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# Awesome Sheet Music



A curated list of awesome tools to create, edit and display sheet music.



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> Sponsored by: \

> **Airsequel Sheet Music - Open source sheet music management app.** \

> 🌐 [sheet-music.airsequel.app](https://sheet-music.airsequel.app) \

> 🖥️ [github.com/Airsequel/Airsequel-Sheet-Music](https://github.com/Airsequel/Airsequel-Sheet-Music)



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**Table Of Contents**



- [Music Notation Software](#music-notation-software)

- [Archives](#archives)

- [Software Libraries](#software-libraries)

  - [AI Powered](#ai-powered)

- [Websites](#websites)

- [Apps](#apps)

- [Notations](#notations)

- [Hardware](#hardware)

- [Resources](#resources)

- [OMR (Optical Music Recognition)](#omr-optical-music-recognition)

- [Research](#research)



## Music Notation Software



- [capella] \(commercial\) - Create complete scores.

- [dorico] \(commercial\) - Desktop notation software created largely by former

  developers of the competing product Sibelius.

- [finale] \(commercial\) - Compose, arrange, notate and print

  engraver-quality sheet music.

- [Gsharp] - Interactive extensible score editor.

- [LilyPond] - Program and file format for music engraving.

- [mei-friend] - Browser-based editor for music encodings.

- [MuseScore] - Create, play and print sheet music.

- [opusmodus] \(commercial\) - Software for music composition.

- [sibelius] \(commercial\) - Create and share scores.

- [Unison] \(commercial\) - Create sheet music by describing it with simple words.



[capella]: http://capella.de

[finale]: http://finalemusic.com

[Gsharp]: https://www.common-lisp.net/project/gsharp/

[LilyPond]: http://lilypond.org

[mei-friend]: https://mei-friend.mdw.ac.at

[MuseScore]: http://musescore.org

[opusmodus]: http://opusmodus.com

[sibelius]: http://sibelius.com

[dorico]: https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/dorico/start.html

[Unison]: https://unisonofficial.com/html/about.html



## Archives



- [Bach digital] - Platform to browse through original sources

  of J. S. Bach and his sons.

- [Bayanguru] - Sheet music for Bayan (accordion).

- [CMME] - Computerized mensural music editing and database of scores.

- [CPDL] - The Choral Public Domain Library, an archive focused on

  choral and vocal music.

- [Digital Mozart Edition] - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works in digital formats.

- [flutetunes.com] - Free sheet music for the flute.

- [IMSLP] - The International Music Score Library Project

  to share the world’s public domain music.

- [Kern Scores] - Library of musical scores in the Humdrum \*\*kern data format.

- [Lilypond-Sheet-Music] - Cello music typeset with [LilyPond].

- [MuseScore] - Share your sheet music and comment on others.

- [mutopia] - Sheet music editions of classical music for free.

   Repository available at [github.com mutopia].

- [openbook] - Open [LilyPond] real book for jazz musicians.



[Bach digital]: https://www.bach-digital.de

[Bayanguru]: https://bayanguru.org/

[CMME]: https://www.cmme.org

[Digital Mozart Edition]: https://dme.mozarteum.at/en/

[CPDL]: https://www.cpdl.org

[flutetunes.com]: http://flutetunes.com

[IMSLP]: http://imslp.org

[Kern Scores]: http://kern.humdrum.org/

[Lilypond-Sheet-Music]: https://github.com/cellist/Lilypond-Sheet-Music

[MuseScore]: http://musescore.com

[mutopia]: http://www.mutopiaproject.org

[github.com mutopia]: https://github.com/chrissawer/The-Mutopia-Project

[openbook]: https://github.com/veltzer/openbook



## Software Libraries



- [alda] - Music programming language for musicians.

- [alphatab] - Cross platform music notation and

  guitar tablature rendering library.

- [ChorData] - Dummy chordbook for mandolin, ukulele and guitar.

- [chord-mark] - Reference implementation of the [ChordMark] notation.

- [chordpro] - Reference implementation of the [ChordPro] standard.

- [Digital Music Stand] - A simple browser-based viewer to display and search music sheets.

- [EMViz] - Visualize melodic patterns in MIDI files with arc diagrams.

- [hmsl] - Hierarchical Music Specification Language.

  Forth tools for experimental music from the 1980's

- [Hum] - Music notation language and synthesizer.

- [lilynode] - Node.js wrapper for [LilyPond].

- [lilyware] - Node.js middleware for serving rendered [LilyPond] files.

- [ly2video] - Generating videos from [LilyPond] projects.

- [Melo] - Music notation language and compiler to MIDI.

- [mscxyz] - Manipulate [MuseScore]'s XML based mscx files.

- [Music Sheet Viewer] - Wordpress plugin to embed

    sheet music with shortcode tags.

- [music21] - Toolkit for computational musicology.

- [musical.js] - A sequencing WebAudio synthesizer

    that supports ABC notation.

- [openLilyLib] - Enhancement library for [LilyPond].

- [OpenSheetMusicDisplay] - TypeScript library for rendering MusicXML in the browser.

- [ScoreAnalyzer] - Analyze piano sheet music for technical difficulties.

- [SheetAble] - Self-hostable server for organizing sheet music.

- [Smude] - A library dedicated to binarization and dewarping of sheet music images.

- [verovio] - An library and toolkit for

  engraving MEI music notation into SVG.

- [VexFlow] - TypeScript library for rendering music notation & guitar tablature.

- [zazate.js] - Music theory and notation library

  for javascript and node.js.

- [SeePlay] - Webapp to teach sight reading of sheet music.



[alda]: https://github.com/alda-lang/alda

[alphatab]: http://alphatab.net

[ChorData]: https://github.com/starenka/chordata

[chord-mark]: https://github.com/no-chris/chord-mark/

[chordpro]: https://github.com/ChordPro/chordpro

[Digital Music Stand]: https://github.com/PatWie/digitalmusicstand

[EMViz]: https://github.com/carterenyi/emviz

[hmsl]: https://github.com/philburk/hmsl

[Hum]: https://github.com/crbulakites/hum

[lilynode]: https://github.com/adius/lilynode

[lilyware]: https://github.com/adius/lilyware

[ly2video]: https://github.com/aspiers/ly2video

[Melo]: https://github.com/Mistodon/melo

[mscxyz]: https://github.com/Josef-Friedrich/mscxyz

[Music Sheet Viewer]: https://wordpress.org/plugins/music-sheet-viewer/

[music21]: https://github.com/cuthbertLab/music21

[musical.js]: https://github.com/PencilCode/musical.js

[openLilyLib]: https://openlilylib.org

[OpenSheetMusicDisplay]: https://github.com/opensheetmusicdisplay/opensheetmusicdisplay

[ScoreAnalyzer]: https://github.com/Vassantha/ScoreAnalyzer

[SeePlay]: https://github.com/LearningNerd/seeplay

[SheetAble]: https://sheetable.net

[Smude]: https://github.com/sonovice/smude

[verovio]: https://github.com/rism-ch/verovio

[VexFlow]: https://github.com/vexflow/vexflow

[zazate.js]: https://github.com/btwael/zazate.js



### AI Powered



- [AnthemScore] - Automatically create sheet music from audio.

- [Piano Transcription] - Transcribe piano recordings to MIDI files.

- [Sheet Sage] - Transcribe pop songs to lead sheets (melody + chords).



[AnthemScore]: https://www.lunaverus.com

[Piano Transcription]: https://github.com/bytedance/piano_transcription

[Sheet Sage]: https://github.com/chrisdonahue/sheetsage



## Websites



- [Airsequel Sheet Music] - Sheet music management app powered by [Airsequel].

- [ChordMark] - Simple text format for the notation of lyrics, chords and rhythm.

- [ChordPro] - Simple text format for the notation of lyrics with chords.

- [Clairnote] - Alternative music notation to ease reading and understanding.

- [flat.io] \(commercial\) - The online music score editor for your compositions.

- [flowkey] \(commercial\) - Interactive app to learn how to play the piano.

- [Fretboard 1] - Chords, scales, and fingerings for string instruments.

- [Fretboard 2] - Chord diagrams for Guitar.

- [Fretmonster] - Fingering charts app for Guitar, Ukulele, Bass, and Mandolin.

- [Guitar Dashboard] - An interactive music theory dashboard for guitarists.

- [hacklily] - Online [LilyPond] based sheet music editor.

- [La Partition Numerique] -

    French speaking site dedicated to the future of musical scores.

- [lilybin] - Web-based editor and GitHub project.

- [microharmonic] - Microtone keyboard.

  and chord diagrams without the need for special tools.

- [Newzik] - Collaborative sheet music management app

    and reader for web, iPadOS, and macOS.

- [noteflight] \(commercial\) - Browser based music notation creator and

  music composition community.

- [PianoGym] - Piano sight reading exercises and flash cards.

- [PianoHub] - Create and share music in your browser.

- [Pianu] - Learn how to play the piano with interactive lessons.

- [playgroundsessions] \(commercial\) - Learn how to play the piano with

  interactive lessons featuring your favorite songs.

- [react-piano] - Interactive piano keyboard for React.

- [Soundslice] \(commercial\) -

    Browse and create sheet music/tab synced with audio/video performances.

- [synthesiagame] \(commercial\) - Learn how to play the piano

  using falling notes.

- [tunefl] - Freely generate and share mini [LilyPond] scores with ease.



[Airsequel Sheet Music]: https://github.com/Airsequel/Airsequel-Sheet-Music

[Airsequel]: https://www.airsequel.com

[ChordMark]: https://chordmark.netlify.app/

[ChordPro]: https://www.chordpro.org

[Clairnote]: https://clairnote.org

[flat.io]: https://flat.io

[flowkey]: https://www.flowkey.com/en

[Fretboard 1]: https://github.com/fredericcormier/Fretboard

[Fretboard 2]: http://davidpots.com/fretboard/

[Fretmonster]: http://playsongnotes.com/fretmonster

[Guitar Dashboard]: https://guitardashboard.com/

[hacklily]: https://www.hacklily.org

[La Partition Numerique]: https://www.partitionnumerique.com

[lilybin]: http://lilybin.com

[microharmonic]: https://www.microharmonic.com

[MoonPiano]: https://moonpiano.praisethemoon.org/

[Newzik]: https://newzik.com

[noteflight]: http://noteflight.com

[PianoGym]: https://pianogym.com

[PianoHub]: https://www.pianohub.io

[Pianu]: https://pianu.com

[playgroundsessions]: https://playgroundsessions.com

[react-piano]: https://www.kevinqi.com/react-piano/

[Soundslice]: https://www.soundslice.com

[synthesiagame]: http://synthesiagame.com

[tunefl]: https://github.com/tiredpixel/z.2016-01-19.tunefl



## Apps



- [Composer's Sketchpad] - Sequencer that combines musical staff paper

    with an artist's sketchbook (iOS only).

- [Dodeka] - App to learn how to play the piano (iPad only).

- [Enote] - Digital sheet music app with large library (iPadOS, iOS).

- [Nkoda] - Find, organize, and annotate sheet music.

- [PianoBooster] - MIDI file player displaying musical notes

    and teaching how to play the piano.

- [StaffPad] -  Music composition app, designed for pen and touch.



[Composer's Sketchpad]: http://composerssketchpad.com

[Dodeka]: https://www.dodekamusic.com/products/dodeka-music-app/

[Enote]: https://enote.com

[Nkoda]: https://www.nkoda.com

[PianoBooster]: https://github.com/pianobooster/PianoBooster

[StaffPad]: https://www.staffpad.net



## Notations



- [Dodeka Music Notation] - A simple yet powerful alternative music notation.

- [Karya] - Music sequencer and generalized notation.



[Dodeka Music Notation]: https://www.dodekamusic.com/learn/alternative-music-notation/

[Karya]: https://github.com/elaforge/karya



## Hardware



- [Piano-LED-Visualizer] - Enhanced piano playing

    with a Raspberry Pi powered LED strip.



[Piano-LED-Visualizer]: https://github.com/onlaj/Piano-LED-Visualizer



## Resources



- [freemusiced] - Fingering charts, scale sheets,

    free sheet music and links to resources on the internet.

- [List of Online Digital Musical Document Libraries][online libs] -

    Wikipedia list of online archives.

- [llllllll.co/…] - Discussion about experimental music notation resources.

- [MNX] - XML based next generation music markup proposal.

- [MEI] - Music Encoding Initiative.

    Community-driven, open-source effort

    to define a system for encoding musical documents.

- [SMuFL] - Standard Music Font Layout.

- [ViFaMusik] - Information platform for research on music and musicology.

- [W3C Music Notation Community Group] -

    Standards group developing MusicXML, [SMuFL] and [MNX]-Common formats.



[freemusiced]: http://freemusiced.org/free-sheet-music-links.html

[llllllll.co/…]: https://llllllll.co/t/experimental-music-notation-resources

[MEI]: https://music-encoding.org

[MNX]: https://w3c.github.io/mnx/

[online libs]:

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Online_Digital_Musical_Document_Libraries

[SMuFL]: https://w3c.github.io/smufl/latest/index.html

[ViFaMusik]: https://www.vifamusik.de

[W3C Music Notation Community Group]:

  https://www.w3.org/community/music-notation/



## OMR (Optical Music Recognition)



- [Audiveris] - Optical music recognition app for scanned scores.

- [Gamera] - Toolkit for building document image recognition systems.

- [PlayScore] – Sheet Music Scanning App (iOS, Android, Windows).

- [Rodan] - Web-based document recognition system.



[Audiveris]: https://github.com/Audiveris/audiveris

[Gamera]: https://gamera.informatik.hsnr.de/

[PlayScore]: https://www.playscore.co

[Rodan]: https://github.com/DDMAL/Rodan



## Research



- [Distributed digital music archives and libraries lab][ddmal] -

  Development and evaluation of practices, frameworks and tools

  for the design and construction of worldwide distributed

  digital music archives and libraries.

- [MusicScoring] - Automatically generate scores for difficult pieces of music.

- [Notation and Thought] - Notation design and how it affects thought.

- [OMR Research] - Research hub for Optical Music Recognition.



[ddmal]: http://ddmal.music.mcgill.ca

[MusicScoring]: https://github.com/xwsxethan/MusicScoring

[Notation and Thought]: https://github.com/hypotext/notation

[OMR Research]: https://github.com/OMR-Research