[abcusers] new abcpp release

2002-10-31 Thread Guido Gonzato
Hello, I have released version 1.2.2 of the abcpp preprocessor. Changes include: - the ability to define empty macros, i.e. #ifdef MIDI #define L16 [L:1/16] #else #define L16 #endif - Italian documentation. abcpp is free software released under the GPL. Source and binaries for Linux and

Re: [abcusers] Music Notation

2002-10-31 Thread Jon Freeman
Gerry McCartney wrote You got it in one. I play and teach traditional Irish tenor banjo and I wanted to give the *printed* sheets to my students - those who can't read music - to make the tunes a little easier to get around. Off topic but I can't resist... I'm not good enough to teach but hi

RE: [abcusers] Music Notation

2002-10-31 Thread Gerry McCartney
To Jon Freeman Hi Jon Keep pluckin'! Any advice, just ask. Gerry -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-abcusers;argyll.wisemagic.com]On Behalf Of Jon Freeman Sent: 31 October 2002 17:04 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [abcusers] Music Notation Gerry McCartney

[abcusers] Just a little seasonal song (for a change)

2002-10-31 Thread Phil Taylor
Learn it quick and you can sing it tonight. X:1 T:Tam Lynn C:Trad S:Learned from Bert Lloyd M:4/4 K:Gm DD | G2 (G^F) D2 DD | BAG^F G2 D2 | w: La-dy Margret, La-dy Mar-gret sat sew-ing at her bower, and d2 c2 A2 F2 | [M:7/8]c4 AB c | [M:4/4] d2 G2 F2 A2 | w: she's all dressed in black, when* a

RE: [abcusers] Just a little seasonal song (for a change)

2002-10-31 Thread Gerry McCartney
To coin an old phrase. And what age was Lady Margaret when she conceived. And she STILL believes in fairies?? To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html

Re: [abcusers] Just a little seasonal song (for a change)

2002-10-31 Thread Bruce Olson
Phil Taylor wrote: Learn it quick and you can sing it tonight. X:1 T:Tam Lynn C:Trad S:Learned from Bert Lloyd M:4/4 K:Gm The 45 1/2 verse version collected by Robert Burns and published with it's tune in 'The Scots Musical Museum' is given in file SONGTXT2.TXT on my website, with an

Re: [abcusers] Four-stringed banjos (was: Music Notation)

2002-10-31 Thread Jon Freeman
From: Frank Nordberg wrote: I bought what I thought was a standard tenor banjo tears ago to play in a dixieland band. Tuning it to standard tenor banjo tuning (C, G, D A) turned out to be a *very* bad idea, however. I still haven't figured out if it's supposed to be a plectrum banjo or and

Re: [abcusers] Four-stringed banjos (was: Music Notation)

2002-10-31 Thread Jon Freeman
Frank Nordberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One more question: Would you consider the Irish and The New Orleans tenor banjos as two different instruments? Ignornt answer from me I'm afraid, I consider tenor as a tenor. The only type of four-string set I've ever seen in a Norwegian music