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It would still take more space on the page to represent the same amount of music which is also important. Many people have tried to replace standard notation,
by Lio 15d ago
It would still take more space on the page to represent the same amount of music which is also important.
Many people have tried to replace standard notation, over several hundred years, and no one has yet come up with a compelling alternative. So it's probably a very difficult task. Systems that are evolved over a long time, like musical notation, are often far more robust than those that are designed from scratch.
If you're really serious about proposing an alternative I would probably start by considering why other competing systems have failed.
- onraglanroad 10d agoYes, it would take more space, that's definitely a drawback. You might end up having to have 2 staves for each part. I'm not really serious about replacing it, more like writing your own OS: it's fun to do and you get a better understanding of why the existing systems work.