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Re: Changing clef automatically when pitch falls between a user-defined
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David Nalesnik |
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Re: Changing clef automatically when pitch falls between a user-defined range of pitches |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Oct 2018 12:42:28 -0500 |
On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 9:27 AM elmeri <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Hey ML,
>
> I asked a similar question on the Music Practice & Theory Stack Exchange
> site, and I was told that the idea of changing clef automatically is - in
> most cases - a bad idea, at least musically/practically speaking.
> Nevertheless, I would like to ask for pointers as to how to accomplish this
> with pre-existing LilyPond capabilities or just try to implement it myself --
> I am not at all familiar with the codebase.
>
> The ideal situation would be that there's some kind of \clefAutoChange or
> similar command, and a mechanism to override the changing points would also
> be provided. This also needs to work for \transpose'd music. For example, a
> cellist told me that when there's a passage that lingers long enough above E1
> (but not too much above A1 or so), the music is usually written with the
> tenor clef. A similar rule (of thumb) applies to viola music and its use of
> the treble clef, bassoon music etc.
>
> Any pointers or thoughts on this?
You might get some inspiration from http://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/Item?id=773.
-David