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      8 months ago

      In German music theory (and actually some other countries as well), what is elsewhere know as a regular b note is called „h“. Contrary, the flatted „h“ note is called „b“.

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      8 months ago

      In German pitch notation, H means B-Natural, and B means B-Flat.

      This specific style of spelling a word through musical notes is a reference to the Bach motif, where JS Bach wrote his own name in his music, with the notes B, A, C, H in German. (B-flat, A, C, B-natural, in english)