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Using Sibelius

Author: Bartmann
Date: 2007-05-15 16:28

Since learning the flute two years ago (as my second instrument) I've been very reluctant to buy any more sheet music. (I've spent way too much money for clarinet music over the years).

So for about a month I've been using Sibelius music software to convert my vast clarinet library to flute. At first I merely copied the music as it was written but now I'm customizing the music for the flute. And I'm even customizing this music for clarinet.

I like to play early music, and so I've been converting music for recorders to both flute and clarinet. Because the range of the recorder is limited, I often transpose notes down an octave to take advantage of the clarinet's chalumeau register. When I play such transposed music on clarinet with a very soft reed and open mouthpiece, it sounds like an exotic crumhorn.

And I have lots of early vocal music that I've been arranging for flute and piano. This works especially well for the flute because often in this type of early music there are sustained notes. Because the flute uses vibrato this works much better on flute than clarinet. (Once I tried to transpose a vocal score to clarinet and I had a sustained note on throat Bb!) But with Sibelius' easy transpose I was able to transpose this down a major second and customize this music for the clarinet.

And then I can print out all this music, put it into folders and have it all neatly organized.

It's really a great tool.

Bartmann

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Re: Using Sibelius

Author: old999
Date: 2007-05-15 20:07

Funny you should mention that. I just overheard someone at a restaurant where we were having lunch sing the praises of Sibelius. I've only tried the freebie Finale NotePad and can see the potential. NotePad is very limited - designed to get you to buy the high-priced version - but has been useful for transposing pieces that are not too complex (e.g., no section breaks) and writing out exercises in a legible fashion ;-) .

Al

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