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I think that changing the style of our musical symbols for the sake of achieving a more "modern design" is doomed to failure: 1. Our current notational system is the result of centuries of evolution in which that which makes the music easiest to comprehend has survived and that which does ...

Mancini's approach to such held notes is the complete opposite of that used by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven et. al. who avoided tied notes whenever possible. Personally, I prefer the music of the latter to the Pink Panther.

Thanks for the recommendation, OCTO. That books sounds very interesting.

I am looking forward to trying Dorico again when it can do intricate piano fingering as easily as Finale, and has, as a safety net, graphic capabilities that will allow the user to go beyond what the designers have automated so that an entire project will not be doomed by something unforeseen by the...

See Gould page 610.

MarkSealey wrote: ↑13 May 2018, 18:48 There obviously really is a golden opportunity for someone here.

Of course, this would be someone's life work. Such a work would be of great interest to engravers, because one suspects that many of these details have never been described in print.

Thanks for the example, benwiggy. That is what I am looking for, but with far more detail. Instead of "For most of the Baroque period" there would be examples of the first known hand-written and engraved staccato dots and then many more examples of its continued development through the Bar...

As you said, none of these books has the kind of detail that we seem to be looking for. And the Williams stops just when things would be getting most interesting, at least for my purposes. If anyone wants to write such a book, I would suggest starting with Gould and researching backwards. Then arran...

Thanks, benwiggy. I will look into that one. What I am really looking for is something that will cover every element of our system and show its development from first appearance to the present. For example, who invented the staccato dot, how was it first used and positioned, how did various composer...

The Henle app is definitely a step in the right direction, but I would envision something of much greater scope.

Sorry, benwiggy, I missed your excellent point. As mentioned in this and another thread, I think that multiplicity of responsible editions of standard works, whether by major publishers or by individuals, is a very good thing as a way to share musical knowledge. And there should be a website for mus...