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Re: two strange issues
From: |
Thomas Morley |
Subject: |
Re: two strange issues |
Date: |
Tue, 7 May 2019 22:49:11 +0200 |
Am Di., 7. Mai 2019 um 22:36 Uhr schrieb address@hidden
<address@hidden>:
>
> Admittedly, it's been a while since I've had any kind of LilyPond project and
> I'm likely rusty but this is really puzzling me.
>
> Input file:
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> definition = \relative c, {
> \key c
> \time 4/4
> c1
> }
>
>
> \score {
> \relative c, {
> \clef F
> \transpose c es \definition
> }
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
>
> First weird thing is the following error message regarding the time signature:
>
> ***************************
> Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.18.2 [file.ly]...
> Processing `D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly'
> Parsing...
> D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly:6:3: error: wrong type for argument 2. Expecting
> list, found (make-music (quote TimeSignatureMusic) (quote beat-structure)
> (quote ()) (quote denominator) 4 (quote numerator) 4)
>
> \time 4/4
>
> Interpreting music...
> Preprocessing graphical objects...
> Finding the ideal number of pages...
> Fitting music on 1 page...
> Drawing systems...
> Layout output to `file.ps'...
> Converting to `./file.pdf'...
> fatal error: failed files: "D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly"
> Exited with return code 1.
> ***************************
>
>
> The second weird thing is that, while '\transpose' does output an Eb rather
> than a C, the key signature is not changed to Eb major. Maybe there are
> three strange things going on as I do get output.
>
> Am I doing something exceptionally ignorant?
>
> -David
Hi,
\key is a music-function call. It expects _two_ arguments, a
tonic-pitch and a pitch-alist, read: a scale
`\key c \majorĀ“ works here.
Cheers,
Harm