The need

Adapting a score written for one instrument to another isn’t just moving notes: range, fingering, the instrument itself and the player’s level all matter. My working example is an arrangement for intermediate-level double bass.

What the system should do

• Import a score and identify voices and pitches;
• adapt to the range and constraints of the target instrument;
• keep an explicit link between original and transformed notes;
• produce a readable score and check that it’s playable;
• document the changes that prevent perfect reversibility.

Where I am

I’m working on the transformation method and first tests with real scores.