Re: question about transposing an interval of a 4th

[Cameron Horsburgh]

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 02:20:32PM -0800, Graham Percival wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 07:41:35AM +1100, Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
> > > melody = {a b c d e f g}
> > > { \melody \\ { \transpose c' g \melody }}
> > 
> > 
> > Hmm... I can see that this works. Having read the documentation so
> > slavishly I assumed it would be needed. From the Known Issues in 1.1.2:
> > 
> > "The relative conversion will not affect \transpose, \chordmode or
> > \relative sections in its argument. To use relative mode within
> > transposed music, an additional \relative must be placed inside
> > \transpose."
> > 
> > This isn't absolute (PNI) then?
> 
> What does PNI mean?

Pun Not Intended.

> 
> Anyway, I just went on the principle that "score is a single music
> expression".  Frankly, I don't really understand that comment, but
> I use \transpose so rarely that I've never felt the need to
> experiment.
> 
> Please do a few experiments and send a clarified warning... if a
> warning is needed at all.  Who knows, maybe whatever the problem
> is has been fixed?

I will. I use it in 90% of my scores, and it's another level of
complexity I can live without.


> 
> Cheers,
> - Graham
> 
> 
> 

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