>ugly, or enhancement request
I think the "high bass clef" is an important information and should be added to
the music glossary.
At the "vienna symphonic library" pages (http://www.vsl.co.at/en) --> vienna
academy -->
Brass --> Horns --> Horn in F --> Notation, Section "older notation" you'll
find some description of it.
I remember a report, Mozart did switch frequently between treble and high bass
clef in a confusing way
in a certain basset horn part for Anton Stadler.
For my enclosed suggestion I counted the pitch usage in two sheet music prints
(also the publication years are more than a century apart) to illustrate it.
Best regards,
ArnoldTheresius
diff --git a/lilypond-2.17.5/Documentation/music-glossary.tely
b/lilypond-2.17.5q/Documentation/music-glossary.tely
index 115e757..77d5fd4 100644
--- a/lilypond-2.17.5/Documentation/music-glossary.tely
+++ b/lilypond-2.17.5q/Documentation/music-glossary.tely
@@ -243,10 +243,11 @@ Languages in this order.
* half rest::
* harmonic cadence::
* harmonics::
* harmony::
* hemiola::
+* high bass clef::
* homophony::
* hook::
* hymn meter::
* incomplete dominant seventh chord::
* interval::
@@ -1223,11 +1224,11 @@ S: basklav,
FI: bassoavain.
A clef setting with middle C on the first top ledger line.
@seealso
-@ref{F clef}.
+@ref{F clef}, @ref{high bass clef}.
@node beam
@section beam
@@ -4287,10 +4288,306 @@ and is therefore a polymeter (second definition) of
considerable antiquity.
@seealso
@ref{mensural notation}, @ref{meter}, @ref{polymeter}, @ref{proportion}.
+@node high bass clef
+@section high bass clef
+
+ES: ?,
+I: ?,
+F: ?,
+D: hoher Bassschlüssel,
+NL: ?,
+DK: ?,
+S: ?,
+FI: ?.
+
+Since the 18th century the @i{high bass clef} is used in french horn parts
+for the lowest pitches. It looks identical to the @i{@q{standard} bass clef},
+but in relation to the treble clef it is an @i{octave up bass clef} without
+the octavation number.
+(The octavation number above or below the clefs was introduced much
+later, at the beginning of the 20th century.)
+This usage of the @i{F clef} was inherited from the french horn to the
+basset horn and to the bass clarinet.
+
+In modern music literature (and modern reprints) for the french horn mostly the
+@i{@q{standard} bass clef} is used today.
+The player can usually answer the question "high or standard bass clef in this
+piece?" based on the melodic context.
+
+@lilypond[quote,staffsize=17,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
+#(define-markup-command (histogram-element layout props up-value down-value)
+ (integer? integer?)
+ #:category font
+ #:properties ((thickness 0.1)
+ (baseline-length 3.5) (block-width 1.5) (height-factor 0.3))
+ (let*
+ ((erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ (* -0.5 baseline-length) 0.0 (* 0.5 baseline-length) 0.0))
+ (box-l (* -0.5 block-width))
+ (box-r (* 0.5 block-width)))
+ (if (> up-value 0)
+ (let ((h (* up-value height-factor)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l 0.0 box-l h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-r 0.0 box-r h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l h box-r h)))))
+ (if (> down-value 0)
+ (let ((h (* -1.0 down-value height-factor)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l 0.0 box-l h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-r 0.0 box-r h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l h box-r h)))))
+ erg))
+
+Chart = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup \translate #'(0 . 2.4) \column {
+ \fontsize #-2 \concat { " 1" \super "st"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in E" \flat \italic")" }
+ \scale #'(0.85 . 1.0) \fontsize #-1 "TONE USAGE CHART"
+ \fontsize #-2 \concat { " 2" \super "nd"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in C)" }
+ }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #1 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #1 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #8 #2 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #1 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #8 #36 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #16 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #5 #8 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #23 #9 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #16 #6 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #10 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #0 #1 }
+}
+
+HrItrebleUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 1 \super "st"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in E" \flat \italic")" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ \skip4 \skip4 "7" "1" "8" "16" "5" "23" "16" "10" "-"
+}
+
+HrIItrebleUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 2 \super "nd"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in C)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ \skip4 \skip4 "2" "-" "36" "-" "8" "9" "6" "-" "1"
+}
+
+HrIbassUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 1 \super "st"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in E" \flat \italic")" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ "1" "1" "1"
+}
+
+HrIIbassUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 2 \super "nd"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in C)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ "-" "-" "-"
+}
+
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIt" { s4 }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIIt" { s4 }
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef treble
+ \override Stem #'stencil = ##f
+ s4
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #(x11-color 'grey70)
+ f
+ \revert NoteHead #'color
+ g b c' e' g' c'' d'' e'' g''
+ }
+ \new Lyrics = "Histo" { s4 }
+ \new Staff {
+ \new Voice = "Histogram" {
+ \clef "bass^8"
+ \set Staff.clefOctavation = #0
+ \override Stem #'stencil = ##f
+ c4 f g
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #(x11-color 'grey70)
+ b c' e' g'
+ \override NoteHead #'transparent = ##t
+ c' c' c' c'
+ }
+ }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIb" { s4 }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIIb" { s4 }
+ \context Lyrics = HrIt \lyricsto Histogram \HrItrebleUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIIt \lyricsto Histogram \HrIItrebleUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIb \lyricsto Histogram \HrIbassUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIIb \lyricsto Histogram \HrIIbassUsage
+ \context Lyrics = Histo \lyricsto Histogram \Chart
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Lyrics
+ \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.0
+ }
+ }
+ \header {
+ piece = \markup \column {
+ \fontsize #-1 \underline "Pitch usage in:"
+ "W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): Masonic Funeral Music, KV 477"
+ \fontsize #-1 "score by Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1881"
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+@lilypond[quote,staffsize=17,notime,line-width=13.0\cm]
+#(define-markup-command (histogram-element layout props up-value down-value)
+ (integer? integer?)
+ #:category font
+ #:properties ((thickness 0.1)
+ (baseline-length 3.5) (block-width 1.5) (height-factor 0.3))
+ (let*
+ ((erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ (* -0.5 baseline-length) 0.0 (* 0.5 baseline-length) 0.0))
+ (box-l (* -0.5 block-width))
+ (box-r (* 0.5 block-width)))
+ (if (> up-value 0)
+ (let ((h (* up-value height-factor)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l 0.0 box-l h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-r 0.0 box-r h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l h box-r h)))))
+ (if (> down-value 0)
+ (let ((h (* -1.0 down-value height-factor)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l 0.0 box-l h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-r 0.0 box-r h)))
+ (set! erg (ly:stencil-add erg (make-line-stencil thickness
+ box-l h box-r h)))))
+ erg))
+
+Chart = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup \translate #'(0 . 2.4) \column {
+ \fontsize #-2 \concat { " 1" \super "st" " Horn " \italic "(in F)" }
+ \scale #'(0.85 . 1.0) \fontsize #-1 "TONE USAGE CHART"
+ \fontsize #-2 \concat { " 2" \super "nd" " Horn " \italic "(in F)" }
+ }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #2 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #2 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #0 #3 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #2 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #3 #8 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #2 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #6 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #4 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #0 #8 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #14 #14 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #17 #5 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #9 #1 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #9 #4 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #9 #3 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #1 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #8 #2 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #5 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #9 #0 }
+ \markup { \histogram-element #1 #0 }
+}
+
+HrItrebleUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 1 \super "st"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in F)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ \skip4 "2" "-" "2" "3" "2" "6" "4" "-" "14" "17" "9" "9" "9" "1" "8"
+ "5" "9" "1"
+}
+
+HrIItrebleUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 2 \super "nd"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in F)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ \skip4 "1" "3" "1" "8" "1" "1" "1" "8" "14" "5" "1" "4" "3" "-" "2"
+ "-" "-" "-"
+}
+
+HrIbassUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 1 \super "st"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in F)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ "2"
+}
+
+HrIIbassUsage = \lyricmode {
+ \set stanza = \markup { \fontsize #-2 \concat { 2 \super "nd"
+ " Horn " \italic "(in F)" } }
+ \override LyricText #'font-size = #-1
+ "-"
+}
+
+\score {
+ <<
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIt" { s4 }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIIt" { s4 }
+ \new Staff {
+ \clef treble
+ \override Stem #'stencil = ##f
+ s4 g b c' d' es' e' f' fis' g' a' b' c'' d'' dis'' e'' f'' g'' a''
+ }
+ \new Lyrics = "Histo" { s4 }
+ \new Staff {
+ \new Voice = "Histogram" {
+ \clef "bass^8"
+ \set Staff.clefOctavation = #0
+ \override Stem #'stencil = ##f
+ c4
+ \override NoteHead #'color = #(x11-color 'grey70)
+ \override Accidental #'color = #(x11-color 'grey70)
+ g b c' d' es' e' f' fis' g' a'
+ \override NoteHead #'transparent = ##t
+ c' c' c' c' c' c' c' c'
+ }
+ }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIb" { s4 }
+ \new Lyrics = "HrIIb" { s4 }
+ \context Lyrics = HrIt \lyricsto Histogram \HrItrebleUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIIt \lyricsto Histogram \HrIItrebleUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIb \lyricsto Histogram \HrIbassUsage
+ \context Lyrics = HrIIb \lyricsto Histogram \HrIIbassUsage
+ \context Lyrics = Histo \lyricsto Histogram \Chart
+ >>
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Lyrics
+ \override LyricSpace #'minimum-distance = #0.0
+ }
+ }
+ \header {
+ piece = \markup \column {
+ \fontsize #-1 \underline "Pitch usage in:"
+ "Willy Hess (1906-1997): Concerto for basset horn and orchestra, op.116,
2nd movement"
+ \fontsize #-1 "score and parts by Amadeus Verlag, Winterthur, 1988"
+ }
+ }
+}
+@end lilypond
+
+You will often find transposing instructions which move the octavation
+from the @i{high bass clef} to the @i{instrument transposition} to achieve
+the same result, e.g. @i{"whenever the bass clef is used you have to alter
+the instrument transposition one octave up."}
+
+@seealso
+@ref{F clef}, @ref{bass clef}.
+
+
@node homophony
@section homophony
ES: homofonÃa,
I: omofonia,
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