Notation Program in Linux - Only thing I need

GERGE · 2008-11-01 11:01:17

Do you know whether or not there are any native notation programs in Unix up to the par with the Sibelius? In my personal life I always used Linux. I don't play games that much so it is not a problem, but sometimes I just need to write down some melodies. I always used pen and paper for that when my workstation isn't available or simple programs like Guitar Pro or Noteworthy with wine. But sometimes they are just not enough.

Don't offer apps like Rosegarden. I want something like Sibelius, or teach me how to use it with wine in Arch, I never could manage it. Then I can safely get rid of Windows in my personal space.

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atomkarinca · 2008-11-01 12:06:41

Have you tried Lilypond? It's in the community repository.

N30N · 2008-11-01 12:08:21

Here's a list of notation editors for you to try out.

GERGE · 2008-11-01 12:18:57

I tried Lilypond with Denemo once, it was weak; and I am a composer, I want to write notes, not codes!. MuseScore seems interesting but Noteworthy offers the same things. I will probably use it in the place of Noteworthy.

I guess there isn't any. I will try the programs in that list.

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atomkarinca · 2008-11-01 13:35:33

NoteEdit is also a good one.

GERGE · 2008-11-01 14:03:55

NoteEdit seens to have more expressive power than Muse.

denisfalqueto · 2008-11-01 14:39:53

I have heard good opinions about NtEd.

pnorcks · 2008-11-03 05:48:42

GERGE wrote:

I tried Lilypond with Denemo once, it was weak; and I am a composer, I want to write notes, not codes!. MuseScore seems interesting but Noteworthy offers the same things. I will probably use it in the place of Noteworthy.
I guess there isn't any. I will try the programs in that list.

LilyPond is a great program! It definitely has a learning curve, but once I learned the basics, I've never looked back. The Learning Manual in the 2.11 documentation explains the program's basics very well.

Also, LilyPondTool (a plugin for jEdit) provides a great environment in which to learn LilyPond.

farvardin · 2009-02-20 09:04:38

This thread is quite old, but I'll answer anyway.

if you really need sibelius and you have a licence for it, you can still use virtualbox for running it...

I've never used Sibelius, but I think you have much more control and portability with an ascii based notation. LilyPond is certainly great, for my part I'm using the ABC notation, the syntax is really easy to learn, and I can transcribe a partition quickly into abc.

By using abcm2ps, you can have this kind of output:
http://anamnese.online.fr/site2/abc/susato.pdf

The source for it:
http://anamnese.online.fr/site2/abc/susato_ps.abc

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Notation Program in Linux - Only thing I need

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