New version of articulate available

[Peter Chubb]

Version 1.5 of the Articulate scripts is now available from
http://www.nicta.com.au/people/chubbp/articulate/ 

This version adds support for mordents --- thanks to Patrick Karl who
reported the issue.

The next big thing I'd like Lilypond to do is to handle dynamics in
MIDI better.  The problem is things like:
\version "2.13.55"
\score {
   \relative c' {
       \set Staff.midiInstrument = "clarinet"
       \tempo 8=44
       \cadenzaOn
       fis'8\ppp \< ~ fis2. ~ fis8 \!\ffff \bar "|"
       }
}
(from Messiaen's `Abime des Oiseaux', bar 13) -- a smooth crescendo
over almost the full range of the instrument.  Lily renders it in
three steps.  And the original is more like:

\score {
       \relative c' {
        \set Staff.midiInstrument = "clarinet"
       \tempo 8=44
       \cadenzaOn
       <<
        fis'1 \\
        { s8\ppp \< ~ s2. ~ s8 \!\ffff }
       >> 
               \bar "|"
       }
        \layout{}
        \midi{}
        }

but that renders really badly.
       
       

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