| ABC | | Computer/OS: | UNIX, Windows, Mac | Year: | 1991 | | Author: | Chris Walshaw | Manipulates: | MIDI, PostScript | | Web: | http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc/ | Implementation: | C | | Paper: | | | Description: | This notation language was originally designed for transcribing Irish folk tunes, but has since evolved into a considerably richer language allowing, for example, polymetric output on multiple staves. This music notation format has the advantage of being extremely concise and fairly readable. | |