Yagan is correct that there are a large number of typesets that are not pleasing to the eye or that are fraught with errors. Reading through the thread, I would like to address this misconception. Most unprofessional typesets (which is what these are) are far from anything resembling publishable standards - they are ugly. Typesets are not something that IMSLP wants to promote. Yagan Kiely wrote:Everything has been said, but: All things that make sense given their mission but they are not the ideal destination for every typesetter or for every typeset. They also require MIDI files, which many typesetters have no inclination to provide, and they require all typesets to produce both letter and A4 output. They impose a life+70 requirement on the editor of the source edition upon which the typeset is based even if editorial contents are not preserved, and even if the source edition was only published in the U.S., which rules out a substantial number of scores. Their copyright clearance requirements are strict and are difficult for some projects to meet. The Mutopia project, which collects and distributes lilypond source files, has various barriers to participation. My typeset addresses all that, and I think it's more valuable than the original score, as a practical performing edition. The 1700s-era edition is parts only (no score available), is poorly edited, uses an oversize paper size that won't fit in standard printers or notebooks, and uses notational conventions that are difficult to sightread for modern performers. No modern edition besides my own is available, and I based my edition on the 1700s-era published edition in the Sibley library. See for example the Gyrowetz typeset I recently uploaded. True, IMSLP is mainly about scanned files, but typesets are important too. ![]() They allow parts to be extracted from scores and simple arrangements to be made by separating voices. They allow the page size and layout to be changed. They allow for the addition of fingerings and other editorial content. Notation source files do offer certain advantages over scanned scores for particular uses. Then, the LY file will not get lost, and will follow the PDF wherever it goes. It is possible to attach the lilypond source file to the PDF it creates, using pdftk and similar tools.
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