Here is the relevant section in the docs: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/snippets/pitches#pitches-transposing-pitches-with-minimum-accidentals-_0028_0022smart_0022-transpose_0029
-David ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kenneth Flak" <kennethf...@protonmail.com> > To: "bobroff" <bobr...@centrum.is> > Cc: "Lillypond Users Mailing List" <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2023 11:47:52 AM > Subject: Re: how to avoid double sharps in \transpose? > Great, thanks! Just what I need :-) > > Roosna & Flak > Contemporary Dance & Music > https://roosnaflak.com > > -------- Original Message -------- > On Feb 4, 2023, 13:30, bobr...@centrum.is wrote: > >> Do a search for “smart transpose.” I did this recently. I’m not home at the >> moment but I’ll dig it up and post it when I get back. -David ----- Kenneth >> Flak wrote: > Hi list, > > I have this: > > \version "2.24.0" > > \language >> english > > > patright = { > 2 | > } > > patleft = { > g2 c > } > > right = >> { >> > \patright > \transpose c df \patright > \transpose c d \patright > >> > \transpose >> c ef \patright > \transpose c e \patright > \transpose c f \patright > >> \transpose c fs \patright > \transpose c g \patright > \transpose c gs >> \patright > \transpose c a \patright > \transpose c bf \patright > >> \transpose c >> b \patright > } > > left = { > \clef bass > \patleft > \transpose c df >> \patleft >> > \transpose c d \patleft > \transpose c ef \patleft > \transpose c e >> > \patleft >> > \transpose c f \patleft > \transpose c fs \patleft > \transpose c g >> > \patleft >> > \transpose c gs \patleft > \transpose c a \patleft > \transpose c bf >> > \patleft >> > \transpose c b \patleft > } > > \score { > \new PianoStaff > \new Staff = >> "right" \right > \new Staff = "left" \left > >> > } > > It gives me a few >> instances of double sharps as well as some e sharps. How can I do that? Also, >> the programmer in me squeals upon seeing all these duplications, so I was >> curious how to reduce this to something a bit more sensible? > > Best, > >> Kenneth > > -- > Roosna & Flak - Contemporary Dance & Music > Web: >> roosnaflak.com > Code: {github,gitlab}.com/kflak > Mastodon: >> @k...@sonomu.club > > > >
