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by benwiggy
26 Sep 2021, 08:45
Forum: Type and Font Design
Topic: Old Music Standard
Replies: 8
Views: 6726

Re: Old Music Standard

There's a world of Czech composers who would love their names to be in this font. Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček, .... I'd also suggest that the <> glyphs are too large, compared to most other fonts. They are usually just big enough to 'enclose' the x-height. But a really lovely font. Thank you. Well...
by benwiggy
09 Sep 2021, 08:27
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: [OT] English terminology
Replies: 10
Views: 6359

Re: [OT] English terminology

Might be better re-phrased in the active voice, instead of the passive:

Each singer is expected to perform short notes accurately.... but the tutti sections should have an improvised feel, etc.
by benwiggy
08 Sep 2021, 11:06
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: [OT] English terminology
Replies: 10
Views: 6359

Re: [OT] English terminology

Accurate execution is expected (*) for short notes, particularly in chromatic passages, but is not required in tutti sections, which should have an improvised feel, similar to Eastern (*) religious chant. However, the pivot notes -- with long and accented values -- should be as precise as possible. ...
by benwiggy
07 Sep 2021, 13:04
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Sotheby's - Music: Books & Manuscripts
Replies: 4
Views: 9026

Re: Sotheby's - Music: Books & Manuscripts

The Morley book is very important too and there are a bunch of scans of it on IMSLP. While I was working at a book publishing firm about 20 years ago, I took advantage of their editorial and design resources, and produced my own edition of Morley's book. I typeset the text, with consistent spelling...
by benwiggy
06 Sep 2021, 17:07
Forum: Books and Sites
Topic: Sotheby's - Music: Books & Manuscripts
Replies: 4
Views: 9026

Re: Sotheby's - Music: Books & Manuscripts

Another auction: the library of Arnold Dolmetsch! It includes first edition of D Scarlatti's sonatas, and the current bid is £8,000...!!!

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction ... -dolmetsch
by benwiggy
12 Aug 2021, 16:24
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Something in the works at Sib
Replies: 6
Views: 4353

Re: Something in the works at Sib

To whom is it appealing? From couch to coffeeshop? Hm... Many questions, no answers. Notation apps can't afford to target only professional engravers. All kinds of people are writing (or want to write) all kinds of music. Teachers and students (from early years to post-grad); Pop bands, Jazzers, Ch...
by benwiggy
12 Aug 2021, 12:55
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Something in the works at Sib
Replies: 6
Views: 4353

Re: Something in the works at Sib

Yes, Sibelius launched their iPad app the same week as Dorico, by a complete coincidence.

https://www.scoringnotes.com/reviews/si ... s-on-ipad/
by benwiggy
12 Aug 2021, 11:06
Forum: Digital Notation Tools
Topic: Dorico for iPad
Replies: 6
Views: 3453

Re: Dorico for iPad

Yes, there are several 'Easter eggs' in the form of new features that can only be accessed if you setup keyboard shortcuts for them. This included "Music transformation tools", which the latest release notes say have been removed, and will be restored when D4 is released. Also, a personal ...
by benwiggy
11 Aug 2021, 07:42
Forum: Problems and Solutions (Help)
Topic: PDF printing oddity with hard space
Replies: 9
Views: 4381

Re: PDF printing oddity with hard space

So your PDFs sent to the printer looked fine, but the actual print ended up with the problem? It's almost certainly some kind of font encoding issue, which the printer's prepress RIP is having trouble with. Rinsing through PostScript still fixes many problems, as it has fewer parameters and options ...
by benwiggy
08 Aug 2021, 09:29
Forum: Engraving Commentaries
Topic: double-stopped trills
Replies: 26
Views: 28620

Re: double-stopped trills

FWIW, Gould does not seem to offer an opinion on this!