User:Mjolnir/Resources

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This page lists choral music resources.

Supplies and Accessories

==Vestments

==Choir folders

Journals

• • Journal

Software

Music Notation Software

Lilypond

OS: GNU/Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, MacOS X
Cost/license: Free, GPL
Native format: Lilypond (.ly)
Formats program can read: only Lilypond native format
Formats program can export to: pdf, svg, ps, MIDI
Included conversion tools: usually bundled with Lilypond come the following:

• abc2ly (from abc ASCII format)
• etf2ly (from Finale format)
• midi2ly (from MIDI format)
• mup2ly (from Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher format)

Third party conversion tools:

• xml2ly (from MusicXML format) can be freely downloaded

Rosegarden

OS: GNU/Linux
Native format: Rosegarden (.rg)
Formats program can read: Rosegarden, MIDI, Hydrogen
Formats program can export to: MIDI, Lilypond, MusicXML, Csound, Arkkra Enterprises Music Publisher

NoteEdit

OS: GNU/Linux
Cost/license: Free, GPL
Native format: NoteEdit (.not)
Formats program can read: NoteEdit, MusicXML, MIDI
Formats program can export to: MIDI, MusiXTeX, ABC, PMX, Lilypond, MusicXML

Denemo

OS: GNU/Linux
Cost/license: Free, GPL
Native format: Denemo (.denemo, .dnm)
Formats program can read: Denemo, MIDI
Formats program can export to: Denemo, Lilypond, ABC, jtf, Csound

Sibelius

OS: Windows (latest version requires Windows 98 SE or above), Mac (not sure about Mac OS versions), Acorn
Cost: see this page
Native format: Sibelius (.sib)
Formats program can read: Sibelius, MIDI, PhotoScore (.opt), MusicXML, Sibelius 6/7 (.s7), Finale/Allegro/PrintMusic (.mus), Finale ENIGMA (.etf)
Formats program can export to: Sibelius (version 4 can export to ~3, ~2 and ~Student versions), ASCII Tab, MIDI, Scorch and various graphic formats (.eps, .tiff, .bmp, .eps, .emf)

Melody Assistant

OS: Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions
Cost/license: Shareware, 20 USD or 20 Euro
Native format: Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr
Formats program can read: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
Formats program can export to: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)

Harmony Assistant

OS: Windows, Mac OS X Power PC, Mac OS X Intel, Mac OS Old versions
Cost/license: 70 USD or 70 Euro
Native format: Myriad .mus (different from Finale .mus) and .myr
Formats program can read: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), Finale versions 1993 to 2006 (.mus, .etf), Encore (.enc), Rhapsody (.rhp), MusicTime (.mus), NoteWorthy Composer versions : 1.3 to 2.0 (.nwc), GuitarPro (.gtp, .gp3, .gp4), Tabledit version 2.0 (1999) and up (.tef), Band In a Box Style (.sty), Yamaha Style (.sty), Soundtracker MOD (.mod), Scream Tracker S3M (.s3m), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)
Formats program can export to: MIDI type 0 and 1 (.mid), MIDI Karaoke (.mid, .kar), Rich MIDI Tablature File - RMTF (.mid), Creative Music File -CMF (.cmf), MusicXML (.xml), ABC (.abc), Tablature text file (.tab)

Professional Associations

The Royal School of Church Music

Usually abbreviated to RSCM, the Royal School of Church Music is an international charitable organisation which "seeks to enable church music in the present and invest in its future, largely through publications, courses and an award scheme" (see Wikipedia article).

• Official website