Re: GPD: official shortest note in lilypond

[Ian Stirling]

On Wednesday 07 November 2007 21:39:23 Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 02:03 +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > As a composer by myself, it's a mystery to me why so many composers
> > love to use 128th and 256th, most time for no good reason.
> 
> Let's ask ourselves about that well-known piano hack, Ludwig van
> Beethoven.  Later we'll turn to Mozart, who didn't confine himself to
> 128th notes, but used 256th notes too.  I'm sure you'll start explaining
> why you're a better composer than Beethoven and Mozart, at least, you're
> not given to such notational distortions as those two well-known fools.

 I'll mention another incompetent composer who writes 128th notes.

Bach.

Variation 16 of the Goldberg Variations.
 What was he thinking?

Ian
--