Re: transpose, transposition, and relative

[Paul Scott]

Chip wrote:

> Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
>
> > In message <address@hidden>, Han-Wen 
> > Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes
> >
> > > don't confuse \transposition and \transpose. \transposition sets the
> > > transposition of the instrument playing. This is used for getting cue
> > > note transpositions and MIDI output correct. \transpose changes the
> > > pitches of a music expression. The above was interpreted as
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks. So I can't do what I want :-(
> >
> > I know someone said there was a macro in jEdit or emacs or something 
> > that would transpose parts, but what I was hoping I could do was 
> > enter the part straight from treble clef, and tell lilypond that it 
> > was written in Bb. Looking at the example for the horn certainly 
> > makes it look like that is possible ...
>
>
> I've been entering pieces in concert C and they are are printed in the 
> correct instrument key with this in the code -
>
> \score {
>   \notes
>   \transpose f d
>   \relative c'''
>   {
>   \set Score.skipBars = ##t
>   \override Staff.MultiMeasureRest #'expand-limit = #1
>   \time 4/4
>   \clef treble
>   \key f \major
>     other...stuff
>   }
>
> And that transposed a flute part to an Eflat Alto Sax part. The Flute 
> part was in concert F, so when the Alto is played the pitch of the 
> notes is the same as it would be for a concert C instrument.
> Hope that helps a bit.

Or here's your example slightly modified:

\version "2.4.0"
\include "english.ly"
\score {
 \new Staff <<
   \transpose bf c'' {   % I use the keys of the instruments backwards
     \relative c' {
       bf2\ff bf | df df | c df | ef1 | bf2 bf | df df | c df | ef1 |
     }
   }
 >>
}

I'm not sure if I got the octave where you wanted since I did this in a 
hurry.

HTH,

Paul Scott