David Fenton wrote:
"I'm particularly unimpressed with the stiff look of Lilypond output,
which reminds me of Finale from the days of Petrucci."
This is an interesting critique, considering that the main idea of
Lilypond is emulating traditional handmade engraving. Have you read
either the essay at the main Lilypond site (here:
http://lilypond.org/web/about/automated-engraving/ (the Lilypond examples
are very good, but unfortunately uses out-of-the-box Finale output as a
strawman) or Andrew Hawryluk's essay, to which I previously linked?
"I also think it's quite interesting that most of the activity
creating new notation apps is coming from parts of the world where
Finale and Sibelius are very expensive. The conclusion seems quite
obvious to me."
What activity do you mean specifically? The alternative products in
France, Sweden, and Hungary have been sent to open source, abandoned,or
stalled (respectively). Of the latest applications MuseScore is arguably
more a response to Lilypond. But you may well have a point with regard to
the pricing of Finale and Sibelius in Germany, as Forte and PriMus (like
MuseScore) originated in Germany and the local prices are high.
Daniel Wolf
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