Re: example files (was "Re: SATB 2-staff template and request for suggestions")

[David Raleigh Arnold]

On Tuesday 13 January 2004 17:30, Kieren Richard MacMillan wrote:
> Nick:
> > Kieren, what you are suggesting definitely makes sense.  The more
> > examples the better, especially if they are written in a style and
> > with comments that make it easy to follow what you are doing with
> > the lily code and possibly why.
>
> Well said!
>
> > My purpose was merely to point out that a resource exists
> > something along the lines of what you want.

Mutopia can be very helpful, but there are problems with the
files there as examples:

1.  It is not clear before download what version of lilypond was used to
create a file.  There is a very nice footer at the bottom of
Mutopia-2004/01/05-38S, but lilypond is not mentioned, nor is the
version used to create the file.  Some Mutopia files are quite old, and
that is not a bad thing, but it would be helpful if you didn't have to
load or open anything to find out the version.

2.  There are mistakes.  For example, in Mutopia-2004/01/05-380
the first note is not dotted and 34 or so dots are just missing.
(The lower part should be dotsDown.)

3.  In the same file, three parts are written but the "global" part is
prefatory rather than sumultaneous, so that the benefit of having a
global part is not realized.  It would be better to call that part
"prep" or something other than global, in case one wants both.  The
setting is adequate except for the dotted notes, and it has excellences,
and it works, but my concern is that it doesn't serve as a very good
example for a newbie.

4.  Last, there is some questionable notation here and there.  There
is a great need for constructive criticism, and I don't feel that
it would be appreciated.

daveA

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