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Re: Transposing instruments
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Hilary Snaden |
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Re: Transposing instruments |
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Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:12:52 +0100 |
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On 2012-06-07 15:39, Helge Kruse wrote:
I am transcribing an autograph with an arrangement for a small
orchestra. There are two transposing instruments: Clarinet in B and
French horn in F. The piece itself is set in g minor (some parts also in
g major).
The original score begins with this picture:
oboe = \relative c'' { \key g \minor d16 d8. ~ d4 }
clarinetB = \relative c'' { c16 c8. ~ c4 }
hornF = \relative c'' { d16 d8. ~ d4 }
\score { <<
\new Staff { \oboe }
\new Staff { \clarinetB }
\new Staff { \hornF }
>>
\layout {}
\midi {}
}
besides some other voices. I know the name "Clarinet in B" but honestly
I don't know what this means. Which pitches should I get from these notes?
How can I set this with Lilypond so that I can also create a MIDI file
with correct pitches? I would like to have the MIDI file for acoustic
error check of my transcription.
How can I use \transpose and \transposition to get both a nice looking
PDF output and a useful MIDI file? I assume that the music definition
will include the \key g \minor for all voices and the transpose will
change it and removes the flats. But I didn't get it in the last hours.
There are probably other ways, but I use separate layout and midi score
blocks, something like
\score {
\new Staff { \transpose c d \clarinetB }
\layout {}
}
\score {
\new Voice = "Clarinet" {
\set Staff.midiInstrument = "clarinet"
\set Staff.midiMaximumVolume = #0.6
\set Staff.midiMinimumVolume = #0.2
\clarinetB
}
\midi {}
}
so that the music is transposed in the score, but kept at concert pitch
in the MIDI file.
--
Hilary Snaden