Re: change of plans for this final project

[Sarah k Alawami]

It's actually for a b flat clarinet but I already changed it to the right key. 
the instructor was very very very specific in his instructions lol! 

right now I"m working on the parts separately  in the file. flute and oboe for 
now. The piece is not very creative. lol!  I read on how to do this in the 
manual but will have to consult this again when it comes time to put this 
monster together lol!¬

Take care.
On Apr 29, 2013, at 1:09 AM, Wim van Dommelen <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi Sarah,
> 
> 1. If you write \key g \major and present this score to a clarinettist -- 
> playing on a B-flat clarinet -- the piece will sound as \key f \major.
> 
> 2. If you write \key g \major and present this score to a horn player -- 
> playing a horn in F -- the piece will sound as \key c \major.
> 
> 3. When in doubth I use the little mnemonic trick I learned on the basic 
> school: When you play a (written) C on a B-flat clarinet it sounds like a 
> B-flat on the piano (which is in concert-pitch, one whole note lower), so 
> when you want to play the sound a piano produces when playing the C you have 
> to adjust the same amount on your clarinet, one whole note higher, play a D.
> 
> 4. So for the horn in F: when you play the G on the horn it sounds as a C. 
> The keys go parallel to this.
> 
> 5. Looking at your example, assuming these notes are shown to 
> instrumentalists:
>       \key g \major { g fis e d }
>               will sound (in your ear) as:    { g fis e d }   on a piano
>               will sound (in your ear) as:    { f e d c }             on a 
> B-flat clarinet
>               will sound (in your ear) as:    { c b a g }             on a F 
> horn
>               will sound (in your ear) as:    { e dis c bes } on a A clarinet
> 
> 6. Because instrumentalists are used to a certain notation, you have to keep 
> in mind what note you want to sound and transpose the score accordingly. For 
> this example I assume you want the notes g fis e d to sound, in concert-pitch 
> as if on a piano. For all these instruments you transpose like this:
> 
> \version "2.16.0"
> 
> {
>  %piano:
>  \clef treble
>    \key g \major
>    \relative c'' { g fis e d }
>  % B-flat clarinet:
>  \clef treble
>  \transpose bes c' {
>    \key g \major
>    \relative c'' { g fis e d }
>  }
>  % F horn:
>  \clef bass
>  \transpose f c' {
>    \key g \major
>    \relative c { g fis e d }
>  }
>  % A clarinet:
>  \clef treble
>  \transpose a c' {
>    \key g \major
>    \relative c'' { g fis e d }
>  }
> }
> 
> Note that I put the \key signatures inside the \transpose sections so I let 
> Lilypond do that conversion also.
> 
> I hope this helps you and doesn't lead to more confusion.
> 
> Regards,
> Wim.
>