Re: transpose with intervals?

[David Kastrup]

Jonghyun Kim <address@hidden> writes:

> Dear List,
>
>
> lilypond version: 2.14.2
>
> How can I transpose with intervals?
>
> I WANT TO DO THIS:
> \transpose -5 {\music}
>
> note:-5 means five semitones, so it's perfect fifth.

Uh, a perfect fifth are 7 semitones.

> OR
> \transpose perfect-fifth {\music}
>
> Any suggestion?

perfect=c'
fifth=g

\transpose \perfect \fifth \music

Though this only works with 2.15.30 which is not released yet.

But what's wrong with specifying an interval as c' g ?  The problem with
specifying it with "semitones" is that this information is incomplete.

\transpose c' g

is quite different from

\transpose c' aeses

even though the number of semitones is identical.

-- 
David Kastrup