Re: how to reuse common header attributes

[Xavier Noria]

On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Noeck <address@hidden> wrote:

>>         { \transpose ds c \melody } % "ds" because "ef" yields a weird key
>
> Thomas already posted the correct transposition, but just to emphasize:
> If I understand what you want to do, the arguments of \transpose must be
> inverted. You want to transpose from c to e flat:
>  \transpose c ef \melody
>
> The order in your snippet transposes from d sharp to c, i.e. a melody in
> \key c \major is transposed to b double flat or a major.

Maybe I am using the jargon in a wrong way?

The first score, in C, is the one you'd play in a piano. Now, I want
to transpose for the alto saxophone. An E flat in the original score
has to become a C in the transposed second score (and I know the
resulting score is correct because I have played it).