I have begun to peruse Sibelius 4 this week before classes. Since my FINALE class for the Musicology School in Cremona will include a brief history of computer music notation, I was wondering if anyone might have some odd bits of experiences to share with me, particularly regarding OTHER music notation software?
I have used various programs over the years but wonder that my generally positive opinions regarding FINALE are the result of its excellence or merely my own obtuseness. I find most of FINALE to be intuitive, and that which is not is not too hard to figure out. Also, the SIBELIUS manual has to be one of the most opaque I've seen in quite a while. A few years back, a grad student at Michigan described FINALE as "meta-manuscript." I thought this was an excellent characterization. In short, FINALE has (thanks to prodding by SIBELIUS in particular) begun to evolve into what many critics felt was its greatest weakness, its attempt to "be all things." Thanks to you, my fellow listmembers, we may have also contributed to this evolution. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/~music/faculty/howey.html Owner of FINALE Discussion List ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using SamMail. Sam Houston State University http://www.shsu.edu/ _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
