Billets Doux

Jack · March 2006

Hi all,

Someone over at Steve's UK site was asking for a Billets Doux transcription:

gypsyjazzer · March 2006

Hi,

Thanks for posting this, I've been after a copy for a long time.

The only problem I'm having is printing it off - I either get a copy that is too small, and only fills about a third of the page, or else it's too big and doesn't print the the whole image on one page - is it possible to download it as a jpeg, or is there a way to control the print size?

Stu

Jack · March 2006

If you're using Firefox, I think you can download it this way:

Tools
Page Info
Media
Scroll through till you find the jpeg
Save As

I'm sure there are other ways as well...if you can't get it in a few days let me know and I'll email it to you.

Best,
Jack.

gypsyjazzer · March 2006

Hi Jack,

Thanks for the directions, which I've followed and downloaded the files ok.

However, I still only get a print size of one third of a page of A4. If I try to enlarge the image the print quality is quite poor/blurred.

Presumably I'm still doing something wrong.

Stuart
PS. Yes, I'm using Firefox.

pallopenna · March 2006

With Firefox all I have to do is click on the image itself and a new window (or tab depending on how you've set your browser preferences) appears with the jpeg. If you do it this way, the image comes up at the size you've mentioned, but if you move your mouse over the image a magnifying-glass icon should appear. If you click on that, the image will resize to quite a bit larger. Right-click on this larger image and choose "Save Ïmage as..." it will save this larger image. This image is quite a bit larger than a single page as far as I can tell, but you should be able to scale it back to an A4 page with your printer options.

I hope this helps.

-Paul

gypsyjazzer · March 2006

Thanks Paul,

I've now managed to print off a usable copy, and now all I have to do is manage to play it! Somehow I think that might require a bit more skill and effort on my part.

Cheers

musickit · July 2011

Great transcription, but I recently discovered that the tune is NOT by Django, but one Maurice Yvain, a longtime French song writer and soundtrack composer and who lived from 1891- 1965.

Bones · July 2011

There's a transcription that I posted a while back here:

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=8656&p=45815&hilit=billets+doux#p45815

angareskero · July 2011

Hello,Here is the Lead sheet of this nice tune.
http://www.wikifonia.org/node/10917
Enjoy

gypsyjazzer · July 2011

Hi

Many thanks for the lead sheet, it's useful to have the unadorned melody to see how Django enhanced it, and thanks again to everyone who has contributed on this topic.

Stu