Klarinet Archive - Posting 000544.txt from 2005/03

From: Anne Bell <bell@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] music notation software (rather OT)
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:08:00 -0500

There is also MusiXTeX that is based on TeX. More info available at:
http://directory.fsf.org/hobbies/music/MusiXTex.html
My brother used TeX or some derivative (I don't know why I think it was
something like LaTex...just being punny probably....) to typeset his
Thesis and suggested I look into MusiXTex. I'm pretty sure it is all
free, though not WYSIWYG. There appears to be at least one way to enter
that is WYSIWYG but I'm not sure that program bit is free.

Take Care,
Anne

Tom Flavel wrote:
> 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/
>

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