Change the pitch of a tone

• Dec 30, 2012 - 16:30

In MuseScore one can change the pitch of a tone with flats and sharps changing it a halfnote pitch.
Is it possible to change the pitch by a quarter or something in between?
I'm asking because I want to make som scores for Byzantine Chant and in the "scales" the pitch is often not changed by a whole or a halfnote. ....
If not possible in MuseScore it might be possible in a payware program (Sibelius etc).??

Best Regards
Lars

Comments

ChurchOrganist

• Dec 30, 2012 - 16:44

Hi Lars,

There are microtonal signs available in the accidentals palette, which may provide what you require - don't ask me how they work as they are outside my current experience.

They currently do not all play, howver, although I believe it is possible to set Fluid to play microtones by feeding it the correct MIDI scale definitions - again, don't ask me how as it is beyonf my current experience - I think there may be a plugin you can use for doing this.

HTH
Michael

Jojo-Schmitz

• Dec 30, 2012 - 17:21

http://musescore.org/project/microtune

larshgf

• Dec 30, 2012 - 20:13

Hi Michael,

I have a danish version and I am not able to find a pallete named "Accidentals". Even though I changed the language to english my palette section is still in danish. The word accidental means something like random or "not planned" in my dictionary. However I will try the pæugin with the microtunes. Thank you for your help al the same.

BR Lars

xavierjazz

• Dec 30, 2012 - 20:18

"Accidentals" pallet contains sharps, flats etc.

Jojo-Schmitz

• Dec 30, 2012 - 20:21

After changing the language you need to restart MuseScopre

Fifist

• Dec 30, 2012 - 20:32

Hi Lars -

Musical accidentals are "fortegn".

Fifist
Sally

larshgf

• Dec 30, 2012 - 20:53

Now it seems to be OK. And I will go and make a byzantine version of the microtunes.
Happy New Year to all you kind and helpful people by this MuseScore forum!!
- I might though come back before New Year with new queations :-)
BR
Lars

kornaros.vincenzo

• Dec 2, 2013 - 19:20

Dear users of musescore!

I am interesting to write Byzantine Music in Musescore. I studied the scales of Byzantine music and I have some results. I would like to hear them playing some Byzantine score music. Have you succeed this? Could you please send me a piece of your advice plus your micro-tuning work and the necessary ad-dons?
Another (related questions)
How could one make some new kind of "microtuned" key to change the tuning of the subsequent score?

(if it is possible, please forward your answer also to :kornaros@aegean.gr)

Best Regards

Vincenzo

Jojo-Schmitz

• Dec 2, 2013 - 19:23

Try the plugin mentioned above...