Klarinet Archive - Posting 000569.txt from 2005/03

From: ormo2ndtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: [kl] To Andre (was: Trios for oboe, clarinet and piano)
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:29:43 -0500

Andr=E9=A0Fischmann wrote:

> some music for these 3 instruments, in MIDI
> File format (.MID) , because I don't have
> Sibelius. I have Cakewalk

Andre, I am recovering from *extremely* disappointing results when I
loaded various MIDI files ('general' MIDI, 'extended' MIDI and so forth)
into various music programs such as Sibelius and its cousins, Finale and
its cousins, and lesser-known programs such as MakeMusic.

Each program interpreted each MIDI file differently --- especially the
note durations. I was at a loss as to which interpretation matched the
original composition. The only reliable cure was to ask for a scan of
the printed sheet music, and then I entered the sheet music into the
music program that I liked best. This way, I knew what I was starting
with. Afterwards I could have edited the music if I had needed to do
so.

Copyrights can be a problem when asking for a scan of published music.
Fortunately, this was not an issue in my case.

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