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I think this was one of the better writeups about Lilypond's commitment to good music typography I've read: http://lilypond.org/about/automated-engraving/big-pa

I think this was one of the better writeups about Lilypond's commitment to good music typography I've read: http://lilypond.org/about/automated-engraving/big-page http://lilypond.org/about/automated-engraving/big-page That essay is a very nice rundown on the types of problems lilypond has dealt with in terms of working out how to create beautiful sheet music.

nandemo 17y ago
Yes, it's a very instructive essay. However, notice that they only claim that Lilypond's default output tends to be better than other software's. It's not always as good as a good manual engraving. You have to tweak it to get it right. Just today I printed this Tchaikovsky piece. Compare the manual engraving with a Lilypond output here (1st and 3rd links): http://imslp.org/wiki/Dumka,_Op.59_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr_Ilyich) http://imslp.org/wiki/Dumka,_Op.59_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr_Ilyic... In particular, look at the the Poco meno mosso section at pages 6 and 5, respectively. While the original has 2 bars in one line, the Lilypond version has 3. Not only the notes look too small, but the 8va in the second bar is almost unreadable. But, alas, I cannot play it anyway.