You could use \relative for the first entry step... like this Music = \relative c' { a b c d | a b c d | }
\score { \key d \major \Music \transpose d des \Music } -- Jakob 2011/11/27 James <pkx1...@gmail.com>: > Ole, > > On 27 November 2011 01:05, ole <m...@oleschmidt.info> wrote: >> >> a b c d | /transpose c b, { a b c d } >> >> or do I misunderstand it completely? >> >> ole > > No you didn't :) Thank you for responding to what seemed a _very_ basic > question. > What I should have said was > Take a _lilypond file_ , for example > %%% > \version "2.14.1" > Music = { > \key d \major > a b c d | a b c d | > } > \score { > \relative c ' { \Music } > } > %%% > It's because of the \relative I think; the Notation Reference does actually > talk about this - I don't think of 'transposing' without thinking about the > changing of the key signature, which I don't want to do. Hence I didn't even > think to use \transpose! > So it seems I have to define the transposition within the 'Music' expression > itself: > Music = { > \key d \major > \transpose b c { a b c d | a b c d | a b c d } > } > Which keeps the key signature and does indeed shift the notes, great! > But then I cannot (seem to) use \relative and this becomes absolute octave > entry exercise. > Unless I have misread the NR? > James > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user