Clarity above clutter is a common factor in many postings. Personal preferences - grid rhythm signs versus minimal use of rhythm signs, landscape versus portrait, where to place measure numbers - are not interesting in itself, but if there are enough people sending in their preferences some sort of order will come. To avoid complaining about bad practices, all too easy, I'd like to know what people think is beautiful tablature.
Some favourites of mine, in no particular order but facsimiles only for starters and beginning on one side of the bookshelves so leaving out much else: Saizenay (not always clear but always beautiful), the Petrucci prints (because it still looks like it was printed yesterday, although I must say I have difficulty with the continuous stream of rhythm signs), Morlaye (second book with the straight bar lines, every measure a rhythm signs, btw), Vallet (a bit cramped on the page, but such elegant ciphers and adapting the d's and b's to available space), Gerle (comforting amounts of white page around the music, pity of the page turns), Airs de Cour books from Ballard (nice d's that fit neatly between the lines), Ballard premier livre (good page lay out, clear signs, very wel done, buy the facsimile now, even if you have the CNRS edition), and Toyohiko's handwriting, I might add: elegant and clear. Could be summarized as clarity above clutter with elegance mixed in. FWIW, Finale has the option to break tablature lines at the ciphers, a feature greatly enhancing legibility. David -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
