Re: Sibelius Software UK office shuts down

[Neil Thornock]

>> It's a possible sign that music -- the type many of us are involved in
>> -- is losing in the greater culture war. It's not "LilyPond vs
>> Sibelius vs Finale" but rather "Quality Music vs Cheap
>> Entertainment."
>
> Uncompromising artistic discipline certainly has its pedagogical usefulness,
> but when Orwellian concepts begin to creep in-- like a vague war
> apparently dragging on for decades yet with heroes in perpetual danger
> of defeat-- maybe it's time to come out of the woodshed.

No, that's not what I mean... Orchestras are going bankrupt, record
labels are going out of business, bands have much less chance of
making income now than before... Beatles were one of the top iTunes
downloads 2 years ago. How is a musician of "today" with a vision --
of any type -- supposed to make it these days (unless holed up in a
woodshed at some university, heaven forbid)? Cheap entertainment is
ruining the industry, with streaming, downloading, piracy galore, etc.
Unfortunately, the "cheap" is forced on many musicians now, since the
$20000 required for quality productions just isn't worth it.

Sibelius was good for us. Many of my students came to music because of
software like Sibelius. A precious few came to LilyPond because of the
music. This opportunism is a bit mis-guided. I think we ought to be
fighting to save Sibelius as much as anything.

>
>>
>> We're losing.
>
> War is Peace. :)
>
> -Jonathan
>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Thornock, D.M.
>> The recent premiere of ...and a bunch of other stuff:
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>> Assistant Professor of Music
>> Composition/Theory
>> Brigham Young University
>>
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Neil Thornock, D.M.
The recent premiere of ...and a bunch of other stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQtvPet3k8c
Assistant Professor of Music
Composition/Theory
Brigham Young University