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Transposing pitches with minimum accidentals ("Smart" transpose)

…c' { c4 d e g } \score { \new Staff { \transpose c ais { \music } \naturalizeMusic \transpose c ais { \music } \transpose c deses { \music } \naturalizeMusic \transpose c deses { \music } } \layout { } }

This code shows how to transpose a whole score by changing one single piece … …score just by setting the arguments to the \transpose call within the function definition. As you see … …so they have to be additionaly transposed by \transpose bes c' {...}). To see the original pitches, you …

…4/4 } MyTranspose = #(define-music-function (m) (ly:music?) #{ \transpose f d $m #}) % In the previous line … …#"Flute" \MyTranspose { \Basekey \FltPitches } } Trp = \new Voice \transpose bes c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet" \MyTranspose { \… …#"Flute" \MyTranspose { \Basekey \FltPitches } } Trp = \new Voice \transpose bes c' { \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Trumpet" \MyTranspose { \…

…automatically transposed if the music is within a \transpose section.

…major } % ############ Horns ############ % ------ Trumpet ------ trpt = \transpose c d \relative c'' { \Key c1 | c | c | } … …clef treble << \alto >> } % ------ Baritone Saxophone ------ bari = \transpose c a' \relative c { \Key c1 c1 \sl d4^"Solo" d d d \nsl } bariHarmony = \transpose c' a \chordmode { \jazzChords s1 s d2:maj e:m7 } …

…same type together, and a way to use \transpose so that variables hold music for transposing instruments …

…in A % are transposed to concert pitch. clarinetMusic = \transpose c' a \relative c'' { \key bes \major bes1 … …transposition bes % Print music for a B-flat clarinet \transpose bes c' \clarinetMusic >> \new StaffGroup = "StaffGroup_brass" << \new … …hornI" \with { instrumentName = "Horn in F" } % \transposition f \transpose f c' \hornMusic \new Staff = "Staff_trumpet" \with { …

…and \NHonly (no coloring) % example : % \new Staff % << % \transpose c b, { \NHblue \TrpImusic } \\ % \transpose c es, { \NHmagenta \… …set Staff.shortInstrumentName = "br" << { \NHblue \trpmusic } \\ { \NHmagenta \altomusic } \\ \transpose c c { \NHred \tbmusic } \\ % Transpose for better readability { \NHreverts \clef treble } % Modify for …

…shape note heads, and demonstrates the ability to transpose a melody without losing the correspondence between harmonic …

…e2 f g2 a b2 c } \new Staff { \transpose c d \relative c' { \set shapeNoteStyles = ##(do …

…F. The target part may be transposed using \transpose. In this case, all the pitches (including the …

…with { instrumentName = \markup { \column { Horn "in F" } } } \quoteTest \transpose c' d' << \quoteTest s4_"up a tone" >> }

…be transposed before it gets converted, i.e. \transpose c d c-"7" will print D7 chord …

…override LyricText.font-name = "JazzChords" \set associatedVoice = "v" \chordSymbols { \transpose c f { \parenLeft d2-"m7" <g b>-"…

…a:6 a:sus2 a:sus4 a:aug a:9 \break } myChordSequence = { \myChords \transpose a ais \myChords \transpose a bes \myChords \transpose … …transpose a ges \myChords \transpose a g \myChords \transpose a gis \myChords \transpose a aes \myChords } << \new ChordNames { \myChordSequence } \new FretBoards { \…

…each pitch pitch-change. Transposition uses your defined pitches: \transpose bes, c \music takes the difference between your …

…concat{"in B"\flat}} midiInstrument = "clarinet" } { \transposition bes \transpose bes c \notes } >> \layout{} \midi{}}