On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 8:24 PM, T.F. Torrey <tftor...@tftorrey.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > > From: Stefan Vollmar <voll...@nf.mpg.de> > > Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 00:26:39 +0200 > > To: emacs org-mode mailing list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org> > > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) > > X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 9 > > Subject: [Orgmode] arranging and publishing music with Org-mode and > lilypond > > Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+tftorrey=tftorrey....@gnu.org > > > > Dear all, > > > > I believe that many members of this list with an interest in music > (notation/composition) might find the http://lilypond.org project > "addictive" (in the nicest possible manner): the concept is rather similar > to writing TeX, there is very good Emacs support (if you know where to > look), it is all OpenSource, there is extensive documentation (in LaTeX > format with embedded lilypond snippets), the print quality is excellent. > > > > I mention this because while arranging some piece of music recently, I > noticed that Org-mode might be helpful in this context - it is probably > already possible by tweaking org-babel a bit: lilypond encourages the user > to structure music in a way that lends itself rather naturally to processing > with Org-mode - you can assign a theme, a few bar with notes or even whole > voices to variables and use them repeatedly. And imagine using Org-mode's > outline capabilities to structure a piece of music. Exporting an org-file > with lilypond-snippets in it to PDF or HTML might also be an interesting > option. > > > > I have not yet put any effort into it and just wanted to find out if > anybody apart from me finds the combination of Org-mode and lilypond > (potentially) exciting. > > I think this is very exciting. > Agreed! I've used Lilypond before and it's *awesome.* It's pretty much as cool as LaTeX in my opinion. Write some text, export and holy crap you've got magically beautiful sheet music! I had not thought of Org-mode integration, but that would indeed be quite nifty. John > > Best regards, > Terry > > > Warm regards, > > Stefan > > -- > > Dr. Stefan Vollmar, Dipl.-Phys. > > Head of IT group > > Max-Planck-Institut für neurologische Forschung > > Gleuelerstr. 50, 50931 Köln, Germany > > Tel.: +49-221-4726-213 FAX +49-221-4726-298 > > Tel.: +49-221-478-5713 Mobile: 0160-93874279 > > Email: voll...@nf.mpg.de http://www.nf.mpg.de > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >
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