RE: transposing instruments

[James Lowe]

Jatziri,
 
See:
 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page#Transpose
 
I regularly am given music in 'A' or 'C' to write out and transpose for B-flat 
for the small orchestra I am in (for example I play a lot of parts written for 
Cornets in A or sometimes, depending on the melody and the instrument that 
plays it I'll be asked to join the bassoons or play a French Horn part - we are 
a very small orchestra and have an imaginative conductor!).
 
So this is what I do.
 
I typeout the music 'as is' on the score and then I create different 'score' 
parts with the transpose function accordingly.
 
Example:
 
OriginalMusicInA = { a b c d e }
 
Now I simply create score part thus
 
\score {
   \new Staff {
    \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet "
    \transpose bes a { \relative c'' \OriginalMusicInA }
  }
}
 
What I also while I am in the process of copying out the score, is use
 
    \transpose c c { \relative c'' \originalmusic }
 
and then change the 'c c' value to whatever I need to tranpose to/from once I 
am ready to print the music out. it simplifies the working-out process for me 
until I have checked for any copying mistakes.
 
I hope this helps.
 
James
 
 

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From: address@hidden on behalf of Jatziri Valtierra
Sent: Sat 7/17/2010 2:18
To: address@hidden
Subject: transposing instruments



hi everybody, know how to write for transposing instruments (clarinet
in Bes, bass clarinet in Bes, flute in G) without write the key
because I was looking and I don't found nothing about it, all I've
found is written in the traditional form and my writing is atonal
therefore only cause doubt if I write atonal for some instruments and
for the others not

thanks,
Jatziri

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