Re: Lilypond workshop will take place online via BigBlueButton on March 31st

[Tobias Platen]

On Sat, 27 Mar 2021 12:37:50 -0400
Jim <jimgarrett@posteo.net> wrote:

> st want to thank Tobias for taking the initiative with this, and to 
> encourage anyone interested in music to attend.  I'm not sure whether 
> I'll be able to attend because in my time zone it is still part of the 
> working day.
> 
> Lilypond produces by far the nicest-looking output for any 
> computer-typesetting system (and that's the project's design goal).  I 
> use it to transcribe Turkish and Arabic music.  Turkish and Arabic music 
> use microtones not found in the 12-tone-equal-temperament system on 
> which the West is standardized, and notation is not generally supported 
> by proprietary systems in the West (Finale, Sibelius, ...).  In fact 

As a fan of Japanese music and the Wagakki Band, I once found a Shamisen module 
for Lilypond.
So once I might write some music for the Shamisen using Lilypond, render the 
sound with a 
karplus-strong synthesizer and use a free software synthesizer as a VOCALOID 
replacement.

-- 
Tobias Platen <tplaten@posteo.de>