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Re: Transposing instrument best practice


From: karl
Subject: Re: Transposing instrument best practice
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:22:48 +0200 (CEST)

Simon:
...
> 1.1.3.d recommends entering the notes in ‘written’ pitch and using 
> \transposition to get correct MIDI, cues and quotes. In ‘See also’, it 
> links to
> 
> 1.1.2.b, where the recommendation is to enter the notes in concert pitch 
> and use \transpose to display them in transposed, written pitch.
...
> Which way would that be? What experiences did you make?
...

Since I'm no composer, for me it depends on what I copy the music from,
since that makes it easier to compare and correct.

A composer writing new music, probably chooses what suits himself/herself,
you can do it either way.

Regards,
/Karl Hammar




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