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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/zip_SUITE_data/abc.txt b/lib/stdlib/test/zip_SUITE_data/abc.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..da0202e539 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/stdlib/test/zip_SUITE_data/abc.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +Introduction + +abc is a language designed to notate tunes in an ascii +format. It was designed primarily for folk and traditional tunes of +Western European origin (such as English, Irish and Scottish) which +can be written on one stave in standard classical notation. However, +it is extendible to many other types of music and recently Steve Allen +has coded Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, Movement 2 in abc! Since its +introduction at the end of 1991 it has become very popular and there +now exist several Windows, Mac, Palmtop and UNIX based tools which can +read abc notation and either process it into staff notation or play it +through the speakers of a computer. + +One of the most important aims of abc notation, and perhaps one that +distinguishes it from most, if not all, computer-readable musical +languages is that it can be easily read by humans. In other words, +with a little practice, it is possible to play a tune directly from +the abc notation without having to process and print it out. Even if +this isn't of interest, the resulting clarity of the notation makes it +fairly easy to notate tunes. In addition, the ability to write music +in abc notation means that it can be easily and portably stored or +transported electronically hence enabling the discussion and +dissemination of music via email.
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