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I'm surprised that i didn't see Musescore on there. Of all the Linux engraving programs it has become my favorite for getting a idea out of my mind and into my ears when its to complicated to play at speed.

Such as this: https://youtu.be/IsNzHpYnIPk

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Getting an idea out of your head and into notation isn’t “engraving”. Think of it like the difference between using a word processor and using page layout software. The article is also from 2016. MuseScore was around back then, but it was pretty rough to use.

What I love about Musescore is the “jazz” font. My father’s a composer (and at some point did fairly elaborate symphonic type work) and used Encore, Sibelius and Finale — and I think I have some kind of musical notation dyslexia that I can finally read at ease in the “jazz” font.

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