Re: A question about typesetting for clarinet music

[Paul Scott]

On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 06:50:55PM +1000, Charles wrote:
> I have been given an orchestral part for clarinet in A - "Morning Mood" 
> from Greig's Peer Gynt Suite.
>
> I have been asked to provide a transposed score for Clarinet in B flat.
>
> So far, I have only typeset piano music with Lilypond.
>
> I wanted to check the procedure I should follow to achieve this task.
>
> First of all, this piece of music has one sharp.  (G major)
> Since I am now transposing for a B flat clarinet which sounds one
> semitone higher than a Clarinet A when the player plays a note
> as written, I should then flatten every note in the supplied score
> by a semitone using this statement:
>  \transpose  bes a
>
> This is my approach:
>
> 1. Typeset the music as supplied in G major
>
> 2. Insert the transpose statement

That would be my approach but see below.
> 3. What key signature should I publish in? 

Either Gb or F#.  The part extra part available as below is in F#.  This 
will happen automatically if you put the key signature of G in the 
original with \transpose bes a \music.  To get the part in Gb you would 
use any variation of \transpose g ges \music

> 4. Publish the score.

I have both parts in A and Bb and could scan and send you the Bb part. 
You can also get it from Luck's Music Library for probably a very 
nominal fee.

Paul Scott
Librarian and Clarinetist
Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra