This is a reply to an old posting. (Sorry about that, but I´ve been away from home for two months).
Some time ago someone asked for information about cmusic, and how it would compare to csound. There´s an excellent article by Stephen Travis Pope covering exactly that issue:

Stephen Travis Pope. 
Machine Tongues XV: Three Packages for Software Sound Synthesis
Computer Music Journal 17:2, pp. 23-45, 1993.

After an introduction in the general aspects of SWSS and Music-N type of programs, the article describes and compares cmix (Lansky 1990), cmusic (Moore 1990) and Csound.

And off-topic but apropos Music-N languages, I´m happy to announce that Max Mathews himself is visiting us in Montevideo now, and will be giving a concert tonight at the School of Music.

luis jure