On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Thorsten Ehm wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I faced the problem to typeset a score that shows each line in the
> respecting
> key of instruments. So e.g. the line for trumpet is in b flat but
> trombone in
> c - alto sax in e flat...
>
> Can this be done in PMX. I'm also happy with some tricks because it's a
> very
> short excerpt!
>
There is a solution I used in my scores. However, it is VERY unprofessional.
I write the score as it sounds and coded in the pmx-file the transposing
commands for the respective voices for scor2prt. I am sure that a real
professional will have full contempt this procedure, but in my opinion,
there is really no justification any more for making the scores more
difficult to read as necessary. It was once probably required to minimize
transposing errors from copists. Computers, however, do not make
errors in transposing.
In my muisc study, we had to play piano excerpts from full-page scores
containing transposing instruments, the coro being noted in the classical
soprano, alto, tenor and bass clefs, and I think it was difficult enough
to overlook 12 or more staves in different clefs. And I do not know what
the midi conversion would do with transposing instruments.

Christof

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