- From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <bathory@maltedmedia.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017 12:15:30 -0400
- To: public-music-notation-contrib@w3.org
Hi all, I need to take a long hike this afternoon to think about all this. Just to reiterate, from my perspective, any system that's developed should be future-proof as much as possible -- as well as past, geographically and culturally encompassing. Measures are only one aspect of this, which is why I object to it being considered fundamental. The appearance of measures as we know them is a somewhat modern and western circumstance. The music that I engrave for clients today uses them either rarely or in methods that are not rooted in 1600-1900 ideology. A major commission just turned in (from a composer I advise) uses timings and a continuous scroll of score where the only use of pages is for printing, cutting up, and taping together. I am sure these are considered by some to be minor or disposable approaches, and not to be taken to heart when devising a large-scale system. I disagree. In struggling to turn pen to electronic for 25-plus years, I have learned that putting off means never putting in. In commercial notation programs, putting off has prevented advance in these areas over decades. I'll have a few more thoughts when I clear my head in the fresh air. Many thanks to all, Dennis
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