Music Notation Software
Encore 5 Review: Music Notation Software (by Gvox)
The newly released Encore 5 delivers 90% to 95% of the features of the top music notation software competitors, such as Finale or Sibelius, yet it's much more approachable and far friendlier to use. The meticulous quality of Encore's printed scores equals or exceeds the caliber of any leading notation software.
If you need high quality scores, you want to get up to speed quickly, then Encore may be the ideal tool for for you! — Read the full Encore 5 review here...
Here are screenshots of some sample scores I've created with Encore:
Bach — BWV 1010: Cello Suite No. 4, Bouree No. 2 (arr. for guitar)
Bach — BWV 248: Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
Here are a couple of Flash movies and a PDF of Prelude No. 2, BWV 934. Each provides a close up view of Encore's precision. (The first Flash movie includes audio, the second is silent):
Bach — Prelude No. 2, from Six Little Preludes — Flash with audio
Bach — Prelude No. 2, from Six Little Preludes — Flash without audio
Music Notation Software Companies (a list of contenders in the field):
- Encore, MusicTime - http://www.gvox.com
- Finale, Allegro, G7- http://www.finalemusic.com
- Harmony Assistant - http://www.myriad-online.com (Myriad)
- Lilypond - http://lilypond.org
- Logic - http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/logicpro/
- Melody Assistant - http://www.myriad-online.com (Myriad)
- MIDINotate http://www.notation.com
- Mozart - http://www.mozart.co.uk
- MusEdit - http://www.musedit.com
- Music Publisher - http://www.braeburn.co.uk (Braeburn)
- Nightengale - http://www.ngale.com (Adept Music Notation Solutions)
- NoteWorthy Composer - http://www.noteworthysoftware.com
- Notion, Progression (for Guitar) http://www.notionmusic.com/
- Overture - http://www.geniesoft.com
- Personal Composer - http://www.pcomposer.com
- Score - http://www.scoremus.com
- ScoreWriter - http://www.geniesoft.com
- Sibelius - http://www.sibelius.com
Tablature and ABC music notation software
- BarFly - http://www.barfly.dial.pipex.com
- The ABC Music Project - http://abc.sourceforge.net
- ABC Convert-A-Matic - http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html
- GuitarPro - http://www.guitar-pro.com
- PowerTab - http://www.power-tab.net
- TablEdit - http://www.tabledit.com
More information at: http://ace.acadiau.ca/score/others.htm
Music Notation Exchange Languages
Music XML (by Recordare, pronounced "re-cor-DAR-ray")
The MusicMXL XML file format provides a music notation interchange standard. It triumphs where NIFF (Notation Interchange File Format) failed. A significant part of it's success is its widespread adoption, making it today's de facto industry standard, and probably the standard for some time to come.
MusicXML allows sharing of music notation between MusicXML-ready music notation applications ... but it has other potential as well. Click to read full article on MusicXML ...
MusicXMLLinks:
This page last updated: 05-16-2008
© Singingwood Music 2008