Re: Transposing instruments

[David Kastrup]

Helge Kruse <address@hidden> writes:

> 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?

This means that you need \transposition bes (no idea about the octave)
as well as \transpose bes c { ... }.  \transposition does not change the
typesetting, only the Midi.

-- 
David Kastrup