Re: Note for manual

[Graham Percival]

On 21-Feb-06, at 6:46 AM, Steve D wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 09:56:55PM -0700, Steve D wrote:
> > For LilyPond manual, 2.7 series, section 6.2.3, Transpose:
> > Suggestion:
> > Consider a part written for violin (a C instrument). If this part is 
> > to
> > be played on the A clarinet (for which an A is notated as a C, and 
> > which
> > sounds a minor third lower than notated), the following transposition
> > will produce the appropriate part
> >    \transpose a c ...
>
> That little parenthetical note I suggested, "(for which an A is notated
> as ...)" is way too wordy and is itself confusing; sorry. I was just
> trying to avoid confusion for a manual reader who did not know that an 
> A
> clarinet is notated a third above the pitch the instrument actually
> produces.

It's a trifle wordy, but I think that's ok in that spot.  If somebody 
already knows how transposition works, they'll skim the paragraph and 
move on.  If they aren't familiar with transposition, then a clear 
explanation is better, even if it's a bit wordy.  Some readers may not 
be so comfortable with terms like "a minor third", and might prefer 
"... an A is notated as a C...".  A few years ago, I would have much 
more preferred to see the A/C explanation.

Cheers,
- Graham