On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 8:45 AM samarutuk <samaru...@aim.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been looking for a long time for a way to automatically annotate
> slide positions or fingerings for brass instruments below or above the
> notes. There have been one or two requests for this, but never a complete
> solution, at least the oracle of Google has not been able to tell me
> anything wise.
>
Hi Andreas,
I'm not all that great at all this, but I managed to put something together
that seems to do what you're asking for. It's based on some code I wrote
for myself a little while back to automatically do tin whistle fingering
diagrams. It runs in a NoteNames context, and can be placed either above or
below the staff - whichever you want. It ain't pretty, and it sure ain't
elegant. But it does the job. I've attached the two include files - one for
trumpet, one for trombone. Place them wherever works for you, then include
them into your score with the usual \include command.
One caveat for you to bear in mind - the trumpet fingerings and the
trombone slide positions are based on charts I found via Google searches. I
don't play either of them. My knowledge of brass instruments is pretty much
that you blow in one end, sound comes out the other end, and there's fiddly
bits in the middle you mess around with to change the sound.
If nothing else, perhaps these can serve as a starting point for someone
that knows more about these instruments.
Some example code showing the use of these files:
\version "2.25.7"
\language "english"
\include "trombone_slide_positions.ily"
\include "trumpet_fingerings.ily"
trombone_music = \relative c, {
c4 cs df d ds ef e f fs gf g gs af a as bf b c cs df d ds ef e f fs gf g
gs af a as bf b c cs df d ds ef e f fs gf g gs af a as bf b cf c cs df d
}
trumpet_music = \relative c' {
d,4 ef e f fs4 gf g gs af a4 as bf b c4 cs df d ef e f fs gf g
gs af a as bf b c cs df d ds ef e f fs gf g gs af a as bf b
c cs df d ds ef e f fs g gs af a as
}
\score {
\new StaffGroup <<
\new NoteNames {
%#(define myFontSize -5) % this line would override the size of the
slide positions produced
\set noteNameFunction = #myTrombonePositions
\trombone_music
}
\new Staff {
\clef "bass"
\trombone_music
}
>>
}
\score {
\new StaffGroup <<
<<
\new NoteNames {
%#(define myFontSize -5) % this line would override the size of
the fingerings produced
\set noteNameFunction = #myTrumpetFingerings
\trumpet_music
}
\new Staff {
\trumpet_music
}
>>
>>
}
Hopefully this will at least give you a starting point to work with.
--
Michael
trumpet_fingerings.ily
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trombone_slide_positions.ily
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