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Evgeny Krylevsky
Evgeny Krylevsky
Head of Krylevsky School

How to change the key for a transposing instrument in a score? Sibelius

Enharmonic key change for a transposing instrument in a score is very important. However, in the Sibelius notation editor I did not find such a function.

E‑flat minor is more convenient than D‑sharp minor

To begin with, a key with many sharps/flats is not always convenient to read. It is often easier to read a scale with six flats than with six sharps. This is because it is more convenient to raise a note from a flat to a natural than from a sharp to a double sharp. Here the same situation arose:

Curved and straight soprano saxophonesCurved and straight soprano saxophones

I went through a bunch of videos; in one of them I found the approximate location of this button.

Curved and straight soprano saxophonesCurved and straight soprano saxophones

However, it still was not possible to change the key. Therefore, we will have to use a workaround.