Transpose?

I'm currently rewriting a song for other instruments (this is my first time doing this) and would like to reverse the transposition for the viola. My question is how this will affect accidentals.

In the picture here, you can see that e is raised by a semitone. What is the accidental sign here? Do I have to raise the half note on the right by one or not?

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Roschdog
1 year ago

Supplement: It is crucial that the viola is not a transposing instrument and therefore the notation is not transposing. The viola is listed in another key, the C key. The c1 can then be found on the center line. This is done so that as many notes as possible can be recorded within the line system and many auxiliary lines need not be used forever. It’s not a transposition. This can also be seen from the fact that the general sign is retained, only is recorded at another point (in the upper first intermediate space). When converting into the violin or bass key, all the signs remain as in the original.

baucolo
1 year ago

On the picture here you can see that e is increased by a half-tone step.

No. On your picture you can see the Terzklang G-H in all notes, followed by two-tone Fis-A, which stands in half notes. The whole thing is under a cross as a general sign.

If you want to completely offset a whole piece and transpose a certain interval higher or lower, the tone normally also changes according to the transposition interval. If, for example, one piece is offset upwards by a halftone, the tone also increases accordingly. From one piece in G major/e minor (1 cross) would become one piece in As major/f minor (4 Be).