Re: transposing etc

[Jonathan Kulp]

Bill Mooney wrote:

> the ' \key ' entry is moved from the 'global' definition to each of the 
> partMusic definitions
> the ' \transpose ' entry is added to each ' \new voice ' immediately 
> before the  ' \partMusic ' in the \score section.
> (I hope this is clear enough)
> It seems necessary to do it this way as Lilypond seems to follow a 
> process method where a later instruction overrides an earlier one - I 
> think?!?
> Firstly, is the ensemble template appropriate if one wishes to enable 
> subsequent transposing?
> Secondly, is the method I've outline above the best way to do it?
Hi Bill,

I'm not sure I understand exactly where your \transpose command is 
placed--I'd have to see your source files.  If I want to transpose an 
entire part, I put the transpose command in the \score block right 
before the command to include the notes.  Here's one from one of my scores:

\context Voice = "horn 1" {
  \key g \major
  \transpose c g, { \hornNotes }
}

Then all the notes for the horn part are in a different file, written 
out as if it were in C. (This is for an 18th-century horn in G, not a 
horn in F.)

> As an aside - could readers comment on how they arrange their workflow 
> when transcribing scores from hand written originals (which is what I am 
> cureently doing) - do you enter all the notes first to check the 
> accuracy of note entry, then add articulations, markups etc later, or do 
> you enter each note with its ties, slurs, markups, etc as you proceed 
> through the piece? Any comments would be gratefully received.
> Many thanks
> Bill

The first thing I do is write one or two bars in every part to make sure 
the score compiles properly, get the instrument names the way I want 
them, and so forth.  Then I start entering notes for individual voices, 
usually finishing one full score page in all voices before moving on to 
the next page.  I try to take care of all of the articulations, 
dynamics, slurs, etc. as I go along, since I find it faster to do it 
that way than to go back through and find the right spot to put them.  I 
also comment every line with bar numbers to be able to find my place 
quickly.  I also make a habit of archiving the whole bunch of source 
files after each day's work and backing it up somewhere besides the 
machine I'm working on.

Best,

Jon
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Jonathan Kulp
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