A simple and intuitive way to write musical notation, Crescendo allows composers to write, save and print their music compositions on their computer. The wide array of sheet music symbols, time and key signatures, along with a free-form layout, gives a composer optimum control over creating sheet music for their arrangements.

Once finished, you can easily print your sheet music or save your score to MIDI, PDF, and more.

Music Notation Software Features

    Change the key signature and time signature
    Add whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth and thirty-second notes and rests (semibreve to demisemiquaver)
    Create sheet music in Treble, Bass, Tenor or Alto Clefs
    Display note name in notes to help beginner musicians
    Write your own guitar tablature
    Use drum kits and templates to write percussion notation
    Assign sharp, flat and natural accidentals to notes
    Add ties and slurs across notes
    Create dotted notes, chords, add repeats, and more


Composing Program Features

    Keyboard shortcuts toggle between notes and rests
    Insert text to specify a title, tempo, dynamics or lyrics
    Drag notes to change their pitch or placement
    Copy, cut and paste measures to easily insert themes
    Zoom in and out for easier editing
    Brace staves together to compose scores for ensembles


Preview and Share Your Score

    Listen to your composition with MIDI playback, or export MIDI music files
    Create and playback guitar tabs
    Supports VSTi instruments, such as piano or violin, for quality MIDI playback
    Print completed music projects to share
    Print blank music sheets for hand transcription

Mac OS X 10.5 or above

 

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