Klarinet Archive - Posting 000514.txt from 2005/03

From: Tom Flavel <tom@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] music notation software (rather OT)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 23:41:26 -0500

On 20/03/2005 23:26:01, Curtis Bennett wrote:
> If you want serious music notation software, I recommend Sibelius.

I dont know about composing, or anything interactive, but if you're
interested in typesetting beautiful scores, I'd recommend lilypond (one
'l'). It has a steep learning curve: you enter music as text, as you
would for a programing language. (Though I do think there are some
graphical interfaces, but they're not as versatile. I havent tried them.)

The emphasis is on producing absolutley the best quality output. If
you're familiar with typography, you may know of TeX: lilypond is built
upon that. Here's an essay explaining their thoughts behind engraving:

http://lilypond.org/web/about/automated-engraving/

--
Tom

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