Changing key signature to only one instrument (staff)
I am using MuseScore to learn harmony and voicing of Schostakovitch 10. symphony 1.movement in E-minor (1 #). But in the score the trombones are written without key signatures.
I have now search in the book "Mastering MuseScore" for adjusting horns and trombones to be like the score but I have not found it yet. I probably will save time asking here.
If I unmark "Show key signature" it will not be right.
How can I choose a key signature for only one instrument without changing the KS for all the staves ?
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To add a key signature for one instrument only, hold Ctrl while adding the key (FWIW, this is in the chapter on key signatures, the last paragraph of the section "Initial Key signature"). Since this presumably isn't really mean to be transposing for horns, be sure to use the "open" or "atonal" key signature (the one with the greyed-out "X"), not the regular "C major" one.
In reply to To add a key signature for… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you ! :)
In reply to To add a key signature for… by Marc Sabatella
Muchísimas gracias !!!!!!!
A trombone having no key signature in a symphony with a key signature is most unusual. I haven't seen it before.
Since Shostakovitch's 10th is still under copyright, I haven't seen the score before so there are a few I would look for to make sure the no Key Signature trombone is correct. First, check the translation of the instrument you call a trombone. If the untranslated name of the instrument does not have the word trombone in it, it is most likely another instrument. For example, Tromba is a Trumpet. If the clef is a treble clef it is extremely unlikely you have a trombone part you are looking at. Trombones in symphonies are always in C or Do, if a key is indicated, it is not a trombone. Look at later movements to see if there is a different instrumentation and see if the trombone is shown without a key there also, while other C instruments have a key.
In reply to A trombone having no key… by mike320
I agree it's unusual for trombones, and was also thinking it could be a translation issue. Because for some horns having no key is common.
Thanks for your comments!
I have now manage to get the right key signatures that I needed to easier control that I have enter the notes correct.
You can take a look at the score here:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=15P2O-rODC0u0w--I6dUm7rVBpXWsXzVU
In reply to Thanks for your comments!… by guntun63
As I suspected, it is the trumpet with no key signature, which Marc correctly stated is common. The trombone has the expected E minor key signature.