Re: looking for a style guide

[David Rogers]

Xavier Noria <address@hidden> writes:

> Is there any style guide for scores online? For example, I don't know
> if I should break the groups of four eight notes in the sample in
> pairs... would like to get the picture about these basic things.

LilyPond users are lucky. Most of the time, in music that isn't (to use
an academic term) "crazy and weird", LilyPond just does it right and you
don't have to worry. If in doubt with things like beams and stems, leave
it "as is", because it is probably at least acceptable.

Every musical style has its own set of expectations. When tweaking for
easier reading, make sure to look at it "through the eyes of an
experienced musician in this style" as much as you can. Whatever the
style is, take your guidance from well-known and well-regarded old
scores in that style whenever you can. Good scores that were made before
computers became widespread are almost always the best how-to that you
can get.

-- 
David Rogers