Re: Add an alternative Drum Style - agostini-drums-style (issue 150860044 by address@hidden)

[fgohier49]

On 2014/09/24 18:19:43, dak wrote:
> On 2014/09/24 17:53:33, fgohier49 wrote:
> > On 2014/09/24 14:08:39, dak wrote:
> > > On 2014/09/24 13:56:36, fgohier49 wrote:
> > > > On 2014/09/24 12:11:12, dak wrote:
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Any chance we can get this information from the original patch
author,
> or
> > > does
> > > > > someone else need to do the respective research?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > I am not aware about the life of Dante Agostini, I was thinking
with this
> > > > comment your were more than me.
> > > > Can we extract some informations from any website to use here ?
I am not
> > > > confident with this.
> > >
> > > The life of Agostini is not really important.  What would be
important would
> > be
> > > for LilyPond users to know when and why to use this notation.
There has to
> be
> > > some reason you want to see it added to LilyPond: this notation
has to be
> used
> > > _somewhere_.  So the question is _where_ this notation is being
used.
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > this notation is used by almost all french drummers. His school is
know
> > developped in all french big towns, in more, Dusseldorf (Germany),
Bâle
> > (Schweiz), Athens (Greece), Pordenonde & Udine (Italy), Rabat
(Maroc), without
> > take in count all other teachers which are not linked directly to
the school.
> > His method is written in french, english, spanish & german.
> > It seems the most used notation in europe

> Well, that sounds slightly relevant indeed.  How about:

> Invented by the French percussionist Dante Agostini in 1965, this
notation is
> commonly employed in France but also elsewhere.

> I think that's enough history and gives a sketch about where it can be
expected
> to be used.

OK, I will update it next monday

https://codereview.appspot.com/150860044/