Create Bb Treble Clef Euphonium part from Bass Clef Euphonium part

[todd.marchand]

Sorry if this is elementary — I’ve actually done this once before, but it was all guesswork.

I’ve set up my score for concert band in transposed pitch, and I need to create a treble clef B-flat euphonium part from the bass clef part in the score.

I don’t understand the Clef and Transposition Overrides dialog in Dorico, despite having read the manual and some other pages online that reference it.

I do a fair amount of band scores, and this should be stupid-easy. But it just baffles me every time.

Looking for some help here. Thanks.

[Craig_F]

First, make sure you don’t have an Explicit Clef. Click on the Clef, if it turns orange - delete it.

In Setup mode, duplicate the Euph part and rename it.
In the Clef and Transposition override dialog use the following settings.

[todd.marchand]

Craig_F: Thanks. There was an Explicit Clef — something I hadn’t come across before. This was a file I had imported as MusicXML from an existing Finale file I wanted to clean up; maybe that’s where the clef came from. I had tried the same settings you recommended in the Clef and Transposition dialog several times and got nowhere. Deleting the Explicit Clef solved the problem.

[Janus]

@todd.marchand

There was an Explicit Clef — something I hadn’t come across before. This was a file I had imported as MusicXML from an existing Finale file I wanted to clean up; maybe that’s where the clef came from.

This is very likely the source. You should also check for unexpected independent key signatures and time signatures in xml imports.

[Craig_F]

@todd.marchand

This was a file I had imported as MusicXML from an existing Finale file I wanted to clean up; maybe that’s where the clef came from

This is a notorious issue with Finale imports. Dorico 6 has a new command Delete Initial Clefs which can be invoked via the Jump Bar.