Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > unless, of course, you were referring only > to (cough, cough) 19th century notation.
MusicXML represents common Western music notation. So the less common the notation, the less likely it is that 1) MusicXML supports it, or 2) MusicXML software supports it. If the music itself has a limited commercial market, it's unlikely there is much of a commercial market for software that supports it. Changing this situation may require getting a non-profit institution to fund the necessary software development up front. Commonality is really the key, rather than century (at least from the 17th onwards). MusicXML and its software supports recent innovations in pop music notation better than innovations in non-pop. Another example is staggered barlines, which Mozart was using in the 18th century, never mind the 19th. But they are not common, then or now. MusicXML supports them, but our Dolet software reflects Finale and Sibelius's limitations there. Thanks for the pointer to your blog post. We're working on new features for MusicXML 1.2 so this is useful input. "Kim Patrick Clow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The full version of Dolet can not translate > the figured bass (which is input in Finale as a > lyric), nor can it handle > articulation markings such as daggers. > :( > When will those issues be addressed? Figured bass is tricky to export from Finale because there's no standard way to do it. Lyrics, chords, expressions, and text blocks are all possibilities, and third-party fonts are commonly used. Combine that with the general lack of market demand and you get something that probably needs to be paid for directly via a consulting project: http://www.recordare.com/xml/consulting.html I am not sure what you are referring to in terms of dagger articulation markings. Could you please e-mail me an example Finale score off-list so I can investigate further? Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC www.recordare.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
