Haha! Hermann von Helmholtz was anything but humdrum! :)
-David
Jacques Menu writes:
> Hello Andrew and David,
>
> Thanks a lot, I had mistaken Humdrum for Helmholtz!
>
> JM
>
>> Le 18 avr. 2021 à 19:22, David Zelinsky a écrit :
>>
>> Jacques Menu writes:
>>
>>> I seem to have read
That's what I mean. It's a natural notation that arises often. But
Helmholtz was not concerned with duration for notation., so he only
covers pitch.
Andrew
David Zelinsky wrote on 19/04/2021 3:22 AM:
I don't know the history of Lilypond's development. But the notation is
very similar to
Hello Andrew and David,
Thanks a lot, I had mistaken Humdrum for Helmholtz!
JM
> Le 18 avr. 2021 à 19:22, David Zelinsky a écrit :
>
> Jacques Menu writes:
>
>> I seem to have read somewhere that the notation such as c’4.. has been
>> inspired by another well-known syntax, maybe refering to
Jacques Menu writes:
> I seem to have read somewhere that the notation such as c’4.. has been
> inspired by another well-known syntax, maybe refering to Humdrum.
>
> Does anyone know more about this?
I don't know the history of Lilypond's development. But the notation is
very similar to that
What I saw was:
"Humdrum was originally created by David Huron in the 1980s, and it has
been used steadily for decades."
From:
https://www.humdrum.org/
Andrew
David Kastrup wrote on 17/04/2021 8:55 PM:
Cannot find info on Humdrum's age on its web site. Basic notename
syntax of LilyPond
Andrew Bernard writes:
> I don't think so. Considering you need a pitch name, a duration, and
> an octave indication (depending), this syntax is entirely natural and
> it is no surprise it may occur in many programs. It's a natural idea,
> spontaneously arising many times.
>
> Well, Humdrum
I don't think so. Considering you need a pitch name, a duration, and an
octave indication (depending), this syntax is entirely natural and it is
no surprise it may occur in many programs. It's a natural idea,
spontaneously arising many times.
Well, Humdrum predates Lilypond, so your
Hello folks,
I seem to have read somewhere that the notation such as c’4.. has been inspired
by another well-known syntax, maybe refering to Humdrum.
Does anyone know more about this?
JM
