> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Stiller > Sent: 30 June 2006 20:19 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Finale] Notation; was RE: Tremolos > > > > On Jun 29, 2006, at 4:11 PM, Owain Sutton wrote: > > Do the exponential calculations of > > how many different pieces would be needed to cover every > possibility, > > and still tell me it may be assumed that they all existed! > > > > No, you're right. I imagine Attaignant and the others made > the special > blocks as needed, and once created had them on hand for any future > recurrence. Sort of like the F# horn crooks for the _Farewell_ > Symphony. > > Anyway, my central point still stands: printers--or at least > this one, > major, printer--had the ability and willingness to produce ligatures > when called upon to do so. >
No, the point doesn't stand, you haven't demonstrated that specific blocks were created for individual circumstances, only that an unknown quantity of blocks was available for use. _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
