On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Hudson Lacerda wrote: > MusicXML: > - It is _too much_ verbose; definitely, it is *not* for human edition.
> > LilyPond: > - It is not really a *"standard"* for complex music notation. > - It is (fortunately) growing up to make complex notation, but on the > other hand it is not as simple and compact as I would like. (I think the > command names are very long in general.) > > ABC: > - Is a simple, legible and compact notation. > - It is becoming (hopefully) a sort of standard notation. > I think those three music "languages" (besides other ones, like > MusiXTeX, for instance) have their own places on the world and play > important roles according to their goals. One of my personal favorites is Mup ( http://www.arkkra.com ). It's syntax is not as complex as Lilyponds , and it has enough power for my needs. But it is not free, but shareware. But abcm2ps is also really good. -- Martin Tarenskeen ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/mjFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/abcusers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
