I'm trying to decide if the last sentence (referring to the scores at the 3 links) is made in jest. It must be, right? LK
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Simon Albrecht <simon.albre...@mail.de> wrote: > Am 24.04.2015 um 16:35 schrieb Gilles: > >> On Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:01:29 -0400, Kieren MacMillan wrote: >> >>> Hi Simon, >>> >>> You forgot the quality of sheets: a (really) digital PDF will always >>>>> look better than a scanned PDF. >>>>> >>>> I think it depends: firstly, many IMSLP scores are on a level of >>>> typographical quality which – I’m sorry – Lilypond might never reach. >>>> >>> >>> +1000 >>> >> >> Why do use LilyPond then? >> Or: Doesn't your appreciation need a more specific context? >> Like: LilyPond might never reach [that] level of typographical quality >> *without human tweaking*. >> > If you’re interested, have a close look at < > http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.9_%28Mahler,_Gustav%29> (UE, 1912) or < > http://imslp.org/wiki/File:PMLP106915-Mendelssohn_op.79_Sechs_Sprueche.pdf> > and <http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Motets,_Op.69_%28Mendelssohn,_Felix%29> > (Peters, perhaps around 1900?). Nothing the likes of this will ever be > engraved by a machine. > > Yours, Simon >
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