Re: Best name for function to create cross-style noteheads

[Hans Aberg]

On 21 Jul 2009, at 21:18, Mark Polesky wrote:

> There is an informative section called "Unpitched Sounds" on p.190
> of Kurt Stone's book. Basically he says unpitched sounds should be
> notated with x-shaped heads on an extra line (usually above the
> staff) with a textual performance direction written at first
> occurence, using opposing stem-directions or extra lines for two
> or more types. Long sections with one type and nothing else can go
> on a single-line staff.

Note however that key-slaps on a flute or sax, also written with an x- 
head, can be pitched. So that excludes names like "unpitched note", I  
think. Blatter wrote the pitched key-slaps on an ordinary staff, and  
those of, as he terms it, unspecified pitch on a single line staff.  
"Unspecified pitch" suggests that it can be pitched, but it is left up  
to the discretion of the performer.

  Hans