On Wed, Jul 22, 2009, David Kastrup <d...@gnu.org> said: > <dem...@suffolk.lib.ny.us> writes: > >> On Wed, Jul 22, 2009, Trevor Daniels <t.dani...@treda.co.uk> said:
> There are instrument-dependent "thresholds of pain" involved: singers' > clefs will just not change in midpiece. ... actually, speaking as a singer with decades experience, they do change for male voices in both historical and choral editions. Altos, tenors, and baritones have to be experienced reading in three clefs, tho changes are avoided, they are found at times. > But today's available clef choice is much smaller. Only when you exclude scholarly editions; those involved in early music must walk both sides of the fence. But when commercial interests enter the picture, yes, challenging the reading ability of the targeted customer is a nono. Thankfully we are talking an option, good to have options. I like the concept of a list of clefs, and a set of penalties for different situations suggesting a switch. -- Dana Emery _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
