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You may want to look into the Lilypond syntax for textual score notation. - http://lilypond.org/ http://lilypond.org/
by jazzychad 16y ago
You may want to look into the Lilypond syntax for textual score notation. - http://lilypond.org/ http://lilypond.org/
- necubi 16y agoAlso for layout algorithms. The people behind lilypond have thought very hard about what makes a score beautiful and legible and have pushed the art of computer engraving forward immeasurably. This is the TeX for music. Sibelius, Finale et al. have only recently begun to catch up.
- nitrogen 16y agoLilypond's web site could benefit from some examples of its output directly on the front page. I tried three different approaches in my casual attempt to see just how good it is, and didn't reach any PDFs or printouts.
- jazzychad 16y agoYes, examples and docs are a bit buried, but there is a huge amount of info to be found. Example outputs - http://lilypond.org/switch/tour http://lilypond.org/switch/tour Example syntax - http://lilypond.org/switch/howto http://lilypond.org/switch/howto
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- timclark 16y agoLilypond has a working syntax but it could sure do with some simplification and consistency. I use Lilypond, I use Latex, I know Lisp, but I find the Lilypond syntax can be mighty confusing.