Re: How to shift music up/down a semi tone without changing key signature

[jakob lund]

You could use \relative for the first entry step... like this

Music = \relative c' {
  a b c d | a b c d |
}

\score {
  \key d \major
  \Music
  \transpose d des \Music
}


 -- Jakob

2011/11/27 James <address@hidden>:
> Ole,
>
> On 27 November 2011 01:05, ole <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>> a b c d | /transpose c b, { a b c d }
>>
>> or do I misunderstand it completely?
>>
>> ole
>
> No you didn't :) Thank you for responding to what seemed a _very_ basic
> question.
> What I should have said was
> Take a _lilypond file_ , for example
> %%%
> \version "2.14.1"
> Music = {
>   \key d \major
>   a b c d | a b c d |
> }
> \score {
>   \relative c ' { \Music }
> }
> %%%
> It's because of the \relative I think; the Notation Reference does actually
> talk about this - I don't think of 'transposing'  without thinking about the
> changing of the key signature, which I don't want to do. Hence I didn't even
> think to use \transpose!
> So it seems I have to define the transposition within the 'Music' expression
> itself:
> Music = {
>   \key d \major
>   \transpose b c { a b c d | a b c d | a b c d }
> }
> Which keeps the key signature and does indeed shift the notes, great!
> But then I cannot (seem to) use \relative and this becomes absolute octave
> entry exercise.
> Unless I have misread the NR?
> James
>
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