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- 13 Sep 2017, 02:06
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: A case for slab serifs in music
- Replies: 42
- Views: 58235
Re: A case for slab serifs in music
OCTO, although your font is a welcome improvement on contrast, I find it lacks in two major areas: - The font is too angular in comparison with the smooth and rounded musical fonts we use here. - The original design of the font is simply not elegant enough. These seem, to me, to be limitations of th...
- 11 Sep 2017, 18:24
- Forum: Type and Font Design
- Topic: A case for slab serifs in music
- Replies: 42
- Views: 58235
A case for slab serifs in music
In my experience, most text fonts used in computer scores are inappropriate for the task. Fundamentally, while music fonts are (relatively) heavy, rounded, and have a consistent weight, modern computer text fonts are often too angular and light to properly complement the musical material. Times New ...
- 17 Aug 2017, 16:17
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Slurs again
- Replies: 57
- Views: 68298
Re: Slurs again
Looking at the proposed solutions here, I'm almost convinced that an S-shaped slur is the only way to make it look nice when the flats are added into the equation.
- 15 Aug 2017, 17:12
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Slurs again
- Replies: 57
- Views: 68298
Re: Slurs again
I find the shape of Knut's solution the most aesthetically pleasing so far (excepting the various visual issues with Dorico slurs), but it shouldn't curve backwards in my opinion.
- 14 Aug 2017, 18:40
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 9
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6082
Re: Composers vs Engravers: Stems and Slurs part 9
Also worth pointing out the completely superfluous G cautionary accidental in measure two of the Mikuli, both hands. It is not present in the autograph or first edition, and the preceding cadence makes the naturalization perfectly clear.
- 06 Aug 2017, 13:18
- Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
- Topic: Composer vs Engravers: Economy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10969
Re: Composer vs Engravers: Economy
The following example (Chopin Etude op. 10 no. 11) from the French first edition is engraved exactly as in the autograph. What a clear and simple solution to the problem of a chromatic second. No ugly angled stem as added in later editions. Chromatic unison.jpg How would one handle this in modern c...
- 05 Aug 2017, 17:00
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Case of the Disappearing Slur
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43931
Re: Case of the Disappearing Slur
You describe an unfortunate situation regarding Dorico, Knut, and one that I have feared. Finale has enough limitations, one doesn't need more. Thanks, Schonbergian, it is always nice to get the Lilypond perspective. Its interesting that Lilypond also shortens the slurs in this situation. I find yo...
- 05 Aug 2017, 13:59
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Case of the Disappearing Slur
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43931
Re: Case of the Disappearing Slur
A go with LilyPond, showing both the default and my (amateur) attempt at an improvement.
- 04 Aug 2017, 14:32
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Case of the Disappearing Slur
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43931
Re: Case of the Disappearing Slur
It unfortunately seems like the Dorico slurs inherit all of the ugliest properties of the Sibelius slurs as well. I don't find its corrected example nearly as pleasing as John's attempt in Finale.
- 02 Aug 2017, 02:11
- Forum: Engraving Commentaries
- Topic: Case of the Disappearing Slur
- Replies: 28
- Views: 43931
Re: Case of the Disappearing Slur
I find the hand-adjusted slurs to be much more pleasing and better at depicting the connection between the two notes.