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Re: Generating Interest in LilyPond through Kickstarter
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Mike Solomon |
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Re: Generating Interest in LilyPond through Kickstarter |
Date: |
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 08:57:21 +0100 |
On Mar 22, 2014, at 4:21 AM, Paul Tannous <address@hidden> wrote:
> Lilyponders,
>
> I am considering starting a Kickstarter project to engrave a major choral
> work in LilyPond that is in the public domain. The idea is to raise funds
> to pay for the LilyPond engraving, proofreading, contributor premiums, etc.
>
> The LilyPond source would then be put into the public domain. Rather than
> make PDFs available, the LilyPond source could be put on a web site with
> the URL for LilyPond. Anyone wanting a printed copy, could download and
> install LilyPond if they didn't have it already. The idea would be to
> generate interest in LilyPond.
>
> Premiums for contributors could be PDFs of some of the parts of the
> engraved choral work or even the whole score for large contributors. From
> what I've seen of Kickstarter, typically the smallest premium that is
> attractive enough to generate contributions is a T-Shirt. So, this could be
> one of our premiums. If you have ideas for other premiums, they would be
> appreciated.
>
> If this project is successful, other projects for different works could be
> started. A successful project might spawn imitators making even more
> LilyPond source works available.
>
> I have talked to several choir directors about what to use for a first
> project. Handel's 'Messiah' was suggested by all of them. I am aware of
> Nicolas Sceaux's fine work in engraving 'Messiah', but the choir directors
> who spoke with me prefer to use a different version for their performances.
>
> All comments regarding this project will be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Paul Tannous
>
Sounds like a great idea!
Make sure to e-mail choir directors across the US to see what may interest them
- even if they cannot contribute financially to the project, it will have more
chances of success if you have concerts lined up to which donors can go, a
recording that they can receive, a program in which their name appears, etc..
All the best and good luck!
Cheers,
MS