I agree with you, Ron, on the uncertainties that creep into the
automatic transposition. I've used it on relatively easy dances but for
more complex work, especially any number of vocal parts, I just did it
by hand--and in 2.1. Now I just do it all in the older version. It only
takes a little longer (if that) and I know that I've 'overseen' it at
every step possible. I also learn more about the initial transcription
into tablature as well as seeing a little into the mind of the
transcriptionist. And yes, it's been a great program for me, too.
Sean
On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 6:00 AM Ron Andrico <[1]praelu...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
I use Fronimo constantly and cannot praise Francesco's efforts
enough
in terms of its usefulness for lute music. But in transposing
and
transcribing, please take care that all work is checked
thoroughly. I
find that tablature characters are wrongly assigned at times, and
carefully applied slurs simply disappear. In mensural music,
transposing in Fronimo can be a real mess and I find that all
rests and
tied notes must be repositioned. Again, for lute music there is
no
better program.
RA
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Subject: [LUTE] Transposing/transcribing in fronimo.
You may already know this, but transcription from one instrument
(or
tuning) to another can be done pretty easily through fronimo. Say
you
start with a version for Baroque lute in ton ravissant. If you go
to
F5/instrument, click on "transpose and transcribe" and then
change the
tuning to archlute (customized to fit whatever key you are using.
This
field doesn't use the "b" symbol, so you have to specify, e.g.,
Eb as
D#, etc.) and hit OK, you will get a new version for the new
instrument.
Looking at the new version, you may need to tweak it a bit to
make it
playable, but that approach definitely works. I also use this
strategy
for converting from one sized lute to another. For example,
suppose you
have a ground written for bass lute in D. To rewrite it for, say,
a 7
or
8-course or archlute in G, you start with the original version,
go into
F5/instrument and change the "first course" setting to D (the
default
setting is G), without hitting "transcribe or "transpose and
transcribe", then hit "apply"; then change "first course" to G
and
choose "renaissance 7 course" or "renaissance 8-course" or
"archlute",
hit "transpose and transcribe", then OK, and you will get a new
version
for lute in G, which, again, you will usually have to tweak a
bit.
I use a similar approach to convert pieces where the 6th course
is
tuned down to F (or where other variant tunings have been used)
to a
version for 7- or 8-course lute or archlute in standard tuning.
Under
f5/instrument, I first put in the custom tunings using "modify
custom
tuning" as necessary to make the piece sound correct when played
in
fronimo. Then hit "apply". Then change to the tuning or
instrument you
want to change to, hit "transpose and transcribe", then "OK", and
you
will get the transposed version, which, again, will probably need
to be
tweaked to make it more playable.
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