Igor Engraver Manual

93 CHAPTER 5
The Piece Window and the In-
5.1.1 Adding a Musician
By clicking on a triangle or + of one of the instrument categories in the Instrument
library window, all the instruments of that category will appear. You may
think of the instruments in the Instrument library window as all the different
kinds of instruments available in the world (there are about 300 instruments – or
configurations of instruments, such as Violin II – in the database). The instruments
that belong to musicians, on the other hand, are personal and their settings
can be modified if you wish.
Macintosh: The desired instrument can be clicked-dragged and then dropped
on the musician icon in the Piece window.
Windows: The desired instrument can be clicked and then Select should be chosen
at the bottom of the Instrument Library window.
Note that the lower right corners of the Instrument library window and the
Piece window are able to be dragged in all directions so that more information
may be viewed.
When an instrument has been chosen, the musician and the instrument that the
musician plays become displayed in the Piece window’s right column. At the
same time, a part layout icon is shown in the left column. (A part is the sheet of
music that is given to the individual musicians or groups of musicians of an
orchestra, as opposed to a score, which is the sheet of music showing all of the
music being played.) Observe that the musician and the layout get their names
from the chosen Instrument library instrument if they have not been changed in
another way (see the Settings and House looks chapter for further information).
As long as there are unsaved changes to the piece, there is a dot indicating this in
front of the title in the Piece window’s title bar. Remember to save your work
every now and then using the Save… and Save As… commands, which are found in
the File menu.