Am Donnerstag, 20. Juli 2017 18:27 CEST, "Nelson, Jocelyn" <nels...@ecu.edu> schrieb:
> Hi Everyone, > > Does anyone on the list recommend any particular brand of notation > software for our early guitar purposes? I'm transcribing the Fuenllana > guitar songs for myself (on 4-course) and a singer to perform in > September. So far I'm looking at Guitar > Pro: [1]https://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php?pg=home because it > converts tab into standard notation and I'm not sure whether Sibelius > does that. I'd like my score to have both tablature and standard > notation. > > What notation software brands have worked best for you? Sorry for joining the discussion so late. I'd suggest you have a look at MuseScore (https://musescore.org), a free and open source notation software that recently got some pretty nice support for early plucked instruments (so make shure to download Version 2.1). It runs native on Linux, MacOS X and windows, and can import GuitarPro files, as well as MusicXML (unfortunately the de facto standard to exchange Music between different applications). It's figured bass support makes it my first choice when it comes to editing early music and it's perfect for teaching environments. If you are into 16th century music, have a look at https://musescore.org/en/handbook/early-music-features as well as https://musescore.org/en/handbook/figured-bass Musescore has a feature called 'linked staff' which lets you link a tab staff with an ordinary staff. Entering music in one will add the corresponding note/number/letter to the linked staff (kind of scarry that it works both ways), but don't expect too much. If your tab is polyphonic you really want to be able to create seperate voices (up to four per staff). Also, afaik there is no way to link to a 'Piano Style' staff. If you need help setting up a template document, send me a note. HTH, Ralf Mattes > Many thanks and happy summer, > > Jocelyn > > Jocelyn Nelson, DMA > Teaching Assistant Professor > Early Guitar, Music History > Lute Society of America Board Member > 506 School of Music > East Carolina University > 252-328-1255 Office > 252-328-6258 Fax > nels...@ecu.edu > > -- > > References > > 1. https://www.guitar-pro.com/en/index.php?pg=home > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
