> From: Kieren MacMillan <kieren_macmil...@sympatico.ca> > >Hi David, > >> Who is going to learn reading notes, let alone writing them? Of course >> LilyPond is only for geeks, because it is just geeks who bother with >> writing music rather than listening to it. > >In other words, composers who use Lilypond are a [very, very small] subset of >a [very small] subset of all people. >
It sounds like it would be quite valuable to know the commonalities of this very very small very small group for positioning Lily and for future development direction. As for me, I like Lily because it sets my mind to the process of composition/arranging with the manual entry of notes. This process is mechanically more akin to the task of using pen and ink than the more visual or keyboard approaches to note entry. As I write, Lily forces me to consider music theory more directly. It also forces me to think about enharmonic considerations, meter and many other things. With the Lily domain specific language, there is a natural bridging between theoretical musical concepts and computer programming. The divide between the two isn't that large, BTW. I started my career as a musician and learned computer programming in my 30's. I've often remarked that music, especially arranging and composing, is very much like developing an application (only solo), with a well-known set of algorithms for melodic and harmonic construction. Regards, Jeff _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
