Missing the Tenor Ocarina as an instrument in Musescore
I'm trying to make sheet music and/or tabs for the Tenor Ocarina in C. However, when I try to change the instrument in my sheet music and I search for "Ocarina," I get every other Ocarina besides Tenor (not literally, but they do have Bass Ocarina, Alto Ocarina, and Soprano Ocarina, two of which you can choose which key they're in). May I request that the Tenor Ocarina be added with key options, similar to what I see already available for the Alto and Soprano Ocarinas?
While I think that C is the most common key for Tenor Ocarinas, a casual glance at my favorite Ocarina dealer ( https://www.stlocarina.com/collections/classic-12-hole-ocarinas/tenor?s… ) reveals that Tenor Ocarinas also come in the following keys, (though this list is probably not exhaustive): Bb, E, F, G, (all major).
Thanks, and I hope to hear back from you soon.
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Put this request into an issue on GitHub
In reply to Put this request into an… by Jojo-Schmitz
Are you saying that you already have, or that I ought to? If the latter, would you drop me a link or something so I know where to go to put it in as an issue on GitHub?
In reply to Are you saying that you… by rtylerturek
You should. See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/new/choose
The Tenor ocarina doesn't exist. From top to bottom, it's Soprano, alto, bass, and contrabass. I know STL Ocarina lists their Alto C ocarinas as Tenor, but they're alto C.
In reply to The Tenor ocarina doesn't… by AstralAstrid
Seconding this.
Only the maker STL labels their ocarinas as Tenor C. For any other maker, an ocarina in that same range would be labaled Alto C.
In reply to Seconding this. Only the… by bergmansson1
It wouldn't harm to add. Tener C Ocarina as an alias to or copy of an Alto C Ocarina
In reply to It wouldn't harm to add… by Jojo-Schmitz
I suggest this not be done. Many people feel like STL are causing unnecessary confusion with their naming scheme, since every other maker calls it the Alto C ocarina. Some of the ocarinas that they sell as Tenor C are even stamped with AC (as in Alto C) from their manufacturer (which is TNG ocarina, based in Taiwan).
Having two ocarinas in the instrument dialogue, Alto C and Tenor C, that are exactly the same in everything but the name feels confusing for anyone not read up on the situation. I guess it could be labeled as "Alto C (STL Tenor C)", but that's giving them more credit than they deserve in my opinion.
In reply to It wouldn't harm to add… by Jojo-Schmitz
It would. It only adds confusion to an already confusing designation. You can see David Erick Ramos' video about this here:
https://youtu.be/9iQTOoDNxi0?si=HFKNkzJv0cFKP5fU