Am 09.12.2012 22:06, schrieb Xavier Noria: > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 9:46 PM, Noeck <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> { \transpose ds c \melody } % "ds" because "ef" yields a weird key >> >> Thomas already posted the correct transposition, but just to emphasize: >> If I understand what you want to do, the arguments of \transpose must be >> inverted. You want to transpose from c to e flat: >> \transpose c ef \melody >> >> The order in your snippet transposes from d sharp to c, i.e. a melody in >> \key c \major is transposed to b double flat or a major. > > Maybe I am using the jargon in a wrong way? > > The first score, in C, is the one you'd play in a piano. Now, I want > to transpose for the alto saxophone. An E flat in the original score > has to become a C in the transposed second score (and I know the > resulting score is correct because I have played it). > Ok, I see, I misunderstood. I have never played transposing instruments, so I can't tell what the right wording is, but it sounds reasonable. I only used transpose for "real" transposition (e.g. to make it easier for singers) where the both the notation and the "sound" is changed.
Btw: The manual suggests to use \transposition a in such a case in addition (Am I right?) to the \transpose command: http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches#instrument-transpositions Joram _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
