Re: Lilypond and Jazz chords

[Kieren MacMillan]

Hi Tim,

> that is a matter of individual preferences.

Agreed.

> Cmaj7#4 is less trouble to read than Cmaj7(#4) on the bandstand in an 
> unfamiliar tune.

Disagreed.

> 90% of the extensions that are written on lead sheets are ignored anyway in 
> favor of what the musician’s ear tells him or her what to play.

Agreed.

> Composers should generally save themselves the bother.

If you mean composers (or, really, engravers) should save themselves the bother 
of writing chord names, I disagree.

If you mean there is a point of diminishing marginal utility on the number of 
“extras” that are useful in chord naming, I agree.
But then we are, to some extent, back to "individual preference” (cf. the top 
of your email).

Regards,
Kieren.
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