Crescendo Music Notation Editor

Crescendo Music Notation Editor is a score writing program from NCH Software for composers, songwriters, music teachers and students. It is used to write sheet music for a single instrument, a band, a choir or an orchestra in standard notation, guitar tablature, percussion notation or numbered notation. Scores are arranged in a free-form layout and can be printed, as can blank music sheets for writing by hand.

Turns musical ideas into printable sheet music with MIDI playback.

Notes and rests from whole to thirty-second values are entered with the mouse, keyboard shortcuts, an on-screen piano or a connected MIDI keyboard. Clefs, key and time signatures, accidentals, ties, slurs, repeats, text and lyrics can be added. MIDI and MusicXML files can be opened, and playback uses MIDI or VSTi instruments. Export formats include PDF, MIDI, MP3, WAV, PNG and JPG. A free version is offered for non-commercial use, and paid editions are sold for full use.

Features:

• Standard notation, tablature and drum notation
• Input by mouse, shortcuts or MIDI keyboard
• MIDI and VSTi playback
• MusicXML and MIDI import
• Export to PDF, MIDI, MP3, WAV and images
• Lyrics, tempo and dynamics text