my guess would be, once it is established that the instrument is a quarter
tone  detuned, normal notation would work the best.
On Jul 14, 2017 3:12 PM, "Michael Lawlor" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Consistency?  I think that's irrelevant; after all, in a regular
> orchestra there are instruments in different keys, the transposing
> instruments are not all in Bb, but since it is an electronic instrument
> that is being retuned, there is no problem with strings snapping so I
> think the decisive factor should be which notation is likely to make the
> keyboard part easier to read/play, especially if having to switch from
> keyboard to piano.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
>
> On 14/07/2017 17:04, SN jef chippewa wrote:
> >
> > anyone have any preferences or suggestions about whether to transpose
> > up or down?
> >
> > the musician plays piano as well as keyboard (most likely sitting on
> > the piano), the keyboard is tuned 1/4 tone away from the piano.
> >
> > keyboard in the score is notated using 1/4 and 3/4 sharps (1/4 flats
> > used only in rare cases in super tight clusters), so my thinking is
> > that tuning up is most logical: G-3/4# in the SC is G# in the PT,
> > rather than A.  i'm thinking this would seem easiest for whoever reads
> > both SC and PT, but the percussionist plays 2 vibraphones, one tuned
> > down a quarter tone, so the composer thinks that is best for consistency.
> >
> > thanks,
> > jef
> >
>
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