The sample code and links below accompany an article in Contemporary Music Review:
J. Freeman and A. Colella. "Tools for Real-time Notation." Contemporary Music Review, 2010 (forthcoming).
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lilypond |
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maxscore |
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ensemble1 |
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ensemble2 |
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htmldisplay |
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Sibelius |
ManuScript language has limited support for real-time notation. |
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Max5 |
Max supports real-time notation through Jitter (general graphics), MaxScore, and command-line tools such as Lilypond. |
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Flash |
Flash has no specific tools for real-time notation but has been used in real-time notation works by several composers. |
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Processing |
Processing has no specific tools for real-time notation but has been used in real-time notation works by several composers. |
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ABC |
ABC is an open text-based notation format which can be dynamically created and rendered using a variety of tools. |
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MusicXML |
MusicXML is an open xml-based notation format which can be dynamically created and rendered using a variety of tools. |
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GUIDO |
GUIDO is an open text-based notation format which can be dynamically created and rendered using a variety of tools. |
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Lilypond |
Lilypond is an open text-based notation format and rendering engine that can be adapted to real-time use. |
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JFugue |
JFugue is a Java API that can export MusicXML files (among other things). |
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Abjad |
Abjad is a Python library for generating music notation in Lilypond. |
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JMSL |
JMSL is a Java API for music notation that includes its own notation rendering engine. |
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MaxScore |
MaxScore, based on JMSL, is a music notation API for Max. |
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Common Music Notation |
Common Music Notation is a music notation API for Lisp. |
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PWGL - ENP |
PWGL's ENP package handles the programmatic creation, rendering, and display of music notation. |
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Quintet.net |
Quintet.net is a networked performance environment, created with Max and MaxScore, that includes real-time notation features. |
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abcjs |
abcjs is a Javascript library for editing and rendering ABC notation files in any HTML5-compliant browser. |
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RealVNC |
RealVNC is a commercial VNC screen-sharing client that includes advanced features such as zooming. |
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TeamViewer |
TeamViewer is a free VNC screen-sharing client that includes the option to view only a single window of the remote machine's display. |
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Mocha VNC |
A VNC client for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Palm OS, iPhone OS, and Android devices. |