Re: parts from score or score from parts?

[David Rogers]

On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:39:39 -0400, steve berthiaume wrote:

> i need to do a bunch of three-horn arrangements of pop tunes; and it's
> better for me to check everything if all three staffs are on the same page
> in a score.  my first attempt was to write all the parts individually, then
> combine them into a score.  This seems to be the easiest way with my
> beginner skills, but is it also possible (and perhaps more efficient)to do
> this the other way around?  that is, write a 3-staff score in a single
> piece, then "extract" the parts?

What you are already doing is probably considered the normal way. See "3.4 An 
orchestral part" in the documentation.


But: you could also look under "8.2.8 Different editions from one source" to 
learn about using tags to sift different parts out of one score. Personally, I 
think your way is easier.


> thanks again; i'm really enjoying the program, and enjoying passing off .ly
> text files to my bandmates as finished parts, and waiting for their
> reaction! :-)


;-)

David