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A big "Thanks!" from the front lines…
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Kieren MacMillan |
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A big "Thanks!" from the front lines… |
Date: |
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:02 -0500 |
Hello 'Pond (especially devs):
My newest musical, "The Quest", opened its workshop production run last night
in Victoria, Canada.
All scores generated on Lilypond, of course! Can't imagine doing what I have to
do in any other engraving software:
1. thanks to stylesheets, my scores look better than anything sent out by the
commercial MT publishing/licensing companies, right from the very first
compilation;
2. with the help of the edition-engraver, my tweak time is minimal,
high-impact, easy to maintain/update, and persistent through multiple versions;
3. the many, many engraving elements/conventions specific to musicals
(text/dialogue integration into score, safety measures, vamps, etc.) are so
easy to work with;
4. when a change comes (as they do fast and furious during the workshop
process!), I make a change in the source and then simultaneously generate four
different scores (vocal/choral, piano/conductor, full, and tech), all looking
like a million bucks.
A huge thanks to everyone who makes Lilypond so great — I'll be sure to mention
y'all in my Tony acceptance speech. ;)
Best,
Kieren.
- A big "Thanks!" from the front lines…,
Kieren MacMillan <=