On 3/8/24 4:46 PM, TJ Kolev wrote:
Greetings!
So I've been notating a piece for my son's school band (junior high).
Copying the music from paper into LilyPond using Frescobaldi. And now
I hit a wall. The music piece is written for french horns in E flat
pitch. But the band's horns are in F pitch. I need to transpose the
score appropriately. The band director expects staff with three flats
(E flat major). I hope there's some easier way to do this than me
manually re-writing the score. And I am not even sure how to do that.
I would appreciate any help.
I've played piano, so I can read notes. But these crazy pitched brass
instruments are an intimidating concept... :-/
Below is the initial part of the score for the E flat french horn.
Seems rather big for a small example, but I'd rather have a bit more
context.
Thank you!
TJ Kolev :)
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\version "2.24.0"
trl = \tuplet 3/2 \etc
rpt = #(define-music-function (cnt snip) (integer? ly:music?)
#{
{ \repeat unfold $cnt $snip }
#}
)
frhornInIIA = {
\sectionLabel "Intro"
\key f \major
| \trl {a'8( bes a)} g r | \trl {g( a g)} f[ r16 e] | g8 r f[ r16 e]
| d8 r r4 \break
\sectionLabel "Part A"
\repeat volta 2 {
| \rpt 4 { r8 <d a'>[ r <d a'>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <d bes'>[ r <d bes'>] } | r <d a'>4.:8 | <d
a'>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 4 { r8 <cis a'>[ r <cis a'>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <cis a'>[ r <cis a'>] } | r8 <d a'>4.:8 | <d
a'>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 4 { r8 <d a'>[ r <d a'>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <d bes'>[ r <d bes'>] } | r <d a'>4.:8 | <d
a'>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <d a'>[ r <d a'>] } | r8 <d bes'>[ r <d bes'>] | r8
<d bes'>4.:8 \break
| r8 <cis a'>[ r <cis a'>] | r8 <cis a'>[ r <d a'>] | r8 <cis a'>[
r <cis a'>]
}
\alternative {
{ <d a'> r r4 \break }
{ <d a'>8 r <cis a'>4 }
}
} % A part
frhornIIInIVA = {
\sectionLabel "Intro"
\key f \major
| \trl {a'8( bes a)} g r | \trl {g( a g)} f[ r16 e] | g8 r f[ r16 e]
| d8 r r4 \break
\sectionLabel "Part A"
\repeat volta 2 {
| \rpt 4 { r8 <f a,>[ r <f a,>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <g bes,>[ r <g bes,>] } | r <f a,>4.:8 | <f
a,>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 4 { r8 <g a,>[ r <g a,>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <g a,>[ r <g a,>] } | r8 <f a,>4.:8 | <f
a,>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 4 { r8 <f a,>[ r <f a,>] } \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <g bes,>[ r <g bes,>] } | r <f a,>4.:8 | <f
a,>2:8^"...." \break
| \rpt 2 { r8 <f a,>[ r <f a,>] } | r8 <g bes,>[ r <g bes,>] | r8
<g bes,>4.:8 \break
| r8 <g a,>[ r <g a,>] | r8 <g a,>[ r <f a,>] | r8 <g a,>[ r <g a,>]
}
\alternative {
{ <f a,> r r4 \break }
{ <f a,>8 r <g a,>4 }
}
} % A part
frhornInIINotes = {
\time 2/4
\relative c' {
\frhornInIIA %{
\frhornInIIB
\frhornInIIC
\frhornInIID
\frhornInIIE
\frhornInIIF %}
}
}
frhornIIInIVNotes = {
\time 2/4
\relative c' {
\frhornIIInIVA %{
\frhornIIInIVB
\frhornIIInIVC
\frhornIIInIVD
\frhornIIInIVE
\frhornIIInIVF %}
}
}
sgFrenchHorn = \new StaffGroup <<
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = \markup { \column { \line { French Horn E\flat}
\line {"I & II"} } }
shortInstrumentName = \markup \teeny { \column { \line {"fhorn"}
\line {"I,II"} } }
}
\frhornInIINotes
\new Staff \with {
instrumentName = \markup { \column { \line { French Horn E\flat}
\line {"III & IV"} } }
shortInstrumentName = \markup \teeny { \column { \line {"fhorn"}
\line {"III,IV"} } }
}
\frhornIIInIVNotes
>>
\score {
\sgFrenchHorn
}
My go to is \quoteDuring:
%{ Transposing Eb horn music %}
\version "2.25.13"
\include "english.ly"
EfHornNotes = \fixed c' { % or \relative or \absolute
\set Score.quotedCueEventTypes = #'(
note-event rest-event tie-event beam-event tuplet-span-event
`dynamic-event slur-event articulation-event span-dynamic-event
)
\transposition ef
\time 2/4
a4( b) c( d) e( f g2)
}
\addQuote qef \EfHornNotes
FHornNotes = \fixed c' {
\transposition f
\time 2/4
\quoteDuring qef s2*4
}
\score{ \new Staff \new Voice \FHornNotes }
HTH,
Paul
