I've thought about proposing an ABC interpreter language. The idea is that you would have the ability to display, play and print ABC files, and also have some run-time control over what is done, e.g. loop, text processing, etc. Such a language would be compatible with any ABC standard, and possibly even handle the current situation of several contratictory standards.
What's prevented me from doing it so far is that I'd like to get a working version going first. I just don't think the world needs yet another music notation standard without anybody willing to go out and implement it. Ultimately this is where I'm going with iabc. To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
