Re: best practices

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Ian,

> I really appreciate the spirit of the challenge, but can you  
> correct it as the alto flute's in G?

Oops! I've been going back and forth in both directions (\transpose  
and \transposition) so much, I lost track!  =\
Thanks for catching that...

Best,
Kieren.

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\version "2.11.49"
\include "english.ly"
#(set-global-staff-size 14)
\layout { \context { \Score printKeyCancellation =#f } }

global {
    \time 4/4    \key c \major s1*2 \bar "||"
    \key c \minor s1*2 \bar "||"
    \key d \major s1*4 \bar "||"
}

flute =relative
{
    c'4^\markup { flute (in C) } d e f | g1 | c,4 d ef f |
    g1^\markup { alto flute (in G) } | d4 e fs g | a1 |
    d,4^\markup { piccolo (in C') } e fs g | a1
}

\markup { C SCORE/PART }
\score { \new Staff =fl" << \global \flute >> }

\markup { TRANSPOSED SCORE/PART }
\score { \new Staff =fl" << \global \flute >> }

\markup { TRANSPOSED SCORE/PART SHOULD MATCH THE FOLLOWING: }
\score
{
    \relative
    {
        \time 4/4 \key c \major c'4^\markup { flute (in C) } d e f |  
g1 \bar "||" \key c \minor c,4 d ef f |
        \key f \minor c'1^\markup { alto flute (in G) } \bar "||"  
\key g \major g4 a b c | d1 |
        \key d \major d,,4^\markup { piccolo (in C') } e fs g | a1  
\bar "|."
    }
}
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