Hi Michael, > I have a question in the form “can lilypond do this?” And I’m desperate for a > clear answer. I know nothing about using LilyPond, but I do have some > experience with Music21. I have a very complex (but super interesting!) > notation workflow producing graphics for my PhD thesis in Music Theory at > Eastman that I would love to be able to automate as much of as possible. I’m > a Sibelius user, and I just don’t know what LilyPond is capable of, and while > I’m willing to put in the work for a solution, I’m on a deadline and don’t > have time to learn a whole new workflow only to discover that it doesn’t > work. So I'm really just looking for a "yeah, you could totally streamline > your transcription process with LilyPond" or "no, it does not have the > functionality you're looking for."
> So, can LilyPond help me with any of this? Or is it too much? As someone who has done a *lot* of astonishing [to me] things in Lilypond — such as drawing full Tonnetz graphs — my short answer is: “Yeah, Lilypond can do that, and way better than any workflow in Sibelius or similar.” ;) I’d be happy to help, to whatever extent I can. Cheers, Kieren. ________________________________ Kieren MacMillan, composer (he/him/his) ‣ website: www.kierenmacmillan.info ‣ email: kie...@kierenmacmillan.info
