NOTATIO

Just an imaginative speculation is closer to philosophy than in notation. What is missing from the discussion are specifics. My first post was indeed rather general. But the answers I got leaded fast to a basic debate, leading then to some theoretical answers from my side. This is definitely not wh...

@odod I find the Threnody score really good looking, thank you for sharing. Probably the composition in itself leads this score to look more modern than others. To all who answered my questions: I think it's time for me to draw some conclusions. From the answers in this thread it seems that some qui...

Braces and clefs are neutral, unchanging elements that should not call attention to themselves as they do in the example. Like most fonts that imitate handwriting, I think that the LSalgueiro example is too active and informal to produce a well-balanced page of engraved polyphonic music that looks ...

@ John Ruggero Well I am not trying to find a revolutionary new notation system :) I am interested in a approach to notation which would be a little less "baroque". You are of course aware that musicians playing jazz like the look of the Real Book. Even the quite traditional oriented Doric...

Thank you for your thoughts Serif vs sans serif I have of course often read this statement about serif vs sans serif but I must confess that I disagree. For my job I had to design and layout for many years posters and program booklets for Musicals. It gave me the opportunity to learn a few things ab...

Lurking on this forum since a few months I see here is a great love for beautifull looking scores engraved in a traditional way with classic and proven fonts. I am amazed about the knowledge shared and it helps me a lot to "see" things in a score I would have never noticed before. I am a p...