Editing Musica ficta (section)

==Modern editions==
Today, editors usually show their recommendations for ''ficta'' in [[Medieval music|Medieval]] and [[Renaissance music]] by placing an [[Accidental (music)|accidental sign]] above the note in question. This indicates that these accidentals were not part of the original source. Editors place any signs found in a period document on the staff directly before the note the sign applies to—as they would an accidental placed by the composer of a modern work, and indeed as it appears in the original document.