Re: Transposing instruments in orchestra score

[Orm Finnendahl]

Hi List,

 glad I'm not the only one with this use case! As I understand the
situation it is a non-trivial matter to get properly implemented.

My offer to sponsor this still holds (especially if it gets done in
the next two months) but it seems no one with the necessary skills
will implement it, so I'll resort to the transpose way of doing it for
now.

--
Orm


Am Freitag, den 09. Mai 2014 um 20:02:27 Uhr (-0400) schrieb Kieren MacMillan:
> 
> I compose and arrange music theatre works (amongst other things). In the pit, 
> we almost always have a multi-wind player. A very normal part would see that 
> one person playing:
>     mm 1-10 on Bb clarinet
>     mm. 20-42 on [C+8] piccolo
>     mm. 54-72 on Bb-8 bass clarinet
>     mm. 84-100 on [G] alto flute
>     etc.
> where the key(s) of the CONCERT-PITCH MUSIC (i.e., not just the TRANSPOSITION 
> of the instrument) might change between instrument switches, or even 
> mid-instrument block.
> 
> I want to write:
> 
> wind_notes = {
>   \switchInstrument #”cl”
>   cl. music here, in concert pitch
>   \switchInstrument #”picc”
>   picc. music here, in concert pitch
>   \switchInstrument #””
>   b.cl. music here, in concert pitch
>   \switchInstrument #”picc”
>   a.fl. music here, in concert pitch
> }
> 
> > Another way of asking this is, what is so terrible with the obvious 
> > approach?
> 
> You have to put the key information redundantly in each instrumentalist’s 
> music.
> 
> A better [i.e, more maintainable and “object-oriented”] approach is this:
> 
> global = {
>   \key a \minor s1*8
>   \key e \minor s1*4
>   \key c \major s1*10
> }
> 
> and then in both part and full score use
> 
>     \new Staff << \global \wind_notes >>
> 
> In the part, all the instrumental transpositions should apply; in the score, 
> I should be able to choose (C score or transposed).
> 
> Makes sense?
> 
> Best,
> Kieren.
> 
> ----------------------------------
> Kieren MacMillan, composer
> www:  <http://www.kierenmacmillan.info>
> email:  address@hidden
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> lilypond-user mailing list
> address@hidden
> https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user