Re: Finale Files Archive

: : Thanks for your reply.
: : Yes, indeed I'm avoiding MIDI for a reason, because I would like to
: : find scores that preserve notations such as slurs and ties. Is there a
: : collection out there that I can purchase with a small fee?

: : Thanks,
: : Michael

: You know, I don't know of anyone who's putting Finale files out there. I
: think the copyright issues are the problem. I mean, if I had a collection of
: Fernando Sor pieces that I've input and edited in Finale, I wouldn't give
: the disk to anyone because they could just open the file, print it, and try
: to sell it. I wouldn't want people making money off all my hard work. I
: think that's probably where most people stand on this.

: Do you have that smart score thing ? I understand you can scan scores in and
: then edit them at will. I understand the technology is getting better, but
: you still have to do a lot of editing.

: So you say collection - do you specifically mean Finale files? You can get
: sheet music virtually anywhere, including the virtual world. There are
: online sheet music sellers. But if you want Finale files specifically, I
: think it's going to be a difficult search for you.

: Maybe if you tell us more exactly what you're trying to do, we can offer
: more suggestions.

: Best

I'm actually after scores in MusicXML format. In Finale there's
already a plugin to export and import from/to MusicXML. I know there's
a plugin for Siberlius too, but I'd like to avoid spending more,
however I wouldn't mind if there's a huge collection out there in
Siberlius format.
I need scores in MusicXML because I'm going to write a piece of
software to analyse music scores, and it appears to me MusicXML a
reasonable solution.

Regards
Michael