Re: LilyPond to Finale :-(

[Colin Campbell]

On 11-06-05 05:13 AM, James Lowe wrote:
> Ah...
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> Sent: 05 June 2011 11:28
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> Subject: Re: LilyPond to Finale :-(
> I disagree.  You can capture subtleties of phrasing and meaning into a
> handwritten and/or a hand-engraved score that a computer engraver can't
> mimic because the information/understanding is just not there.  Computer
> output tends to score better in a number of categories over manual work,
> and score rather awful in categories you did not think of as being even
> relevant because "nobody would do that".
>
> ------
>
> Oh goody..gives me an excuse to link to these:
>
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v60/Langer/misc/aphex-twin-deathwaltz-1.jpg
>
> or
>
> http://www.well.com/user/bryan/quartet.gif
>
> :)
>
> Ready everyone...ah-one ah-two ah-three...
>
>
> James

"Subtleties of phrasing"???  My printer is still whimpering under the 
desk, having refused completely to produce hard copy.  Still, the cello 
line looks rather interesting:  the bowing in the 23/4 bar might be a 
bit tricky, unless one uses a six-string instrument.

Colin


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