Janek, You are right about Ross. I updated the Ross example PDF (same link as before, so see the original message). See what you think with the thicker lines now.
Regards, Abraham P.S. Anyone interested in using these should wait a little until we get the distribution website up and running. It should have everything you need for maximum enjoyment of these fun new fonts! On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 4:17 AM, Janek Warchoł <janek.lilyp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > WOW!! just... wow! > > 2014-07-26 1:14 GMT+02:00 tisimst <tisimst.lilyp...@gmail.com>: > > All, > > > > I couldn't wait any longer, so here's a formal announcement about the new > > music fonts that I've been working on, by way of example. They are all > 100% > > LilyPond compatible for both PDF and SVG output. They all (except > Gonville) > > support the full LilyPond glyph set (up to LilyPond version 2.18.2). > > > > So far, there are now 9 music fonts in addition to LilyPond's default > > *Emmentaler* (also called /Feta/ in the official docs). Here's a taste > test: > > > > - *Amadeus* (SCORE look-a-like): > > > > SCORE comparison <https://db.tt/pN6iRsgH> > > > > Can you guess which one is really engraved using SCORE? > > Bottom one: > - slurs have different thickness and shape, > - stems and ledgers are thinner than in LilyPond, > - staccato placement on stems differ, > - rest placement in polyphony differs, > - "dim" font is different > > Nevertheless, it is very similar :) > > > - *Cadence* (a tweaked Emmentaler by me): > > > > Grieg's Piano Concerto in A-minor (Adagio) <https://db.tt/icYgT0M3> > > Nice! I'd say that the beams are a tad too thick, but looks good overall. > > > - *Gutenberg1939* (old removeable-type style): > > > > Canon in 3 Voices <https://db.tt/RBjSKBLK> > > Looks fancy! > > > - *Haydn* (like a classic Edition Peters style): > > > > Magnificat <https://db.tt/CX14jc3z> > > > > You can compare this with a commercial version (Kapellmeister) on the > > Sibelius Blog from a few months back: > > > > Original Score > > < > http://www.sibeliusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Magnificat-in-D-BWV-243.pdf > > > > Kapellmeister on Sibelius > > < > http://www.sibeliusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/magnificat-Full-Score-dragged.pdf > > > > "Our" version looks better :D In particular, our notehead shape is > much more like the original - although the flags are significantly > differrent. > > > - *LilyJAZZ* (a pseudo-handwritten style, originally by Torsten > Hämmerle): > > > > Crazy Jazz Tests <https://db.tt/T1WwGLiz> > > > > This has been upgraded a bunch, by myself and others, including a > complete > > glyph set (notation and text) and updated chord font. > > cool! > > > - *Paganini* (remapping of Kristof Bastiensen's /Parnassus/, originally > for > > MuseScore): > > > > Nalada (Paganini) <https://db.tt/GdyXV0kX> > > > > - *Profondo* (Bravura anyone? This is a remapping of Daniel Spreadbury's > > SMuFL-compliant font): > > > > Nalada (Profondo) <https://db.tt/1B9JoPz0> > > > > Compare this with Bravura in Sibelius > > <http://blog.steinberg.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fibich-bravura.pdf> > . > > It would be great to have the engravings done in the same page layout, > for better comparison. > > > - *Ross* (from Ted Ross's famous notation book /The Art of Music > Engraving > > and Processing/, and named after him): > > > > Nalada (Ross) <https://db.tt/5uHcypFg> > > Hmm. Somehow this doesn't feel like Ross (although maybe it's > because i've only seen the scans, not the print). It seems to me that > staves and other lines should be thicker. > > > I realize that this is a little like drinking from a fire hose, since > this > > has never been done like this before, > > indeed! > > > but if you're like me, I think you'll > > like having lots of choices. These are all properly licensed, so they > will > > be free to use, copy, and share! > > I LOVE IT!! > And i would also love to see a post on Lily blog, and a news item - > this deserves a lot of publicity, it's a major feature IMO! > > > If you have any other ideas for music fonts that you'd like to > use/create, > > drop me a line and we'll talk :) > > > > More to come, so stay tuned! Let me know if any of the above links is > > broken. > > We definitely should gather these in some visible place when all the > infrastructure for using these fonts is stable. I think it actually > deserves to be put on the website! > > thanks a ton! > Janek >
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