RE: Double-flats used by Lilypond after transpose

[Jonathan Clarke]

Ah that does look quite useful, thanks! 

-----Original Message-----
From: Ole Schmidt [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: 01 August 2007 13:32
To: Jon; address@hidden
Subject: Re: Double-flats used by Lilypond after transpose

see also:

http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=136


maybe that helps

best

ole


Am 01.08.2007 um 12:20 schrieb Jon:

> Hi there guys,
>
> I've been writing out a part for B-flat sax. I've written out the  
> music in
> concert pitch and so am using \transpose to display it in the right

> key for the
> B-flat sax. The part I'm writing is in E-major when in concert  
> pitch, so this
> becomes G-flat-major when transposed for the B-flat instrument.
>
> The problem I'm having is that Lilypond is choosing to use double  
> flats for a
> number of particular notes when it prints out the B-flat part. For  
> example, if
> I write a G or an F in the concert part (which is in E-major) these

> get written
> out as B-doubleflat and A-doubleflat respectively, in the B-flat  
> instrument
> part, instead of as A-natural and G-natural, which would be easier  
> to read in
> my opinion.
>
> Is there a way to get around this problem - maybe to stop Lilypond  
> from using
> doubleflats? Annoyingly, if I re-write my G as F-doublesharp it  
> gets printed
> out as an A-natural when transposed - but I don't want to have to  
> write my g as
> fss all the time as that will make working out what i've written a  
> whole lot
> harder!
>
> Below is some code which should cause this problem for you too!
>
> Besides this I would just like to say: great work - I'm really  
> impressed with
> Lilypond. Thanks! Jon
>
>
>
> \include "english.ly"
>
> sopranosax = \relative c'' {
>   \set Staff.instrumentName = "Soprano Sax"
>   \clef treble
>   \key e \major
>   \time 4/4
>
>   g4 f4
> }
>
> \score {
>   \new Staff = "Soprano sax" { \transpose e gf \sopranosax}
>
>   \layout {
>     \context {
>       \Score
>     }
>   }
> }
>
>
>
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