On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 08:12:20AM +0200, Helge Kruse wrote:
> Am 07.06.2012 17:23, schrieb Gilles Sadowski:
> >>besides some other voices. I know the name "Clarinet in B" but
> >
> >Likely, this should have been "Clarinet in Bb" where the small "b" is for
> >"flat" (i.e. a clarinet in B flat, where a "c" on the clarinet will sound
> >as "b flat" in concert pitch).
>
> You're right. It's designated with "Klarinette in B" what is
> "Clarinet in Bb". That's my mistake.
>
> >Assuming that "clarinetNotes" contains the notes:
> >If the part contains the notes in _concert_ pitch, you use the:
> >
> > \transposition bes {% make MIDI sound right
> > \transpose bes c { % transpose to clarinet notation
> > <<
> > \global
> > \clarinetNotes
> > >>
> > }
> > }
> >
> >
> >If the part contains the notes as transposed for clarinet, you use:
> >
> > \transposition bes { % make MIDI sound right
> > \transpose bes c { % transpose to clarinet notation
> > <<
> > \global
> > \transpose c bes { % transpose to concert pitch
> > \clarinetNotes
> > }
> > >>
> > }
> > }
> > }
> >
> >and the MIDI will sound OK while the PDF will show the part transposed for
> >clarinet.
> >[In the above, "\global" contains e.g. the actual "\key" (i.e. in concert
> >pitch). For example, if the piece is in G minor, the part for clarinet in Bb
> >will be written in A minor.]
>
> With Davids' hint I found a way to do this with much less coding. I
> write the score as it should look in the score (A minor). When I add
> the \transposition I get for the sample below following MIDI output:
> Oboe: d, Clarinet: bes, French horn: g
>
> oboe = \relative c'' { \key g \minor d16 d8. ~ d4 }
> clarinetB = \relative c'' { \transposition bes c16 c8. ~ c4 }
> hornF = \relative c'' { \transposition f d16 d8. ~ d4 }
>
> \score
> {
> <<
> \new Staff \with { midiInstrument="oboe" } { \oboe }
> \new Staff \with { midiInstrument="clarinet" } { \clarinetB }
> \new Staff \with { midiInstrument="french horn" } { \hornF }
> >>
> \layout {}
> \midi {}
> }
>
> I think this is straight forward as the \transposition affects the
> MIDI output only. And: it's well documented, I must admit.
> http://www.lilypond.org/doc/v2.15/Documentation/notation/displaying-pitches#instrument-transpositions
It is not more coding; and it is more efficient in the long term
(maintenance): the more you separate contents (notes) from layout (\key,
\transpose, \transposition), the eaiser it is to change one or the other.
Regards,
Gilles
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