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7. Parts
Exporting house styles from parts Having set up the appearance of a part via the Multiple Part Appearance, Auto Breaks and Engraving Rules dialogs, you can then export its house style, either to import into other parts in the same score or to import into parts in another score in future. To export a house style from a part, make sure you’re viewing that part, and choose House Style Export House Style. To import the house style into other parts in the same (or a different) score, select those parts in the Parts window, click the Multiple Part Appearance button, then click Import House Style on the House Style page of the dialog. When you export a house style from a part, it includes things like the Auto Breaks and Document Setup settings that make it look like a part. Therefore the house style is only suitable for importing into other parts, not into a full score. Likewise, if you export a house style from a full score, it is not suitable for importing into parts. So you should export different house styles for full scores and for parts.
Parts in different transpositions You may need to have the same part in several different transpositions (e.g. wind bands may require some brass parts in both Bb and Eb, depending on the instruments available), which Sibelius makes easy: First, create a new part containing the instrument for which you need to create a part in a differ
ent transposition – see Creating new parts on page 555 Change the name of the part so that you can tell it apart, e.g. 1st Horn (Eb) – see Editing part names above Now view the part, by double-clicking its name in the Parts window, or by choosing it from the menu on the toolbar To change the transposition of the part, make sure nothing is selected in the part (hit Esc), then choose Create Other Instrument Change. Choose the variant of the instrument that has the desired transposition and click OK, then click at the very start of the first staff of the part to create it. This instrument change exists only in this part, and does not affect the full score, or any of the other parts. You may also need to change the key signature used by your newly-transposed part. Again first making sure that nothing is selected (hit Esc), choose Create Key Signature (shortcut K), select the desired key signature, and click OK, then click at the very start of the part. Like the instrument change, this key signature exists only in this part. Finally, for particularly extreme transpositions, you may need to adjust the clef. With nothing selected, choose Create Clef (shortcut Q), select the desired clef, and click OK, then click at the start of the part. You may also need further clef changes – see Clef changes in parts above.
Though it is required less often, you can also create instrument changes, clef changes and key signature changes at any point in a dynamic part without affecting the full score or any other parts based on the same instrument in the score. Beware, therefore, that if you add a key signature to a part, it will affect only the part you are working on, and will not be created in the full score. If you want to add a key change to the full score and all parts, create it in the full score. 562