Worked example
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No bass singers this Sunday, so the cello takes the bass line, note for note.
What the musician filled in
- The piece
- Old Hundredth, the attached MusicXML
- Players and instruments
- Soprano, alto and tenor voices, with cello
- Which parts or players are missing?
- We have no bass singers this Sunday.
What the studio asked back
Nothing. The form had what it needed, so the work went straight ahead.
How long it took
16 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
- Soprano partPDF, one page
- Alto partPDF, one page
- Tenor partPDF, one page
- Cello partPDF, one page
- The full score, editableMusicXML
- The full score, as MIDIOne track per part, 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.
Difficulty and playability notes
Cello: the cello plays the bass line at the same pitch the basses would have sung (F♯2 to G3), not an octave lower. So every chord keeps its original bass note and inversion. The part sits low on the instrument, around the open G and D strings, all in bass clef with no high positions. An automatic playability check passed all 32 notes. It is an easy part.
What was done and what was not
Checked: I compared the finished score, and the delivered MusicXML file, with your file at every one of the 32 beats at exact pitch. No note was added, dropped, moved or respelled.
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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