Transposing a song written for Alto Sax to piano
Hello! Attached is a beginner's attempt at transposing a song, in this case a song written for alto sax to piano.
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I am not sure I did it correctly; would someone be willing to check my transposition and
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In order to have it play back in piano (once I transposed it), I copied and pasted it to a new score, not being able to figure out, from reading the handbook, how else to do it. Is there a way, after I transposed it, to change the instrument from alto sax to piano without first having to copy and paste it to a new score? Fortunately the default in a new score is piano and it did playback in piano.
Thank you.
Megan
| Attachment | Size |
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| Newhart original score.pdf | 952.69 KB |
| Newhart in Alto Sax written in MS 3.mscz | 22.17 KB |
| Newhart Transposed from Alto Sax to Piano.mscz | 25.57 KB |
Comments
Check if it can work:
Open the Sax score;
Press i, add the piano:
Copy/paste;
Press i, delete the sax.
In reply to Check if it can work: Open… by Shoichi
Thank you for trying, Shoichi. I tried your most appreciated suggestion but deleting the sax deletes everything else as well and it does not allow for the lead sheet format.
Hopefully, someone will be able to answer my first question (i.e., whether my transposition correct); it is no problem just cutting the alto sax voice and pasting it into a new score which has piano as a default and allows for lead sheet format.
Thanks again. Ciao.
"Newhart in Alto Sax written in MS 3.mscz" is not written for Alto Sax, but for Voice, and not transposed at all.
Try the attached, it is for Alto Sax and transposed properly to looks like your image
In reply to "Newhart in Alto Sax written… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you, Jojo.
Your above attachment looks identical to my previous PDF attachment (which was a copy of a score taken from a book written for alto sax). "Newhart in Alto Sax written in MS 3.mscz" was the Musescore 3 version of the PDF. The other MS 3 attachment entitled "Newhart transposed from alto sax to piano" I wrote in Eb modulating to F, thinking the piano key needed to be raised 3 semitones higher. Given it looks quite different from my PDF and your attachment what then is happening in my "Newhart transposed from alto sax to piano?"
Thank you.
In reply to Thank you, Jojo. Your above… by Megan R
It looks identical indeed, but it is not, as it is written transposed
Toggle concert pitch to see the difference
In reply to It looks identical indeed,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you, Mr. Schmitz.
May I please have the instructions as to how to transpose from alto sax to piano, i.e., do you raise an alto sax score a major 6th, a minor 3rd, etc.?
In reply to Thank you, Mr. Schmitz. May… by Megan R
Right click, staff properties, transpositioning
In reply to Right click, staff… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you.
In reply to Thank you, Mr. Schmitz. May… by Megan R
Let MuseScore do it for you. Enter the sax score, right click the sax staff, choose change instruments, select the Alto Sax, click OK and it's done. If you want to know for info purposes the transposition from piano to alto sax is down a major 6th.
In reply to Let MuseScore do it for you… by mike320
Thank you, MIke. Since I wanted to transpose from alto sax to piano (and not piano to alto sax), I raised the alto sax score a major 6th (attached). Have I now correctly transposed the alto score to piano?
In reply to Thank you, MIke. Since I… by Megan R
It looks right.
In reply to It looks right. by mike320
Thank you!
In reply to Thank you, Mr. Schmitz. May… by Megan R
We both changed the keys to Eb and F (when I toggled to concert pitch) but the pitches for piano seem to be a half step lower in your transposed score. I would like to understand if you, or someone else, would be willing to explain to me the difference between mine and your transposition and/or provide instructions on what I should have done. I watched a video on transposing from alto sax to piano and it said to raise the alto sax score a minor 3rd, which is what I asked Musecore to do; please help me understand what I did incorrectly and what I should have done.
Thank you.