Re: two strange issues

[Thomas Morley]

Am Di., 7. Mai 2019 um 22:36 Uhr schrieb address@hidden
<address@hidden>:
>
> Admittedly, it's been a while since I've had any kind of LilyPond project and 
> I'm likely rusty but this is really puzzling me.
>
> Input file:
>
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
> \version "2.18.2"
>
> definition = \relative c, {
>   \key c
>   \time 4/4
>   c1
> }
>
>
> \score {
>   \relative c, {
>     \clef F
>     \transpose c es \definition
>   }
> }
> %%%%%%%%%%%%
>
> First weird thing is the following error message regarding the time signature:
>
> ***************************
> Starting lilypond-windows.exe 2.18.2 [file.ly]...
> Processing `D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly'
> Parsing...
> D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly:6:3: error: wrong type for argument 2.  Expecting 
> list, found (make-music (quote TimeSignatureMusic) (quote beat-structure) 
> (quote ()) (quote denominator) 4 (quote numerator) 4)
>
>   \time 4/4
>
> Interpreting music...
> Preprocessing graphical objects...
> Finding the ideal number of pages...
> Fitting music on 1 page...
> Drawing systems...
> Layout output to `file.ps'...
> Converting to `./file.pdf'...
> fatal error: failed files: "D:/SkyDrive/lily/file.ly"
> Exited with return code 1.
> ***************************
>
>
> The second weird thing is that, while '\transpose' does output an Eb rather 
> than a C, the key signature is not changed to Eb major.  Maybe there are 
> three strange things going on as I do get output.
>
> Am I doing something exceptionally ignorant?
>
> -David

Hi,

\key is a music-function call. It expects _two_ arguments, a
tonic-pitch and a pitch-alist, read: a scale
`\key c \major´ works here.

Cheers,
  Harm