harp gliss going incorrect
My harp glisses are playing completely wrong notes and I have no idea what is causing the problem. Can anyone help? Some of the notes are playing twice which is even more strange to me.
Thank you
(in the image it is meant to play a descending C lydian)
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I assume this is a pedal harp.
The gliss will play the notes according to the pedal settings including repeating pitches when strings are set to enharmonic equivalents. I see no pedal settings in your picture (nor can I hear anything!) and therefore can't comment on whether the gliss sounds correct.
I also assume you are familiar with how Musescore handles harp notation as described here https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/idiomatic-notation-harp
For more specific help please attach the score (.mscz file).
In reply to I assume thus is a pedal… by SteveBlower
I didn't put any pedal settings because im in musescore 3 but the gliss is set to diatonic, which it is not playing
In reply to I didn't put any pedal… by igo spekkyjarv…
You have a key signature change between the start and end of the down gliss. Having experimented with that I find that if I try to reproduce your score the up gliss. is indeed diatonic but the down gliss. that includes the change to three sharps (but made invisible) gives an odd result.
But it is not clear to me what such a change midway through a diatonic gliss. should do. Which scale is the player expected to follow? When do the F# and G# kick in? Why is that 3 sharp key signature there?
In reply to You have a key signature… by SteveBlower
the new key signature was not meant to affect the glass until it reached the d and then the next upward glass would have three straps (D lydian)
maybe there is a better way to write for harp in musescore 3 without changing key singatures every time?
thank you again
In reply to the new key signature was… by igo spekkyjarv…
Better upgrade to Musescore 4 if possible and use the more extensive capabilities for harp, including pedal changes.