accidente

In music, an accidental is a note of a pitch (or pitch class) that is not a member of the scale or mode indicated by the most recently applied key signature. In musical notation, the flat (♭), natural (♮) and sharp (♯) symbols, among others, mark such notes - and those symbols are also called accidentals.

Accidentals are symbols that pair with a notes to create new notes. Three common accidentals are: the sharp (♯), the flat (♭) and the natural (♮). The sharp raises pitch up one fret.

1.4 Accidentals

• The sharp symbol - ♯ - raises a pitch a half step.
• The flat symbol - ♭ - lowers a pitch a half step.
• The double sharp symbol - 𝄪 - raises a pitch two half steps, or a whole step.
• The double flat symbol - 𝄫 - lowers a pitch two half steps, or a whole step.

Accidentals are symbols like sharps and flats, which raise or lower a note a half step. For example, if you were to play a D on the piano, you would play the white key in the middle of a group of two black keys.

Physical examples of accidents include unintended motor vehicle collisions, tongue biting while eating, electric shock by accidentally touching bare electric wire, drowning, falls, being injured by touching something sharp or hot, or bumping into something while walking.

An accident is an event that has unintentionally happened, that results in damage, injury or harm. An incident is an event that has unintentionally happened, but this may not result in damage, harm or injury. Therefore, every accident can be an incident. However not all incidents can be termed as an accident.

From left to right: Sharp, double sharp, flat, double flat, natural. An accidental in music is a symbol that indicates the modification of a pitch. A music accidental can turn a pitch sharp, flat, or back to its natural state.

Accidentals last only until the end of the measure in which they appear. In the example below, note C sharp (in bar 1) is cancelled by the bar line. This means that note C in bar 2 (beat 1) is no longer affected by the sharp.

Why Composers Use Accidentals. Composers use accidentals because playing within one set key all the time is boring. Borrowing notes from other keys and modulating from one key to another are musical devices that provide tension and drama within the sonic story of a piece of music.

If this circle represents the notes that are inside the key signature. Then this smaller circle over here would represent the notes that are accidentals. They're not in the key signature.

an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.

: a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not planned or intended and that causes damage or injury. We got in a car accident. = We had a car accident.