I just learned of MuseScore today, but it is a quite mature product. I installed it and was immediately blown away by its rich feature set! The notation quality is second to none that I could see, not Sibelius, not Finale.
Examples of the sheet music you can make with MuseScore can be seen here: VistaMare Musica It will import MIDI files and let you extract and print professional-grade sheet music from it! Any music you find on this site can be turned into sheet music with almost no effort. It will also play any score you import into it, and the synthesized instruments are much better than I have heard with any other MIDI player. It even has a "viola da gamba" instrument! Since I am just starting to get acquainted with MuseScore I would appreciate hearing what your experience with it is. Like it, loath it, notable or lacking features, ease of use, etc.
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How's that for a provocative statement?!
What I mean by it is this: you should not listen to a MIDI file with the same expectations you have when listening to a performance on a CD by actual musicians. Recordings of live performances contain all the nuances of dynamics, tempo changes and embellishments the performers chose at the time they performed. When people hear a typical MIDI file played, it is not an uncommon reaction to say that it is not 'musical'. To be sure, some artists do create MIDI files that are very much intended to be musical. The files I offer here, however, are intended to be used as rehearsal aids, to accompany you while practicing. I do not add trills, dynamics and very little in the way of tempo changes. Those are for you to add according to your sensibilities when you perform. The first order of business is to master the notes and place them in time properly! MIDI files are mercilessly accurate in pitch and placement in time, which is exactly what you want from your practice partners. Once you have achieved the ability to play with metronomic precision you will have earned the ability and right to make artistic choices. |
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Formerly a successful software engineer and then Mathematics instructor, I am now retired and keep busy as an amateur musician of early music. Archives
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