-This is from the package MusixTeX, version T.59 or T.64 (Taupin
-version.)
-The documentation states:
+This is a font of music symbols. All MF sources are original. The
+symbols are modelled after various editions of music, notably
- \begin{center}
+ - Baerenreiter
+ - Hofmeister
+ - Breitkopf
+ - Durand & C'ie
- Although one of the authors contested that point once the
- common work had begun, \musixtex{} may be freely copied,
- duplicated and used. However, since it is intended to be a
- \ital{freeware} you are not allowed to sell it, and the fee
- you may ask for distributing it must be limited to
- maintenance, support and duplication costs. You may take parts
- of it to include in other packages, but no packages called
- \musixtex{} may be distributed under this name if different
- from the original distribution (except obvious bug corrections
- or text font adaptations for specific implementations).
+The best references on Music engraving are [Wanske] and [Ross], some
+of their insights have also been used. Although a matter of taste,
+I'd say that Baerenreiter has the finest typography of all.
- \musixtex{} may be included in further commercial packages,
- provided that no fee is charged for \musixtex{} itself.
+Traditional engraving uses a set of 9 standardised sizes for Staffs
+(running from 0 to 8).
- \end{center}
+I tried measuring those (helped by a magnifying glass), and I get the
+staffsizes in the following table. One should note that these are
+estimates, so I think there could be a measuring error of ~ .5 pt.
+Moreover [Ross] states that not all engravers use exactly those sizes.
+Staffsize Numbers Name
-A part (the fonts) are included in this package, which is not called
-\musixtex, so this not a copyright infringement.
+26.2pt No. 0
+22.6pt No. 1 Giant/English
+21.3pt No. 2 Giant/English
+19.9pt No. 3 Regular, Ordinary, Common
+19.1pt No. 4 Peter
+17.1pt No. 5 Large middle
+15.9pt No. 6 Small middle
+13.7pt No. 7 Cadenza
+11.1pt No. 8 Pearl
-MusixTeX is copyright 19?? by:
+This table is partially taken from [Ross]. Most music is set in No.3,
+but the papersizes usually are bigger than standard printer paper
+(such as A4).
- Daniel Taupin,
+[Ross] states that the dies (the stamps to make the symbols) come in
+12 different sizes.
- Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (associ\'e au CNRS),
- b\^atiment 510, Centre Universitaire, F-91405 ORSAY Cedex
- <taupin@lps.u-psud.fr>
- Ross Mitchell
-
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- Mordialloc, Victoria 3195, Australia
-
- Andreas Egler
-
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