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Re: Beethoven in the Bin

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-12-05 15:49

As a person who grew up on paper (context) I would urge anyone or any group looking to "move on from paper" to at VERY LEAST, put some effort into finding individuals or groups who would appreciate having those filing cabinets of material. Back in the day, one would seek out specific editions not only for the "more correct" notes, dynamic markings and phrasing markings, but also because some printings are much easier to read due to the care taken on HOW the notes are printed across the page. One only needs to deal with crappy Sibelius (and I mean the renderings where the person who put it together doesn't really care about the "ergonomics" of print) or Finale to realize that this is no small issue.

I can't tell you how often I ponied up the dough for a Peters edition or Breitkopf & Hartel just for the smoothness of the printed flow over the perfunctory Kalmus versions.

Whatever you guys decide to do with your "old sheet music," PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, find someone to take it off your hands!!!!!!!

.........................Paul Aviles

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