Rosegarden notation

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Writing Sheet Music on PCUsing free Linux application

Rosegarden

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Features

Sheet music writing Printing Editing midi files Working with digital piano

Sheet music writing

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Notation by...

-mouse clicking on staff

-writing using e-pen

-playing on digital piano over MIDI interface

-clicking on virtual piano keyboard application

Other features:

transposing, ornamentation, fingering, dynamics,

repetitions, creating complex sheet music.

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Working with midi files

-import/export of midi files, reproduction on computer and on digital piano; pitch editing, tempo correcting, editing of dynamics, markers; joining and splitting of segments

-automatic and manual correction of notation from midi file

-multichannel editing with metronome

-reverberation, correction of velocity

-combining of midi and audio recordings

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Sheet printing

-professional look of the sheet

-printing with LilyPond system

-export to LilyPond format

-export to post script format as .pdf and .ps file format

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Working with digital piano

-recording and reproducing over MIDI interface, fine editing of recorded .rg file

-recording music played on digital piano to .rg, .mid, .wav format, or a combination of formats

-playing back .rg and .mid on digital piano

-exporting .wav through helper application (audacity) to .mp3 format

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Screenshot of the Main Window

ChannelsChannels

ToolsTools iconsicons

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“Tools” toolbar

A “pencil” tool is used to create a new channel

Eraser Two icons for moving

segments Icon for splitting

segments

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Creating new channels

We are going to create a piano sheet with double staff

After selecting a “pencil” tool, click and hold the left mouse button. Dragging creates a new channel. Release the left mouse button.

Create the second channel using the same procedure. The first channel is for right hand and the other is for left

hand.

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Notation mode

A separate channel for each hand is created.

Click on Notation mode icon.

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Notation window

Staff in the middle of the screenStaff in the middle of the screen

Tools icons on both sides of the windowTools icons on both sides of the window

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Left: icons for writing notes

Notes Dotted notes Pauses Dotted pauses Clef Flat, sharp...

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Right – icons for articulation and ornaments

Bows Accents Staccato, legato, tenuto Ornaments Fermata

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Example – finished sheet

Here you can take a look at the complete sheet

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Beside the notes: dynamics, slurs, fingering, accents, tempo and the name of the composer at

the beginning of the piece...

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application notation complex notation HQ sheet printing Export to .ly, .xml, .mid, .wav, .pdf User interface Overall qualityroegarden 5 5 5 5 5 5noteedit 4 3 3 2 3 3muse 3 3 4 2 2 2.8abc 5 5 5 4 2 4.2

Comparative table of features of various Linux notation applications

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Graphical representation of the comparative table

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Using free Linux application

Rosegarden Goran Brković

[email protected]

July, 2009.

Multimedia in EducationMultimedia in EducationWriting Sheet Music on PC