Re: Examples in keys other than C major?

[Mats Bengtsson]

John Hagerson wrote:
> #define NEWBIE on
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> Thank you for the results on the template page 
> http://lilypond.org/stable/input/template/out-www/template.html
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> However, all of these examples are in the key of C. Could someone please 
> point me to some examples in keys other than C?

You can find lots of small examples at the web page if you
click on Documentation:Index and then on "tips-and-tricks" and
"regression test", respectively.
You shouldn't have to browse many pages of the tutorial until you
find instructions on how to set the key signature and specify the
notes in other keys than C.

> I am working with Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders on a book 
> that includes ?snippets? of music. Some of these snippets demonstrate 
> key issues within the piece (they?re short, but tricky). One problem I?m 
> having is to show one voice playing and a second voice jumping in after 
> a few beats. I?ve tried a number of techniques based on the examples in 
> the documentation and on the web site, but I?m not getting the results I 
> seek.

Did you look at 
http://lilypond.org/stable/Documentation/user/out-www/lilypond/Polyphony.html 
?


> If I may, I would like to request some ?intermediate-level? examples. I 
> know that this is a difficult request because there are many potential 
> features. However, jumping from the available examples to trying to 
> parse the full scores posted on the web is like drinking water from a 
> shot glass or a fire hose.

See above. Also, the tutorial and manual have been considerably
rewritten in the latest development version since version 1.8 is
soon to come. Even if some features of the program have changed,
compared to version 1.6.x, I recommend to take a look at the tutorial
of the development version web page.

   /Mats