>>>>> "John" == John Chambers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
John> The main function of the V: lines is to tell the software to
John> intersperse the staves for several voices, and to align the notes and
John> bar lines. This is a purely typesetting operation. It adds no musical
John> information; it "merely" makes the music a lot easier to read.
It does also tell a player program something important about how to
play.
John> Note that I'm not saying we don't need V: lines. I've occasionally
John> read vocal music that had the parts written out separately, and it's
John> no fun.
No, it is fun to read that way, but the people who published music
like that without ever lining the parts up as a score or listening to
the MIDI made a lot of mistakes.
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