Change from alto sax to clarinet
How do I change instrument of one stave in the middle of a score? The Alto sax 1 player in our big band plays also the clarinet and I need to change the instrument in the middle of the score. It should change the key on that particular stave according to the instrument change (one more flat), and then back to alto sax after some bars. Most of all I wish it could be just set on one bar, like changing the key, but only on one stave, either after the notes have been entered, or before entering the notes.
Next priority would be to also have the playback work, meaning it would sound in correct pitch and maybe also with correct sound.
Comments
mid-staff Instrument changes are currently not honouring changes in transposition.
See #9352: Add ability to set transposition by range
Add both instruments, and then use "Hide empty staves" (in the General Style dialog) to make it look like one staff that changes from one instrument to the other.
In reply to Add both instruments, and by Isaac Weiss
works only at system breaks though, not mid-staff
In reply to works only at system breaks by Jojo-Schmitz
Oh, right—add a line break at the transition point to make everything seamless.
In reply to Oh, right—add a line break at by Isaac Weiss
This might be a very good solution. In future updates, it might even be desireable that this has to be written like that; the instruments on separate staves. Even if it would be able to switch from one stave to another in the middle of a line and not only at line breaks.