and a @notation{flat} pitch by adding @code{es}. As you might
expect, a @notation{double sharp} or @notation{double flat} is
made by adding @code{isis} or @code{eses}. This syntax is derived
-from note naming conventions in Nordic and Germanic languages,
-like German and Dutch. To use other names for accidentals, see
-@ref{Note names in other languages}.
+from Dutch note naming conventions. To use other names for
+accidentals, see @ref{Note names in other languages}.
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
a2 ais a aes
@end lilypond
@noindent
-The above notes are the Dutch note names. In Dutch, @code{aes} is
-contracted to @code{as}, but both forms are accepted in LilyPond.
-Similarly, both @code{es} and @code{ees} are accepted:
+In Dutch, @code{aes} is contracted to @code{as}, but both forms
+are accepted in LilyPond. Similarly, both @code{es} and
+@code{ees} are accepted:
@lilypond[verbatim,quote,ragged-right,fragment,relative=2]
a2 as e es
@seealso
Music Glossary: @rglos{sharp}, @rglos{flat}, @rglos{double sharp},
-@rglos{double flat}.
+@rglos{double flat}. @c FIXME note names
Learning Manual: @rlearning{Accidentals and key signatures}.
@end multitable
@end example
-@c TODO: move most of this junk into glossary
-@noindent
Note that in some languages such as Norwegian and Swedish, the usual
spelling for accidentals is a double @q{s} such as in @code{ciss}
or @code{cess}. For both historical reasons and a greater simplicity,
LilyPond uses a single @q{s} for all these languages.
-@noindent
Similarly, in Germanic and Nordic languages, alterations
of@tie{}@code{a}, like for example @code{aes} and
@code{aeses}, are usually contracted to @code{as} and @code{ases}
names are defined in the corresponding language files (this also
applies to the suffixes for quartertones below).
-@noindent
Some music uses microtones whose alterations are fractions of a
@q{normal} sharp or flat. The note names for quartertones defined
in the various language files are listed in the following table.
@q{one and a half}, respectively. For the other languages, no
special names have been defined yet.
-
@example
@multitable @columnfractions .2 .6 .05 .05 .05 .05
@headitem Language