![]() ![]() ![]() Until 2007, however, MuseScore was an obscure piece of software only available on Linux. MuseScore started out in 2002 as a spinoff of MusE, an open source sequencer created by German developer and musician Werner Schweer. Whether they present robust alternatives for creating notation (MuseScore, LilyPond), or alternative ways of thinking about and deploying notation (Abjad, JMSL, INScore), each has its own advantages and its own dedicated following. None of them may have the same clout with professionals as Sibelius and Finale-yet-but many are gaining ground. In the meantime, there are a variety of other, lesser-known options for notation software already lurking out there. ThinkMusic, another newcomer, promises an iPad app in the near future, but has already generated controversy for seeming to use Sibelius in its video mockup. This may be about to change-with the news of Sibelius’s development team being unceremoniously dumped by Avid and subsequently scooped up by Steinberg, we may have a third variable to add to that equation. It’s often taken as a given that if you write music professionally, you’re already using one of these popular notation software packages. “Finale or Sibelius?” is a question that composers love to ask other composers.
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