String Concatenation, and Use of Unicode characters [sic]

[Flaming Hakama by Elaine]

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> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2015 16:40:27 +0000

> From: Michael Hendry <address@hidden>

> Subject: String Concatenation, and Use of Unicode characters

> 

> Typically, I want PDF output in three files, (Concert pitch, Bb and Eb), and I would like to modularise this as much as possible.

You will enjoy

#(define output-suffix "Instrument")

> 2. The LilyJazzText font uses small capitals instead of lower case

>  letters, so using ?Eb? produces a capital E followed by a small

>  capital B. On my Mac I know how to produce a flat sign, and LilyPond

>  will use the flat sign from another font, but I?d like to be able to

>  define a flat sign as a variable, and append it to the piece markup

>  when creating the books for trumpet and alto.

There is something called \flat.  I took out the references to LilyJAZZ just to demonstrate, it should work regardless of font and I didn't have the .ily file handy.

Forgive me for suggesting, but I suggest it improves mental health to think of transpose in the form: 

    \transpose "to" "from" \musicExpression

So, Bb and Eb parts would be:

    \transpose bes, c \trumpetPartConcert

    \transpose es, c \altoPartConcert

instead of the cryptic: 

    \transpose c d' \trumpetPartConcert

    \transpose c a' \altoPartConcert

Also, I took out references to \jazzOn since it didn't compile.

> 

> Thanks in advance,

> 

> Michael Hendry

Sure, I hope this helps.

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\version "2.18.0"

% \include "LilyJAZZ.ily"

% \include "AccordsJazzDefs.ly"

% output-suffix will use the .ly file's base name, so no need to define one

% BaseFileName = "Generic"

\header {

  title =               \markup { "Generic" }

}

TheHead =  \relative c' {

  \set Score.markFormatter = #format-mark-box-letters

  \clef "treble" \key c \major \numericTimeSignature \time 4/4

 c d e f

}

TheChords =  \chords { c1 }

#(define output-suffix "guitar-Concert")

\book {

  \new Score

  <<

    \transpose c c {\TheChords}

    \new Staff

    \transpose c c {\TheHead}

  >>

  \header {piece = \markup { "Guitar" }}

}

#(define output-suffix "trumpet-Bb")

\book {

  \new Score

  <<

    \transpose bes, c {\TheChords}

    \new Staff

    \transpose bes, c {\TheHead}

  >>

  \header {piece = \markup {"Trumpet in B" \flat }}

}

#(define output-suffix "alto-Eb")

\book {

  \new Score

  <<

    \transpose es, c {\TheChords}

    \new Staff \transpose es, c {\TheHead}

  >>

  \header {piece = \markup { "Alto Sax in E" \flat}}

}