Maarten Bauer Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Do you compose music in concert pitch or transposed? This question might use some explanation. For instance: when you write for wind quintet, which includes two transposing instruments, namely the Clarinet in Bb and the Horn in F, do you write the music like it sounds or do you immediately transpose it? Or do you type a short passage in your notation program and then look after it in the 'transpose mode.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I do my best to keep things in a transposed score, only going to concert pitch when the passage or harmony I'm writing is really unintuitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten Bauer Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 The problem with writing in concert pitch is that it does not clearly show the different registers and with that the characteristics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monarcheon Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 7 minutes ago, Maarten Bauer said: The problem with writing in concert pitch is that it does not clearly show the different registers and with that the characteristics. It doesn't need to, really. You should always have an idea of the final transposed register when writing in concert, like in the back of your mind: "remember this is going to be a fifth higher..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aMusicComposer Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I write on paper first and I always transpose the pieces so I can see what will be happening on their score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkho Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 I write in concert pitch then transpose after it is finished. Thank goodness for notation software! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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