On 28/06/2024 00:08, Kenneth Wolcott wrote:
Should I try to engrave a D Major transcription, transpose what I
aleady have to D major, or something else?
As someone who plays an instrument that is sometimes written in concert,
sometimes written in Bb (the trombone), my advice here would be simple.
Firstly, write the music in the key of the copy you have! In my case, if
I have a Bb part I write the Bb notes.
Secondly, all this goes into a music variable, wrapped in a transpose so
that the variable is always in concert, eg
voiceTrombone = \transpose c bf, { notes }
This means all my music is in concert internal to lilypond, but it also
tells me what part I input it from.
I can then output it in whatever key I like, but again I always wrap it
in a transpose. Let's say I want to output it as a bass clef (concert)
part, eg
\score { \transpose c c { \voiceTrombone }}
This gives me two things - firstly I can always EASILY check my input
against the version I copied it from. Whether comparing my voice
variable against the original part, or printing out a new part and
comparing it against the original.
And secondly, I can then easily output a part transposed to any pitch,
without having to worry about what pitch lilypond is using internally -
I know EVERYTHING inside lilypond is flying around as concert.
Cheers,
Wol
