RE: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Christophe Declercq
Hi, all! > -Message d'origine- > De : Anselm Lingnau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Envoyé : jeudi 30 août 2001 21:03 > À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : Re: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B [...] > Actually I've been playing off English-style music notation (with `B' > in place

RE: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Christophe Declercq
> -Message d'origine- > De : Christophe Declercq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Envoyé : vendredi 31 août 2001 11:22 > À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : RE: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B > Don't forget a point though. Dimitri Schostakovich has based his > fantastic (IMHO) 8th q

RE: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Christophe Declercq
> -Message d'origine- > De : Christophe Declercq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Envoyé : vendredi 31 août 2001 11:35 > À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Objet : RE: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B > > > > -Message d'origine- > > De : Christophe Declercq [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Simon Wascher wrote: > > do not get e wrong, I am not speaking for abc dialects, but for > peripheral programs which can be used as input interface or for editing > purposes. Yes, and that's a good point. And I'm sure it shouldn't be to hard for someone who knows perl to come up with a script th

Re: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Simon Wascher
Hello, Frank Nordberg wrote: > John Chambers wrote: > > (...) But on the whole, bad notation tends to die out > > and better notation tends to spread. > > I've got a bad feeling this pure Darwinistic view is a bit too simple. > Just look at the state of various computer standards... as I see it

[abcusers] PS to sum_-mer day_.

2001-08-31 Thread Laurenz Wiskott
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[abcusers] sum_-mer day_.

2001-08-31 Thread Laurenz Wiskott
Dear abcusers, thanks for all the mails regarding H instead of B. I guess the suggestion has been rejected 8-( I'll try another one. In the abc standard currently being discussed w: allows lines of lyrics aligned with the notes, and programs like abcm2ps or abctab2ps already understand this.

Re: [abcusers] sum_-mer day_.

2001-08-31 Thread Laura Conrad
> "Laurenz" == Laurenz Wiskott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Laurenz> In the abc standard currently being discussed w: allows lines of lyrics Laurenz> aligned with the notes, and programs like abcm2ps or abctab2ps already Laurenz> understand this. '-' indicates a break between sylla

Re: [abcusers] PS to sum_-mer day_.

2001-08-31 Thread Laura Conrad
> "Laurenz" == Laurenz Wiskott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Laurenz> PS: My work around currently is Laurenz> w: sum__ \-~~mer day._ I use: w: sum- * _ mer day. _ -- Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broa

Re: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Christophe Declercq wrote: > > Don't forget a point though. Dimitri Schostakovich has based his > fantastic (IMHO) 8th quartet (and some other works) on a 'D^BCB' > pattern, from the german notes corresponding to the first letters of his > name ('DSCH'). So I would not call that an abomination.

Re: [abcusers] sum_-mer day_.

2001-08-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Laurenz Wiskott wrote: > > Dear abcusers, > > thanks for all the mails regarding H instead of B. I guess the suggestion > has been rejected 8-( Yes and no. There seems to be a general agreement not to include it in the ABC standard. However, there is no reason why you can't write with German

Re: [abcusers] German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Frank Nordberg
Simon Wascher wrote: > > as I see it ... > It did not survive > because it is the best but simply because peolpe who got used to it ... > did not want to give it up > when they reached its limits, so they glued another extention onto its > edge and another and another. Reminds me of certain c

[abcusers] Re: German H as an alternative to B

2001-08-31 Thread Robert Bley-Vroman
I once proposed that F: be used for the order in which parts were played, from German "Folge." Unfortunately, the English-speaking linguistic imperialists insist on F: for "file". R To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html