Re: Lilypond vs Score

[Bertalan Fodor (LilyPondTool)]

I found a page about Score at 
http://www.jeffreygrossman.com/engraving.html showing the problems with 
Sibelius and showing Score's superiority.
I created the same example using LilyPond 2.12.3 (attached) - definitely 
not perfect, but almost is - using only the default settings and the 
easiest ways, as I almost never engrave piano music. Certainly beats the 
Sibelius example (I don't know the Sibelius version, though).

Bert

Bobber wrote:
> I have been having a discussion with a small publisher who uses the 
> music manuscript program called Score.  He says that neither Lilypond 
> or Finale can produce engraving that is comparable to Score.  And that 
> most of the major music publishers in the world use Score.
>
> Is anyone familiar with Score and what makes it superior?

% Created on Sun Feb 21 22:51:50 CET 2010
\version "2.12.3"

#(set-global-staff-size 18)

\header {
        title = "Score vs LilyPond vs Sibelius" 
 subtitle = "Example from http://www.jeffreygrossman.com/engraving.html"; 

}

\include "deutsch.ly"


staffZongora = \new PianoStaff {
        \set PianoStaff.midiInstrument = #"acoustic grand"
        \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #""
                \time 12/8
                                <<
                \context Staff = "RH" {  % Right hand
                                \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f

                        \clef treble
                        \key c \major
                        \relative c'' {
                                \context Voice = "1" { <b a'>16.[( <des f> <c 
e> <des f> <e a> <f b> <a des> <c e>] }
                                << { <des! f>[ <e a> <des f> <c e> <a f> <f b> 
<e a> <des f>] } \\ 
                                { g,8 b! des! c a e } >> |
                                \time 4/4
                                \context Voice = "1" {
                                <c' e>16.[ <des f> <c e> <a des> <f b> <e a> 
<des f> <c e>] <a des>8[ <f b>]) } |
                                \context Voice = "2" { 
                                        r8\< 
                                \override Staff.Stem #'stemlet-length = #0.75
                                \times 2/3 { r16[ ais_( h] } 
                                \times 2/3 { <eis ais>[ dis' <ais' cis>] }
                                }
                                << { r32 fis''16.-> fis1 } \\ { <h,,, fis' ais 
his cis eis ais>4\!_\ff ~
                        
                                \times 4/5 { <h fis' ais his cis eis ais>8[) \> 
                                        <cis ais' his cis g'> 
                                <h fis' his cis f>
                                <ais eis' g ais eis'!>
                                <h fis' cis' d ais' >
                                ]
                                }
                                \oneVoice
                                <dis! ais'! cis! eis! h'>4.
                                <h fis' cis' eis ais>8\!_\p ~
                                <h fis' cis' eis ais>8.[
                                <eis dis' ais'>16] <fis cis' 
ais'!>2^\startTrillSpan <fis cis' ais'>2\>\stopTrillSpan <ais, fis' cis' eis 
gis>8\!
                                
                                } >>
                        }
                }
                \context Staff = "LH" {  % Left hand
        \override Staff.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
                        
                        \clef bass
                        \key c \major
                        \relative c {           
                                d,,8\sustainOn des' b' f' a des s4. s | 
                                des8[^\< a f] e[ des c] 
                                \once \override Voice.TupletBracket 
#'transparent = ##t
                                \once \override Voice.TupletNumber 
#'extra-offset = #'( 0 . 0.5 )
                                \once \override Voice.TupletNumber #'text = 
\markup { \italic "3:2" }
                                \times 2/3 { b[ g\! f] } |
                                \time 13/8 
                                d,8[\sustainOn dis'16 cis'] <fis cis'>[ <dis' 
h'>] r4. r r2 |
                                \time 11/8
                                R8*11

                        }
                        
                }
        >>
}



\score {
        <<
                \staffZongora
        >>
        
        \midi {
        }

  \layout {
  }
}

\paper {
        #(set-paper-size "a4")
        indent = 0
}