1. A method performed by apparatus comprising a processor, the method for transcoding music notation to control an engraving engine, the method comprising: reading indicia of a plurality of pitches; reading indicia of respective duration for each pitch of the plurality of pitches; reading indicia of a quantity of beats per measure, the beats having equal duration, each beat having a respective ordinal; determining a word for each beat wherein: each word comprises one or more syllables, each respective syllable associated with each pitch having duration that is within the duration of the beat; each syllable for a pitch, when preceded by a rest, comprises an initial consonant selected from the set consisting of ‘d’ and ‘t’; and each syllable comprises a vowel corresponding to an ordinal of the beat, wherein the vowel is selected from a set of vowels in accordance with the respective duration of the pitch associated with the syllable; and outputting, for use by a music engraving engine, indicia of the plurality of pitches and indicia of the plurality of words, in a manner that each syllable will be engraved in vertical alignment with the indicia of the associated pitch.
1. A method performed by apparatus comprising a processor, the method for transcoding music notation to control an engraving engine, the method comprising: reading indicia of a plurality of pitches; reading indicia of respective duration for each pitch of the plurality of pitches; reading indicia of a quantity of beats per measure, the beats having equal duration, each beat having a respective ordinal; determining a word for each beat wherein: each word comprises one or more syllables, each respective syllable associated with each pitch having duration that is within the duration of the beat; each syllable for a pitch, when preceded by a rest, comprises an initial consonant selected from the set consisting of ‘d’ and ‘t’; and each syllable comprises a vowel corresponding to an ordinal of the beat, wherein the vowel is selected from a set of vowels in accordance with the respective duration of the pitch associated with the syllable; and outputting, for use by a music engraving engine, indicia of the plurality of pitches and indicia of the plurality of words, in a manner that each syllable will be engraved in vertical alignment with the indicia of the associated pitch. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein for a particular pitch having a particular duration that begins during a first beat and ends during a consecutive second beat, a final syllable of a word associated with the first beat is joined to a first syllable of a word associated with the second beat.