For the past two centuries, composers, academics and fans of classical music have puzzled over Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8, which he abandoned in 1822 after writing the first two movements. Why ...

I'm looking for a program used to compose music.. Ideally, it should have a good variety of instruments (ability to add your own is a big bonus) and be relatively straightforward to use. As I am just ...

Compose music right in your browser with Noteflight. This service lets you add notes, measures, and more with your keyboard, mouse, and browser. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple ...

Scores are essential in music. They include not only the notes, but also the playing directions, rests, rhythm, and so on. As a result, even the most experienced musicians continue to rely on sheet ...

Does anyone know of any software, or plug-ins to existing software which lets you play a piece on a midi-keyboard, and renders it directly to a musical score?<P>I'm thinking of something that looks ...

First announced with Mac compatibility in January, VirtuosoWorks is now shipping Notion 1.5, the companies music composition and performance software. Played by the London Symphony Orchestra and ...

VirtuosoWorks has released a demo of its music composition and performance software Notion. NOTION is designed for professional composers, music students and live productions for composition, learning ...