Dream Come True [OFF TOPIC]

[KCW]

I believe we already have the technology to do this.  However, I can
almost garantee that this will not happen in 5 or 10 years because of
copyright problems.  Imagine how easy it would be to distribute music
scores over the internet (like putting them on web sites) once they're in
an electronic format.  Today, CDs in electronic format are already
distributed over the internet.  Not to mention billions of dollars worth
of pirated softwares (called warez) on thousands of web sites.  As long as
music publishers can make $$$ without doing this, they will not.



On Sun, 17 May 1998, Wimblees wrote:

> In a message dated 98-05-16 01:42:23 EDT, you write:
> 
> << A few weeks ago there were some posts about wishing there was a way to
>  have music scores come up on a screen with
>  automatic page turning.  I would like to announce that this dream is a
>  reality, for those piano tuners who are musicians.
>  Simply purchase one of the many music notation software programs that
>  allows viewing the score while the music is played.
>  I personally use FINALE97 for Windows.
>   >>
> 
> 
> I am looking for the day when all the musicians in an orchestra, or bell
> choir, or any performing group, will all have a screen of front of them,
> instead of a stand and music, so that musicians don't have to turn pages
> either. All of the screens would be connected to the condcutor and during
> rehearsals, he/she would punch in the measure he/she would like the group to
> start on, and no one would have the excuse of not coming in at the right
> place. 
> 
> Willem Blees  RPT
> St. Louis
>