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by John Ruggero
20 Dec 2017, 17:18
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Contraindications
Replies: 10
Views: 13940

Re: Composer vs Engravers: Contraindications

Thanks for your comment, OCTO, which advances the discussion. As you say, the MS is visually appealing because it has visual logic given the crowding. However, the crowding is the unfortunate result of pre-lined music paper and there is no apparent musical logic to the notation. As far as I am conce...
by John Ruggero
18 Dec 2017, 23:50
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Contraindications
Replies: 10
Views: 13940

Re: Composer vs Engravers: Contraindications

In this example from the same work, the unusual up stem on the third left hand eighth note in measure two would suggest the start of a new group on the second downbeat. Yet the second eighth note surely starts the new group because 1. notationally, Chopin would have beamed the first two eighth notes...
by John Ruggero
18 Dec 2017, 23:26
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Contraindications
Replies: 10
Views: 13940

Composers vs Engravers: Contraindications

Some unusual stem direction in manuscripts is not meaningful and should not be preserved in engraved editions. An example from the Chopin's Etude op. 25 no. 6:

The shift to up stems in the second measure is purely the result of crowding:
Chopin op 25 no 6.jpg
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by John Ruggero
18 Dec 2017, 21:08
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers
Replies: 56
Views: 85139

Re: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers

tisimst wrote: 18 Dec 2017, 05:26 I think you are having waaaaaaay too much fun, odod XD
:)

Terrific, odod. I assume that you are working your way toward having all the text look handwritten, including text expressions, tempo markings, title, composer etc.
by John Ruggero
17 Dec 2017, 14:53
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers
Replies: 56
Views: 85139

Re: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers

I love it, odod. Fantastic! I think you need to complete this for sale to the public. The text font needs to be handwritten too, of course, but you are probably working on that right now. :) Sorry, again, odod. I actually didn't understand about the "more symbols" but sent you the link any...
by John Ruggero
16 Dec 2017, 17:28
Forum: Notation Rules and Standards
Topic: Composers vs Engravers: Logic
Replies: 4
Views: 7177

Re: Composers vs Engravers: Logic

A remarkable case of note placement between the staves. Why doesn't the distribution of chords 5 and 6 match 1-4 and 7-9? Chopin op 25 no 7 note distribution.jpg From the musical point of view, the first measure tries to end on the chords in the third measure, but the second measure interrupts. This...
by John Ruggero
16 Dec 2017, 17:00
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers
Replies: 56
Views: 85139

Re: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers

Sorry, odod. The clef looks fine. I thought OCTO was suggesting creating a whole font based on Arensky's handwriting, not just the treble clef.
by John Ruggero
16 Dec 2017, 16:58
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: Real Book Style
Replies: 3
Views: 9220

Re: Real Book Style

I agree.
by John Ruggero
16 Dec 2017, 15:47
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers
Replies: 56
Views: 85139

Re: The treble clef as handwritten by great composers

I will try to make this Interesting. Has anyone ever tried to make a font that imitated a single composer's handwriting? This could be a first. odod, in case you haven't found it yet, I took the example from http://ks.petruccimusiclibrary.org/files/imglnks/usimg/7/7b/IMSLP106655-PMLP15702-AArensky_...