Personally, I like abctab2ps because it prints tablature as well as staff--But--I was happy to see that the MuseSource program will import abc files because there are loads of tunes and tunebooks available in abc format. They might need a little layout tweaking, but the data entry is done. Just my 2¢, Leonard Williams
On 5/7/11 5:14 PM, "Jon Lucas" <[email protected]> wrote: > There are those among us who can glance at a score, hear the music in > their heads, and sit down and play it straight off. Alas there are > also the Musically Challenged, like myself, who have to squint > repeatedly at the score, muttering 'Every Good Boy Does Fine', and > puzzle it out note by note. For these benighted folk it is helpful to > hear the music "as she is wrote" and be able to play it over and over > until it sinks in. So I got a music writing program called MuseScore > (available as a free download at MuseScore.Org) and transcribed most > of the tunes in the OTW archive. > > Anyone who would be interested in getting these scores can email me > and I will send them. Of course you will first have to download > MuseScore. It is worth getting. Not only can you hear all those > tunes played as the composer intended (and the harmonies in some of > those Bourées are amazing),but you can create scores of your own or > copy others you run across. > > My apologies to those who already know all this stuff. > > Jon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
