On May 27, 2009, at 8:10 PM, Cameron Horsburgh wrote:
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:56:29AM +1200, Daryna Baikadamova wrote:
I plan to typeset some orchestral works. Within a movement, is it
faster to typeset a instrument at time, or an orchestral page (i.e.
open edit display for all instruments, so I need to 13 tabs in my
editor) at a time?
I would do one instrument at a time. I find it easier to keep track of
what I'm doing that way, especially if there are a few different clefs
and keys to work in.
Not being able to think in multiple keys at once, unlike musicians
with actual training, I have been trying the following: writing all
the parts out in concert to ensure accuracy and then doing a
transposition on the individual instruments requiring them.
LilyPond's \transpose function allows this and it makes my cognitive
life easier!
I normally start with the top one and work down. Or, depending on how
well my brain's working, I might do them all according to clef and
key. It can take me a bit to get used to working in bass clef (I only
play treble clef instruments) and I can confuse myself if I'm working
quickly.
I not only play only a treble clef instrument, I only play an
instrument written in an octave concert pitch (guitar). The other
transposing instruments baffle the heck out of me.
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