Is There A Reasonably Good Free Music Notation Software For Someone Wanting To Write Orchestral Music?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on October 18th, 2009 | 5 responses

If so, what is it? Are there any that are almost as good as Finale and Sibelius, but are less expensive?

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5 Responses to “Is There A Reasonably Good Free Music Notation Software For Someone Wanting To Write Orchestral Music?”

  1. YellowRoses ? says:
    October 18, 2009 at 4:52 am

    TRYhttp://www.finalemusic.com/notepadhttp://www.music-notation-software.comhttp://www.makemusic.com/notation_softwa…
    andhttp://www.mymusictools.com/download/not…
    Good Luck

  2. English Football says:
    October 18, 2009 at 4:52 am

    Finale Notepad is no longer free – it is $10. I use Finale and Sibelius almost every day in my work – I have arranged several hundred works that are professionally performed. Sometimes new programs pop up, but soon die – the two we both mentioned are industry standard, and pretty much rule. You can get a HUGE academic discount from http://www.academicsuperstore.com. You can also get a discount of you change from ONE of these to the other – they pay you to switch, as it were.
    Added –
    Notepad will only handle a limited number of staves. IF you inend to write orchestral scores that exceed this, buy something else. If you are just starting out – give it a try. All your scores form Notepad will open in Finale, all levels, when you get it.

  3. somebody says:
    October 18, 2009 at 4:52 am

    I’ve always used Finale Notepad. It’s free. The drawbacks that I’ve notices are mainly in the time signatures – you can’t change time signatures within the piece, and only the more common ones are available – but depending on the difficulty of the music you’re writing that might not be a problem. You could start by using it, and if you like the program but need more functionality you could but one of the more complex versions.
    Edit: The next two people are right – Notepad is no longer free (since the last time I downloaded it, apparently). Their suggestions are good too (I’d forgotten about the stave limitations, I tend to stick with smaller arrangements than a full orchestra). Follow their advice.

  4. Scott says:
    October 18, 2009 at 4:52 am

    You might take a look at NoteFlight. It’s an online music notation program. I’ve not used it for any big projects, so I don’t know its full capabilities, but I believe it may have a future. Free, as long as you sign up for a free account. Includes online storage of files.http://www.noteflight.com/

  5. i. jones says:
    October 18, 2009 at 4:52 am

    Free .. no.
    Sibelius Student is $99. It will do everything you need.
    Finale Notepad is (IMHO) a waste of $10, go with Finale Allegro minium.
    Freebies … mostly for Linux, none as good as the big boyshttp://www.freebyte.com/music_software/#…

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