp 5:7k-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦¦¦) |  !!!) | t  |   64/63  | 7C }}
File:Sagittal flat nai.png|Flat 5:7k-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|//¦¦¦  |\\!!!  | ph  | 6561/6400 | 25S }}
File:Sagittal sharp.png|Sharp
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦¦) | \!!!) | pat |   36/35  | 35M }}
File:Sagittal flat.png|Flat
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦¦\ | \!!!/ | pak |   33/32  | 11M }}
File:Sagittal sharp nai.png|Sharp 5:7k-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦¦¦) | (!!!) | jat | 729/704  | 11L }}
File:Sagittal flat nao.png|Flat 5:7k-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦¦¦\ | (!!!/ | jak | 8505/8192 | 35L }}
File:Sagittal sharp pai.png|Sharp 5C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )X( | )Y( | ph  | 6561/6400 | 25S | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal flat pao.png|Flat 5C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  X) |  Y) | t  |   64/63  | 7C   | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal sharp tai.png|Sharp 7C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  X\ |  Y/ | p  |   81/80  | 5C   | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal flat tao.png|Flat 7C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /X) | \Y) | n  | 5120/5103 | 7/5k | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal sharp phai.png|Sharp 25S-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /X\ | \Y/ | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal flat phao.png|Flat 25S-down
File:Sagittal sharp patai.png|Sharp 35M-up
File:Sagittal flat patao.png|Flat 35M-down
File:Sagittal sharp pakai.png|Sharp 11M-up
File:Sagittal flat pakao.png|Flat 11M-down
File:Sagittal sharp jatai.png|Sharp 11L-up
File:Sagittal flat jatao.png|Flat 11L-down
File:Sagittal sharp jakai.png|Sharp 35L-up
File:Sagittal flat jakao.png|Flat 35L-down
File:Sagittal double sharp phao.png|Double sharp 25S-down
File:Sagittal double flat phai.png|Double flat 25S-up
File:Sagittal double sharp tao.png|Double sharp 7C-down
File:Sagittal double flat tai.png|Double flat 7C-up
File:Sagittal double sharp pao.png|Double sharp 5C-down
File:Sagittal double flat pai.png|Double flat 5C-up
File:Sagittal double sharp nao.png|Double sharp 5:7k-down
File:Sagittal double flat nai.png|Double flat 5:7k-up
File:Sagittal double sharp.png|Double sharp
File:Sagittal double flat.png|Double flat
</gallery>


=== Athenian extension single-shaft ===
=== Athenian extension single-shaft ===
<gallery widths="32" heights="32">
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )¦( | )!( | ran |  896/891  | 11/7 kleisma }}
File:Sagittal ranai.png|7:11 kleisma up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| ~¦( | ~!( | san | 4131/4096 | 17 comma }}
File:Sagittal ranao.png|7:11 kleisma down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦\ |  !/ | |   55/54  | 55 comma }}
File:Sagittal sanai.png|17 comma up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦  | (!  | j  |45927/45056| 11/7 comma }}
File:Sagittal sanao.png|17 comma down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦( | (!( | jan |  45/44  | 11/5 small diesis }}
File:Sagittal kai.png|55 comma up
File:Sagittal kao.png|55 comma down
File:Sagittal jai.png|7:11 comma up
File:Sagittal jao.png|7:11 comma down
File:Sagittal janai.png|5:11 small diesis up up
File:Sagittal janao.png|5:11 small diesis up down
</gallery>


=== Athenian extension multi-shaft ===
=== Athenian extension multi-shaft ===
<gallery widths="32" heights="32">
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| ~¦¦( | ~!!( | jan |  45/44  | 11/5S }}
File:Sagittal sharp janao.png|Sharp 5:11S-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )¦¦~ | )!!~ | j  |45927/45056| 11/7C }}
File:Sagittal flat janai.png|Flat 5:11S-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /¦¦  | \!!  | |   55/54  | 55C }}
File:Sagittal sharp jao.png|Sharp 7:11C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦¦( | (!!( | san | 4131/4096 | 17C }}
File:Sagittal flat jai.png|Flat 7:11C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|//¦¦  |\\!!  | ran |  896/891  | 11/7k }}
File:Sagittal sharp kao.png|Sharp 55C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )¦¦¦( | )!!!( | ran |  896/891  | 11/7k }}
File:Sagittal flat kai.png|Flat 55C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| ~¦¦¦( | ~!!!( | san | 4131/4096 | 17C }}
File:Sagittal sharp sanao.png|Sharp 17C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|  ¦¦¦\ |  !!!/ | k  |   55/54  | 55C }}
File:Sagittal flat sanai.png|Flat 17C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦¦¦  | (!!!  | j  |45927/45056| 11/7C }}
File:Sagittal sharp ranao.png|Sharp 7:11k-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (¦¦¦( | (!!!( | jan |  45/44  | 11/5S }}
File:Sagittal flat ranai.png|Flat 7:11k-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| ~X( | ~Y( | jan |  45/44  | 11/5S | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal sharp ranai.png|Sharp 7:11k-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| )X~ | )Y~ | j  |45927/45056| 11/7C | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal flat ranao.png|Flat 7:11k-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| /X  | \Y  | |   55/54  | 55C | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal sharp sanai.png|Sharp 17C-up
{{sagittal-gallery-entry| (X( | (Y( | san | 4131/4096 | 17C | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal flat sanao.png|Flat 17C-down
{{sagittal-gallery-entry|//X  |\\Y  | ran | 896/891  | 11/7k | mid=48px }}
File:Sagittal sharp kai.png|Sharp 55C-up
File:Sagittal flat kao.png|Flat 55C-down
File:Sagittal sharp jai.png|Sharp 7:11C-up
File:Sagittal flat jao.png|Flat 7:11C-down
File:Sagittal sharp janai.png|Sharp 5:11S-up
File:Sagittal flat janao.png|Flat 5:11S-down
File:Sagittal double sharp janao.png|Double sharp 5:11S-down
File:Sagittal double flat janai.png|Double flat 5:11S-up
File:Sagittal double sharp jao.png|Double sharp 7:11C-down
File:Sagittal double flat jai.png|Double flat 7:11C-up
File:Sagittal double sharp kao.png|Double sharp 55C-down
File:Sagittal double flat kai.png|Double flat 55C-up
File:Sagittal double sharp sanao.png|Double sharp 17C-down
File:Sagittal double flat sanai.png|Double flat 17C-up
File:Sagittal double sharp ranao.png|Double sharp 7:11k-down
File:Sagittal double flat ranai.png|Double flat 7:11k-up
</gallery>


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Revision as of 12:31, 16 October 2024

Sagittal notation is a musical notation system capable of notating almost any conceivable tuning. It was developed by Dave Keenan and George Secor with significant contributions from numerous others.

Flavors of Sagittal notation

Sagittal notation comes in two mutually compatible flavors.

Evo

The Evo flavor (short for "evolutionary", previously called "mixed") uses only single-shaft Sagittal symbols, e.g. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠, alone or in combination with conventional sharps and flats and their doubles. Only the large variant of the double sharp ⁠ ⁠ (U+E47D) is considered to be stylistically-compatible with Sagittal symbols. Evo is much easier to learn, but it results in a greater number of symbols on the sheet, which can give it a more cluttered appearance, particularly with chords, and it may be confusing when two symbols alter the same note in opposite directions.

A sub-flavor of Evo is Evo-SZ (Evo with Stein-Zimmermann). This is where any sagittals that are notating exactly half the alteration of a sharp or flat (most often ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠) are replaced by the Stein-Zimmermann semisharp ⁠ ⁠ and narrow reversed flat ⁠ ⁠, and the corresponding combinations (most often ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ and ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠) are replaced by ⁠ ⁠ and ⁠ ⁠. The narrow variants of the fractional flats ⁠ ⁠ (U+E284) and ⁠ ⁠ (U+E285) are preferred because they preserve the Sagittal principle that the visual size of a symbol should indicate the relative size of its alteration.

Revo

The Revo flavor (short for "revolutionary", previously called "pure") only requires one accidental per note. Revo therefore takes up less space on the sheet and presents a cleaner appearance, and it clearly indicates the direction of the overall alteration. It discards the conventional sharps and flats and their doubles and replaces them with these multi-shaft arrow-like symbols: ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠. Adding a sharp or flat to a Sagittal is achieved by adding two more shafts, e.g. ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ becomes ⁠ ⁠ and ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ becomes ⁠ ⁠. When the Sagittal part alters in the opposite direction to the sharp or flat part, the rules are not so simple, e.g. ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ becomes ⁠ ⁠ and ⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠ becomes ⁠ ⁠; one must simply learn these apotome complements.

Resources

Notation software support

Sibelius

Sagibelius 2.0 - plugins for using Sagittal notation in Sibelius 4 and up. By Jacob Barton. Hosted on this wiki. Donationware.

Sagibelius_2.0.zip

Lilypond

Plugin for Sagittal notation in Lilypond by Graham Breed

MuseScore

Sagittal accidentals are available in MuseScore via the Bravura font which implements the SMuFL standard. They can be accessed by opening the Master Palette and finding them in the Symbols section at the end.

Scala

Sagittal notation is available in Scala.

Dorico

Because Dorico is built by Steinberg Media, the same company that maintains the SMuFL standard, it should support Sagittal.

Scores in Sagittal notation

Gallery

Spartan single-shaft

⁠ ⁠
nai
7/5 kleisma up
⁠ ⁠
nao
7/5 kleisma down
⁠ ⁠
pai
5 comma up
⁠ ⁠
pao
5 comma down
⁠ ⁠
tai
7 comma up
⁠ ⁠
tao
7 comma down
⁠ ⁠
phai
25 small diesis up
⁠ ⁠
phao
25 small diesis down
⁠ ⁠
patai
35 medium diesis up
⁠ ⁠
patao
35 medium diesis down
⁠ ⁠
pakai
11 medium diesis up
⁠ ⁠
pakao
11 medium diesis down
⁠ ⁠
jatai
11 large diesis up
⁠ ⁠
jatao
11 large diesis down
⁠ ⁠
jakai
35 large diesis up
⁠ ⁠
jakao
35 large diesis down

Spartan multi-shaft

⁠ ⁠
sharp phao
sharp 25S down
⁠ ⁠
flat phai
flat 25S up
⁠ ⁠
sharp tao
sharp 7C down
⁠ ⁠
flat tai
flat 7C up
⁠ ⁠
sharp pao
sharp 5C down
⁠ ⁠
flat pai
flat 5C up
⁠ ⁠
sharp nao
sharp 7/5k down
⁠ ⁠
flat nai
flat 7/5k up
⁠ ⁠
sagi­sharp
sharp
⁠ ⁠
sagi­flat
flat
⁠ ⁠
sharp nai
sharp 7/5k up
⁠ ⁠
flat nao
flat 7/5k down
⁠ ⁠
sharp pai
sharp 5C up
⁠ ⁠
flat pao
flat 5C down
⁠ ⁠
sharp tai
sharp 7C up
⁠ ⁠
flat tao
flat 7C down
⁠ ⁠
sharp phai
sharp 25S up
⁠ ⁠
flat phao
flat 25S down
⁠ ⁠
sharp patai
sharp 35M up
⁠ ⁠
flat patao
flat 35M down
⁠ ⁠
sharp pakai
sharp 11M up
⁠ ⁠
flat pakao
flat 11M down
⁠ ⁠
sharp jatai
sharp 11L up
⁠ ⁠
flat jatao
flat 11L down
⁠ ⁠
sharp jakai
sharp 35L up
⁠ ⁠
flat jakao
flat 35L down
⁠ ⁠
double sharp phao
double sharp 25S down
⁠ ⁠
double flat phai
double flat 25S up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp tao
double sharp 7C down
⁠ ⁠
double flat tai
double flat 7C up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp pao
double sharp 5C down
⁠ ⁠
double flat pai
double flat 5C up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp nao
double sharp 7/5k down
⁠ ⁠
double flat nai
double flat 7/5k up
⁠ ⁠
sagi­double sharp
double sharp
⁠ ⁠
sagi­double flat
double flat

Athenian extension single-shaft

⁠ ⁠
ranai
11/7 kleisma up
⁠ ⁠
ranao
11/7 kleisma down
⁠ ⁠
sanai
17 comma up
⁠ ⁠
sanao
17 comma down
⁠ ⁠
kai
55 comma up
⁠ ⁠
kao
55 comma down
⁠ ⁠
jai
11/7 comma up
⁠ ⁠
jao
11/7 comma down
⁠ ⁠
janai
11/5 small diesis up
⁠ ⁠
janao
11/5 small diesis down

Athenian extension multi-shaft

⁠ ⁠
sharp janao
sharp 11/5S down
⁠ ⁠
flat janai
flat 11/5S up
⁠ ⁠
sharp jao
sharp 11/7C down
⁠ ⁠
flat jai
flat 11/7C up
⁠ ⁠
sharp kao
sharp 55C down
⁠ ⁠
flat kai
flat 55C up
⁠ ⁠
sharp sanao
sharp 17C down
⁠ ⁠
flat sanai
flat 17C up
⁠ ⁠
sharp ranao
sharp 11/7k down
⁠ ⁠
flat ranai
flat 11/7k up
⁠ ⁠
sharp ranai
sharp 11/7k up
⁠ ⁠
flat ranao
flat 11/7k down
⁠ ⁠
sharp sanai
sharp 17C up
⁠ ⁠
flat sanao
flat 17C down
⁠ ⁠
sharp kai
sharp 55C up
⁠ ⁠
flat kao
flat 55C down
⁠ ⁠
sharp jai
sharp 11/7C up
⁠ ⁠
flat jao
flat 11/7C down
⁠ ⁠
sharp janai
sharp 11/5S up
⁠ ⁠
flat janao
flat 11/5S down
⁠ ⁠
double sharp janao
double sharp 11/5S down
⁠ ⁠
double flat janai
double flat 11/5S up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp jao
double sharp 11/7C down
⁠ ⁠
double flat jai
double flat 11/7C up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp kao
double sharp 55C down
⁠ ⁠
double flat kai
double flat 55C up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp sanao
double sharp 17C down
⁠ ⁠
double flat sanai
double flat 17C up
⁠ ⁠
double sharp ranao
double sharp 11/7k down
⁠ ⁠
double flat ranai
double flat 11/7k up