Re: octave

[Bertalan Fodor (LilyPondTool)]

Use

\set Staff.clefOctavation = #7 in the octavated staff

See 
http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/Displaying-pitches 
for details.

Bert


Francesco Petrogalli wrote:
> Hi,
> a friend send me a score written with encore, I am "porting" it in
> lilypond. This score has 4 instruments, a sax, a cello and two pianos.
>
> Now, the part of the first piano has to be played an octave higher the
> what is written on the score, so the guy who has written it with
> encore has placed an "8" over the clefs of the piano staves.
>
> Is this a standard way to specify to play an octave higher?
> If yes, how can I do this with lilypond?
> If not, what should I do? Which is the "standard" way?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Francesco
>
>