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Rule
Gradus GE-002 · cite this code — it is permanent. Rule id accidental-terminates-at-barline
An accidental's effect ends at the next barline; the following bar's first occurrence reverts silently to key signature/natural with no cancellation natural needed.
A bar ends with G#4; the next bar's G4 carries an unnecessary explicit natural.
Gould, 'Accidentals' chapter; Read ch.6; Stone -- universal agreement across engraving manuals.
This rule can be decided from pitches, durations and voices — no layout required. A validator can check it before anything is drawn.
Gradus GE-002 — Barline cancels all bar-local accidentals with no natural required. Gradus Engraving Rulebook v1.0. https://gradusmusic.com/engraving/rule/accidental-terminates-at-barline
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