rosegarden notation
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Multimedia in EducationMultimedia in Education
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
Chart
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Graphical representation of the comparative table
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Using free Linux application
Rosegarden Goran Brković
July, 2009.
Multimedia in EducationMultimedia in EducationWriting Sheet Music on PC