Worked example
Arrange for my players
A four-voice hymn for the four players a director has: flute, clarinet, alto saxophone and trombone, each part written for its instrument.
What the musician filled in
- The piece
- Old Hundredth, the attached MusicXML
- Players and instruments
- Flute, clarinet in B-flat, alto saxophone and trombone
What the studio asked back
Nothing. The form had what it needed, so the work went straight ahead.
How long it took
15 minutes from the moment work began to the files being ready, for this short hymn. A longer score takes longer.
What came back
- The full scorePDF, one page, each staff as its player reads it
- Flute partPDF, one page
- Clarinet in B-flat partPDF, one page, written in A major
- Alto saxophone partPDF, one page, written in E major
- Trombone partPDF, one page, in bass clef
- The full score, editableMusicXML
- The full score, as MIDIOne track per player, for your own software
- The guideWhat was done, what was not, and how to perform it
From the guide that came with it
Every delivery comes with a written guide. These lines are copied from this one.
Title and instrumentation
Middle C is C4. The score and parts use written pitch: clarinet in A major, alto saxophone in E major, flute and trombone in G major. Trombone reads bass clef; the other players read treble clef.
Difficulty and playability notes
The flute's low register needs a clear, supported tone. Keep the saxophone and trombone light enough for the melody to carry. The trombone's F-sharp2 on beat 2 of bar 5 uses fifth position on a standard B-flat tenor trombone.
What was done and what was not
Each source voice was assigned intact to one player. All 128 notes, their rhythms, sounding octaves and pitch spellings were retained. No notes were added or omitted, no octave shifts were needed, and the harmony was not revised. The clarinet and saxophone notation was transposed for their instruments.
Start one like this
The same few questions, with your own music. Nothing runs until you have set a spending limit and pressed Start.
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