>If I want to transport music notation between software programs, I have MIDI for that, which does a good job of capturing all elements of a performance (keys, timing, velocity, pedals, aftertouch, etc.) These types of notation formats almost always fail to achieve MIDIs precision across all the aspects of a performance.
Music notation works at a higher level of abstraction than that, and is intended to be intelligible by humans first and foremost.
Music notation works at a higher level of abstraction than that, and is intended to be intelligible by humans first and foremost.