Re: [gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.general] Re: Transposing instruments

[Benkő Pál]

2013/1/30 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
> Benkő Pál <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> all,
>>
>> 2013/1/30 David Kastrup <address@hidden>:
>>>
>>> Ok, sorry for the bottom quote, but I'd like to get the context into the
>>> developer list.
>>>
>>> Shouldn't we have a command
>>>
>>> \transposing f { ... }
>>>
>>> (better naming suggestions welcome) that does transposition and Midi
>>> correction in lockstep?  Is anybody willing to count how _often_ this
>>> question pops up, and how often people get confused trying to get score
>>> and Midi to look and sound right?
>>>
>>> It is not all that hard to explain, but it is one thing that new users
>>> and helpful experienced users should not be wasting hours with.  And
>>> make no mistake, they are.
>>
>> I think we have to keep the two parameters to distinguish between
>> transposing written c' to sounding f (standard horn notation in treble clef)
>> or f' (standard horn notation in bass clef).
>
> Wouldn't that be covered by using
> \transposing f (notation in treble clef, written c' is f) vs
> \transposing f' (notation in bass clef, written c' is f') ?

yes, of course, sorry for the confusion.
p