Rodney Money
On V.I. avoiding work.
Just to warn you, but this is going to be a weird, abstract post that many of us never even consider. Lately, I have really been interested in the use of fonts in compositions and wondering could the look of the score subconsciously help the performer to place more "emotion" into the overall performance or interpretation itself? This thought process of mine came from hearing some musicians who love playing the handwritten versions of Bach's works because they could see the flow of the music itself, or how certain pieces published in the old style of engraving just "begged to be taken seriously." I am thinking a hard cover book full of illustrations and maps vs. a paper back version with just the words. Maybe I'm thinking too much, or maybe I'm just sick of Maestro font, but I would love to hear your thoughts concerning this subject. The score example was first created in finale by me with a couple of fonts called Baker Script for the words and Leipzig 1803 for the notation. Fonts for notation are kind of like samples for recording costing me close to $100 for the both of them. Then, this version was graciously further rendered by @re-peat in Photoshop which maybe he can generously elaborate on his wonderful process if he so wishes. Thank you again, my friend, it meant the world to me, and I am absolutely blown away by your talent.