musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Two parts with same instrument, different clefs
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Description
Your idea
In MS4 I can make two parts with the same instrument, but I can not set the clef independently.
- In recorder music it is common these days to have the greatbass recorder part supplied both in bass clef (8va alta) and treble clef (8va bassa). The score will usually have just one variant.
- Much renaissance music is performed both with viols (using alto clef for the tenor part, go figure) and with recorders, where everything is either treble or bass clef.
Problem to be solved
See above two scenarios common in renaissance / recorder music.
Prior art
No idea if other apps do this, but several publishers such as Moeck Verlag do this as standard practice.
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how MS4 represents parts and clefs, then inspect any existing tests covering multiple parts or clef assignment. Done means two parts using the same instrument can display independently selected clefs, supporting the bass/treble and alto/treble scenarios described.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- desktop-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100