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2019-01-05 Thread Karlin High
On 1/5/2019 2:59 PM, Wols Lists wrote: it's not uncommon for an attempt to turn the page to result in the music disappearing down the field ... it has been known for the music to disappear down the field taking the stand with it And being outdoors, most electronic displays are probably a

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2019-01-05 Thread Wols Lists
On 05/01/19 20:40, Aaron Hill wrote: > But I don't think we ever lost a stand, so I can only imagine the > conditions you are forced to play in. Seaside bandstands :-) Where if the band calls it off they don't get paid. You need to find the organisers and get them to cancel it, and where do you

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2019-01-05 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2019-01-05 12:59 pm, Wols Lists wrote: When we perform, our music is usually stuck to the stands with everything we can lay our hands on to keep it there - it's not uncommon for an attempt to turn the page to result in the music disappearing down the field ... it has been known for the

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2019-01-05 Thread Wols Lists
On 05/01/19 20:20, Aaron Hill wrote: > P.S. I would like to add that, as a performer who has great disdain for > annoying page turns, I will join you in the battle for promoting sane > typesetting. Slightly squished and/or "creative" notation is far better > than wrestling with (and wasting)

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2019-01-05 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2019-01-05 11:30 am, Wols Lists wrote: On 05/01/19 17:34, Aaron Hill wrote: But for matters of the not-so-unusual, have no disillusion your engraving (or writing) will be readily clear if you choose to stray too far from the path. ? But standards are of no use if applying them

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2019-01-05 Thread Kieren MacMillan
Hey all, >> The two options are not mutually exclusive--they are one and the same. > They may not be mutually exclusive for you. I think we must remember that different scores serve different purposes. Daily I am frustrated with the poorly-engraved scores I am forced to use as a musical

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2019-01-05 Thread Wols Lists
On 05/01/19 17:34, Aaron Hill wrote: > On 2019-01-05 2:40 am, Wols Lists wrote: >> On 04/01/19 18:41, Aaron Hill wrote: >>> I *H*A*T*E* about people who proclaim "This is >> correct". >> >> Take my case - which would you choose between "follow the current >> wisdom" and "music that is readable

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2019-01-05 Thread Mark Stephen Mrotek
Aaron, Thank you for the caveat regarding Gould. Mark -Original Message- From: lilypond-user [mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=ca.rr@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Hill Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2019 9:35 AM To: lilypond-user@gnu.org Subject: Re: <> On 2019-01-05 2:40 am,

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2019-01-05 Thread Aaron Hill
On 2019-01-05 2:40 am, Wols Lists wrote: On 04/01/19 18:41, Aaron Hill wrote: Yeesh, that is terrible.This is why it's important to follow good notation practice: I was so confused by this bad typesetting that I thought the bar was 6/4 time, and now my day is ruined. Unless someone is

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2019-01-05 Thread Wols Lists
On 04/01/19 18:41, Aaron Hill wrote: > >> Yeesh, that is terrible.This is why it's important to follow good >> notation >> practice: I was so confused by this bad typesetting that I thought the >> bar >> was 6/4 time, and now my day is ruined. > > Unless someone is doing academic work where it