[LAU] Paper on new methods of notation

[david]

david wrote:
> David Collins wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've written a short paper on different methods of notation which have 
>> evolved recently, and thought that some readers here might be interested.
>> The paper is available at 
>> http://indigo.uk.to/~david/notes/music/notation.pdf .
>>
>> The primary languages discussed are Mondrian, Abc notation, Csound, 
>> and Lilypond.
> 
> Hmm, I thought Lilypond was just software for producing very good 
> quality traditional Western music notation. It's a different method?
> 
> Oh, sorry, I read your "different methods of notation" as different 
> forms of music notation - IOW, something different from traditional 
> Western music notation. Csound's a programming language, I guess that 
> could be considered a form of music notation, but I'd consider that one 
> specialized for "reading" by Csound. Like a player piano scroll is 
> specialized for reading by a player piano.
> 
> I just don't think of them as "music notation". I'm probably too 
> sheet-music oriented.

Excuse me, I need to go notate this new thing called "rock music". I 
have hammer and chisel, what's the best kind of stone to notate "rock 
music" with? ;-)

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David
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