Notation

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ABC Music Project :

- Promotes and maintains the ABC Music Standard, a format designed to notate music using plain text.
The abc Musical Notation Language :

- ASCII-based notation, with many tools to display, edit, play .abc files on various systems.
The ABC Plus project :

- Provides software and documentation for the extension to ABC notation which provides for polyphonic music.
ABC2Win :

- For writing and editing of abc tunes, file management and playback. View tunes as notation. Register for printing.
Arkkra Enterpises :

- [Dos-Linux-Unix] Mup, a batch musical typesetter. Reads a descriptive input file, outputs PostScript and MIDI. Shareware.
Braeburn Music Publisher :

- Editor also offers transposition, playback, and scanning input.
Capella Music Software :

- Score scanning, notation editor; real-time MIDI entry.
Ceol Mor Software Ltd. :

- [Win] Drag and drop bagpipe and drum score writing software. Suitable for beginners and advanced users.
CERL Sound Group :

- Analysis/Synthesis and notation software. Fully-functional downloadable trial version available.
ChordMaker :

- [Win] Creates chordsheet style guitar tablature and songbooks with table of contents and alphabetized index. Demo available.
Decifra :

- [Win] For chords and lyrics, with a flexible dictionary. Imports text, suggests chord diagrams (guitar) which can be heard and transposed.
Digital Music Notebook :

- Sibelius application that offers digital sheet music, guitar tab and multimedia method books. Scorch plug-in required.
Dr. Gordon J. Callon's Listing :

- Covers multiple platforms, scanning, editing, composition, printing, players.
DrawMusic ChordSong :

- Create, play and print chord songs (chords and lyrics).
Encore :

- MIDI music composer that helps you go from concept to published score with minimum effort. By GVOX.
GenieSoft :

- Create and print sheet music with "Overture 3" and "Score Writer 2" for PC/Mac. Converts MIDI.
Graphire Music Press :

- [Mac-Win] Professional music typesetting software: includes features, screenshots, and ordering information.
Guitarmaster :

- Produces tablature and Midi files from the chords and melodies you play into your sound card. Demo available.
Igor Engraver :

- [Win-Mac] Professional notation software: includes program features, samples, and a downloadable demo.
Lily Pond :

- Score printing with many typographical features of traditional engravers.
MagicScore :

- Editor for professionals or hobbyists engaged in study or self-expression.
MidiIllustrator :

- Notate, print, practice, and play music from MIDI files. Classical and guitar notations.
MidiNotate :

- [Win] MIDI player that will convert any MIDI file to sheet music. Demo available.
Mozart :

- Music notation program for MS-Windows. Edits, previews, plays, prints full and part scores.
Muse Music Shareware Editor :

- [Win] Description, samples, download and payment information.
MusiCAD :

- Score editor facilitating arrangements, percussion, lyrics. MIDI, PDF, ABC formats. Windows.
Musicator :

- [Win] Audio sequencer with notation capabilities: includes features, screenshots and a downloadable demo.
MusicEase :

- [Win] Edit, transpose, print, play, import SongWright and abc files, virtual songs/songbooks. Demo fully-functional.
MusicWrite :

- Compose, play, edit, and print sheet music on your home PC.
Musitek :

- [Mac-Win] Featuring SmartScore, that allows you to scan and import sheet music, and then edit and print.
MusiXTeX :

- A suite of utilities for typesetting music in TeX. Also houses Werner Icking Music Archive of free sheet music.
Myriad Software :

- [Mac-Win] Harmony Assistant, Melody Assistant, Virtual Singer voice synthesis, and OMeR music OCR.
Nightingale :

- [Mac] Description and ordering information for this easy to learn and use notation program. A free light version available.
Notation Technologies :

- Play Music, an entry level music notation program for composers. Edit, playback, and print facilities. Style templates.
NotationMachine :

- Sheet music software to search and create your own sheet music from MIDI files.
Note Chaser: Musical Transcription Assistant :

- Transcribe music from CD tracks. Display note frequencies and play selections at full or half speed.
NoteWorthy Composer :

- [Win] Simple music editor that also imports and exports MIDI files. Downloadable shareware demo version.
Opus 1 Music Inc. :

- Company that develops software for OPENSTEP and Macintosh computers: features NoteAbility Pro and NoteWriter.
Personal Composer :

- Sequencing and scoring, record, edit, listen to, and print your music. Windows.
Pizzicato :

- MIDI based, helps beginners learn notation and compose. Includes a free music course. Demo available.
QuickScore Elite and Copyist :

- [Win] Music composition, arranging, notation, MIDI sequencing and recording software.
SharpEye Music Reader :

- Music scanning software. Converts sheet music to MIDI, NIFF, MusicXML formats.
TaBazar Tablature Editor :

- Multitrack notation program for fretted instruments and percussion. View, edit, print, and play back scores.
TabTrax :

- Imports drum tabs from internet sources and converts them into standard music format and playable MIDI files.
Turandot :

- Simple score entry, professional printing, access to score library. Supports orchestral and guitar notation.
Vivaldi Studio :

- Publishes musical notation and scan software. Interactive score sheets also.
Yahoo! Groups : Mozart_software :

- Mailing list for all users of this program.