On 2/1/2010 9:57 PM, Bobber wrote:
I have been having a discussion with a small publisher who uses the
music manuscript program called Score. He says that neither Lilypond
or Finale can produce engraving that is comparable to Score. And that
most of the major music publishers in the world use Score.
Is anyone familiar with Score and what makes it superior?
I have never used Score myself. I recall that, quite a few years ago,
when I was first looking for a music printing program I was advised by
the guy behind the counter that Score was The One. I suspect that this
was true at the time. I recall reading somewhere that Score was the
first software to meet the music publishing industry's standard. Up to
that time, published music was either engraved, or manuscript. I have
some music in my personal library that was published using Score. I
know this because I know the publisher and he told me that he uses
Score. When I compare Score output to LilyPond output I would agree
that it is not comparable. I think LilyPond looks better. Perhaps I'm
a bit biased, but I don't think a strong argument can be put forward
that Score is obviously superior. This publisher you've been talking to
is likely somewhat biased in favor of Score since he uses/understands
it. He's probably right when he says that Finale can't compare (I used
to use Finale, but haven't in several years) and he is also probably
correct when he says that most major publishing houses use Score. Then
again, most large businesses use Windows, too.....
-David
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