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Extracting parts for Bb, F, (and Bass Cleft) after transcribing

Pardon my newbie-ness....

I'm transcribing for Brass Quintet - Horn in F, Trumpets I & II in Bb, Trombone & Tuba in Bass cleft. I figured out how to print individual parts using the page setup, but my treble cleft parts are written in C.  Is there a way to transpose to the correct key and STILL be able to use the playback (midi) feature on my "conductor's" score?

Thanks in advance,

-Rudy

Re: Extracting parts for Bb, F, (and Bass Cleft) after transcribing

Reply #1 –
Select the staff.
Click on the TOOLS menu item.
Click on STAFF TRANSPOSE.

For Horn transpose up a fifth (+7 semitones).
For Trumpet transpose up a tone (+2 semitones).
Be sure to enable UPDATE STAFF PLAYBACK.

Select your choice of Key Signature accidental style.
The OK to update the staff.
Repeat for each instrument.

And there you go!

Barry Graham
Top Brass Events Band
Melbourne, Australia

Re: Extracting parts for Bb, F, (and Bass Cleft) after transcribing

Reply #2 –
And by the way, the word is clef, not cleft.

Re: Extracting parts for Bb, F, (and Bass Cleft) after transcribing

Reply #3 –
And in some parts of the world it's "cref". See here: Table of Transposing Instruments
(See especially "Horn written by Old Style", about half-way down the page.)

Re: Extracting parts for Bb, F, (and Bass Cleft) after transcribing

Reply #4 –
See also "Tubura Bells" at the bottom.