Re: confused about transposing

[chip]

Paul Scott wrote:
> Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
>
> > Paul Scott writes:
> >
> > > > > want to say:
> > > > > \transpose c bf
> > > > >       
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> > > > What's wrong with \transpose bf c
> > > >     
> > >
> > > That transposes up a whole step when to get from a B flat part to a C
> > > part one needs to transpose down a whole step.
> > >   
> >
> >
> > I don't get it.  What do you use now then, if both of these do not
> > work?  Are you looking for `` \transpose c bf, ''?
> >  
> Actually yes.  I answered above without checking what I thought was true.
>
> ' \transpose bf c '  transposes down a minor seventh and ' transpose c 
> bf, ' transposes down a whole step which is what is needed to get from 
> tenor sax to trombone except I'm not whether that gets to the correct 
> octave for trombone.
>
> Paul

It doesn't. I did

\transpose c'' bf

and I still need to verify with the bone player if any of the sections 
of the song need to be dropped an octave, a few high d and high e's. I 
don't know if those are reasonable for a bone player, or just out of 
range. Otherwise it worked fine.
--
Chip

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