Hello,
I have been aware of Lilypond for some time but have only just taken the plunge
and started to use it.
I am in awe of the people who have created this astonishing resource, so, first
of all, a huge thank you to everyone involved.
The functionality is amazing, the documentation world class and the learning
curve not so steep as I was expecting.
Notwithstanding, I have run into something I can't work out.
I have experienced this several times over the past few days and have become
accustomed to being able to track down enough information to work solve my own
problems. On this occasion, I have failed.
Of course, it's possible that Lilypond doesn't do what I am trying to make it
do, but that seems immensely unlikely, given what it can do is beyond my
musical horizons and even imagination.
I use a very old MIDI version of Cakewalk. It has what it calls a "MIDI effect"
to carry out more sophisticated/esoteric transpositions. For example, one can
apply a substitution to create a Phrygian mode version of a melody, or an
Aeolian or harmonic minor.
I am typesetting a composition that used this effect and am hoping to create
the Lilypond representation in a similar way. I have found \Transpose and note
that when I specify key signatures I can using \Ionian, \Aeolian etc. as well
as \major \minor and can even add to the .ly file with the schemas for sharps
and flats. This led me to try and append \Ionian etc. to \Transpose but that
doesn't work.
I thought I had found the solution in \modalTranspose but I am completely
mystified by what that is doing - from the results I'm getting I think the
problem is that I don't understand what it is meant to be doing. I also found a
reference to a modal.ly file(?) which isn't in my installation but which I
thought might be a clue. I went looking for that, but haven't been able to find
it.
Anyway, there are two possible positive outcomes for me, in writing to this ...
1.
I am saved further research and head-scratching and experimentation by someone
telling me it's not something Lilypond does
2.
Someone can either tell me how to do this or point me at the documentation for
it
In a nutshell, I imagine the solution as being equivalent to being able to type
\transpose c a\minor { music } and getting my c major notes modified to a minor
or
\transpose c c\phrygian { music} and getting my c major notes adjusted to the
phrygian mode.
Many thanks in advance for any help that may be forthcoming
Giles
