Hello Friends,
I’am writing a piece, you can see in this example, flute 4#, soprano sax 6# and altsax 5b.
According me it must be 7# for the alto sax?
Is this a problem in Dorico?
Who can help me?
Thanks for help!
Bernard (the Netherlands)
Dorico is choosing Db M instead of C# because of this Notation Option:
If you untick it, you should get 7 sharps.
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5 flats for the alto sax is Db major, which is enharmonically equivalent to C# major (7 sharps). So what you have there is not wrong.
If you’d prefer to see 7 sharps, one solution is to go to Notation Options > Accidentals > Transposition and untick “Prefer enharmonic equivalent key signatures with fewer accidentals”. Note that this will apply to all instruments in the flow.
(Ninja’d by @charles_piano!)
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Maybe before following this excellent advice you should talk to your sax players.
Most that I know would prefer D-flat major rather than C-sharp.
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Ofcourse, thanks for help and wish you a nice weekend!
Bernard
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Bernard Klopman
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@bklopman You might want to remove your phone number from this public forum.
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Thanks Aaron. I’ve changed it, but can’t remove it in the sent mail
You should be able to edit your post on the forum itself. I don’t think the e-mail you sent is relevant anymore.
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Change it in your post here
As a sax player, I’d prefer a different key altogether! 
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