It is with deep regret thatI inform you that the creator of the MUSE software package, Mr Laurie Griffiths, was killed tragically by a motor vehicle while walking near his home in Southampton.

I had been in regular communication with Laurie up until the time of his death and his daughter was kind enough to let me know the day after he died. Laurie was just about to release Muse2 - a multifeatured music package incorporating a huge range of MIDI and abc functions, including the ability to handle the two broad types of lyrics in the latest abc draft standard.

Laurie was very generous with his time and advice - I will greatly miss him.

His daughter raised the possibility that Muse2 may be released in some form. While that would be a fantastic legacy to her late father, I have not pressed the subject further.

Regards, John