source file: m1441.txt Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:41:44 +0000 Subject: Disappearing Commas From: "Patrick Ozzard-Low" There have been various references to commas disappearing recently. Could anyone tell me - is there a unique theoretical limit at which a comma (of different kinds?) may be said to disappear? Are there strict and not so strict definitions of which systems (or musical sequences?) of which this can be said to pertain/occur? Is there a single accepted definitive reference which defines the 'disappearance of a comma'? (Helmholtz?) These are things I missed in my education. Thanks.