Valentin Villenave wrote: > My two cents here: Thanks Valentin for this considered reply.
> One thing is very interesting though: when it comes to finding 256th > notes, you always refer to *solo* pieces (piano sonatas, violon > pieces, etc.). Why is that? It is because when writing orchestral > music, composers always tend to make things more "basic" for > musicians, so that everybody can play together whithout being > disturbed by complex notations. Good point, although I think that solo references have come up also because they're easier to find. When (if?) I have time I'm sure I could come up with several ensemble examples... > I'm very respectful with Mark's Ferneyhough example, but I can't say > this is the kind of music I want to write, especially in ensemble > music. As a soloist instrumentist, I'd be thrilled to play it, but I > know it would take me weeks to understand and learn the rhythmic > structure. I just can't afford to require musicians who would play > *my* music to take such time and efforts. This is exactly my point: you, the *composer*, have taken a decision not to utilise 128th notes for the reasons you explain. This is a decision that should not be take by the software you choose. I don't know how many flags Finale and Sibelius support, but Lilypond should at least equal those programs' capabilities. (And I'm not arguing that this should be a high priority RFE - I appreciate the amount of work involved - just a goal.) -- Mark Knoop _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel