Changing Lead Sheet to Another Instrument
I've searched the handbook for this process with no success. Maybe I missed it.
I have a lead sheet written for piano. I want to change it to trombone. I don't want to add an instrument just change it. I've been able to do it but am not sure if it's the easiest of methods.
I select all and copy. Edit>Instrument, add trombone and remove piano. Paste and transpose an octave down.
Is this the best/correct/easiest way?
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I'll see if I can add more keywords to search-optimize it: https://musescore.org/en/node/35961#change-instrument
In reply to I'll see if I can add more by Isaac Weiss
This changes the "sound" of the instrument. It doesn't change the clef, key signature nor the transposition. But, thanks.
In reply to This changes the "sound" of by rwmol
it does change the transposition
In reply to it does change the by Jojo-Schmitz
I performed the procedure as outlined above and all that changes is the sound of the instrument. Attached is one of the scores I'm working with. You give it a try.
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In reply to I performed the procedure as by rwmol
See my reply below; our posts crossed. Trombone is not a transposing instrument, so there is no transposition or key change appropriate when changing from piano to trombone.
In reply to This changes the "sound" of by rwmol
Trombone of course is normally at concert pitch, so there is nothing to see there when you change instrument from piano to trombone. But if you do change to a transposing instrument, it *does* change both the transposition and, correspondingly, the key. It does not change the clef because that can change over the course of the piece, but you can change the clef yourself easily enough.
The fact that you happen to want the music an octave lower to fit the range of the trombone is not a transposition issue. Trombone is not a transposing instrument, so it doesn't *require* music to be written an octave lower. It's just your particualr melody that happens to be too high as written. So indeed, if your particular melody is written too high for trmobne, you may want to move it down an octave. But any transposition actually required for the instrument *is* done automatically.
In reply to Trombone of course is by Marc Sabatella
Perfect. Thanks Marc.