piano duets
Forgive me if this question appears/has appeared elsewhere. Is there a simple means of writing a piano duet in Musescore where the primo part is on the left hand page and the secondo on the right? I have tried doing so by other means but without success.
Thanks CA
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You will have to use two Instruments, insert the notes alternating between right and left
Download and explore: https://musescore.com/user/56747/scores/2365766
In reply to You will have to use two… by Shoichi
Thanks for your reply.
OK, I see your attachment. So I will create two different scores entirely, which I will then have to make fit each separate page? I'm afraid I'm still not clear. I notice the bar numbers carry straight on from secondo to primo which implies the same score. Sorry if I'm being obtuse.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. OK, I… by cadams
You can start by making a single score with both parts. Then you can create separate primo and secondo parts. Each will have its own page numbering starting from 1. Then it gets tricky. I would suggest adding page breaks to each individual part at the same measure numbers to keep them in sync and then export to .pdf. Then fiddle around with the page order in a pdf editor so that you get primo page 1 followed by secondo page 1 etc.
This seems like a bit of kludge but it would get the job done. It seems such a common thing to want that I am surprised there is no existing feature request - unless I have missed it. I suggest you should add this as a suggestion to the issue tracker and perhaps it will make it into MuseScore 4.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. OK, I… by cadams
@cadams, If the purpose is printing it is easier to use PdfSam. Fill in your score (two Pianos).
Generate the parts and export them as pdf or
Hide the first one, export as pdf;
Hide the second one, export as pdf;
Merge the two pdfs by alternating the pages.
In reply to @cadams, If the purpose is… by Shoichi
No need for hiding anything. Just use File>parts and make separate parts for each player - like I said in my post. That is the easy bit though.
In reply to No need for hiding anything… by SteveBlower
Of course.
Just another experiment for printing as PDF (one file) https://musescore.com/user/56747/scores/6235841
In reply to Of course. Just another… by Shoichi
Thank you all. i will experiment. CA
In reply to Thank you all. i will… by cadams
Result:
1. Changed second piano to harpsichord
2. then to Parts, ie piano and harpsichord
3. Adjusted piano and "harpsichord" parts so that same bar number was at the end of each page.
4. Printed alternatively to make a booklet.
Not as easy as it sounds but plausible. Initially made the stupid mistake of printing the Primo (higher part) on the left hand page and Secondo on the right....... more fool me
Thank you all. Might be useful to someone else but not sure how to share.
CA
In reply to Result: 1. Changed second… by cadams
Why change to harpsichord? You can have two pianos in the score. Or three or 17 if you want. It makes no difference to the procedure for extracting individual parts.
In reply to Why change to harpsichord?… by SteveBlower
You're right. CA
In reply to You're right. CA by cadams
Suggestion added to Issue Tracker #307541: Add option for four hands piano duet layout
In reply to Suggestion added to Issue… by SteveBlower
Rather #112361: Add 4-hands piano template