Re: [LAU] Paper on new methods of notation

david wrote:
> David Collins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've written a short paper on different methods of notation which have
>> evolved recently, and thought that some readers here might be interested.
>> The paper is available at
>> http://indigo.uk.to/~david/notes/music/notation.pdf .
>>
>> The primary languages discussed are Mondrian, Abc notation, Csound,
>> and Lilypond.
>
> Hmm, I thought Lilypond was just software for producing very good
> quality traditional Western music notation. It's a different method?
>
> Oh, sorry, I read your "different methods of notation" as different
> forms of music notation - IOW, something different from traditional
> Western music notation. Csound's a programming language, I guess that
> could be considered a form of music notation, but I'd consider that one
> specialized for "reading" by Csound. Like a player piano scroll is
> specialized for reading by a player piano.
>
> I just don't think of them as "music notation". I'm probably too
> sheet-music oriented.

Excuse me, I need to go notate this new thing called "rock music". I
have hammer and chisel, what's the best kind of stone to notate "rock
music" with? ;-)

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David
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