Issue 914 in lilypond: Enhancement: instrument-aware presets

[lilypond]

Status: Accepted
Owner: v.villenave
Labels: Type-Enhancement Priority-Low

New issue 914 by v.villenave: Enhancement: instrument-aware presets
http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/detail?id=914

New feature request from David:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-devel/2009-11/msg00716.html

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currently the only connection between instrument and lilypond are
instrument names (pure typesetting) and a midi instrument (just
sonorization).

I think it would be useful if instruments could become more than that:
for example, if a given instrument (or one manual of such an instrument)
has a certain available range, it is not really sensible if the chord
typesetters leave that range. [...]

It would also be helpful for arrangers and composers to have a databank
of instruments available, so that they don't go to the orchestra with
their finished scores and get told "Dude, that's not playable on a
standard bassoon."

Maybe that would be workable in the context of performers?"

This is a feature that Sibelius (and Finale) have had for years.  Perhaps
it would make a nice (optional?) superset to LilyPond, e.g. for pedagogical
purposes.

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