Making layouts transposed/concert pitch

Dorico Pro Help
Product
Dorico Pro
Version
5.1
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You can change whether each layout in your project is transposed or concert pitch. In Dorico Pro, full score layouts are concert pitch and part layouts are transposed pitch by default.

For example, full scores are often concert pitch, to show notes at their sounding pitch, but part layouts are transposed pitch so the player can read the notes they must play in order to achieve the desired sounding pitch.

Procedure

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd-Shift-L to open Layout Options.
  2. In the Layouts list, select the layouts you want to make transposing/non-transposing.

    By default, the layout currently open in the music area is selected when you open the dialog. You can select other layouts by using the selection options in the action bar, clicking and dragging across multiple layouts, Shift-clicking adjacent layouts, and Ctrl/Cmd-clicking individual layouts.

  3. In the category list, click Players.
  4. In the Players section, activate/deactivate Transposing layout.
  5. Click Apply, then Close.

Result

The selected layouts are transposed pitch when Transposing layout is activated, and concert pitch when it is deactivated.

Tip

You can also change the transposition of the layout currently open in the music area in the following ways:

  • To make layouts transposed pitch, choose either Transposed Pitch in the status bar or Edit > Transposed Pitch.

  • To make layouts concert pitch, choose either Concert Pitch in the status bar or Edit > Concert Pitch.