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Road report: Copland’s Rodeo in Milwaukee

October 12, 2022January 16, 2023

When Aaron Copland thought of the Far West, he probably didn’t have Wisconsin in mind, but Milwaukee was the perfect location to “road test” the new edition of Rodeo.

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Sibelius 2022.9: Staff names in groups; more selection commands

September 29, 2022October 5, 2022

Sibelius 2022.9 adds an additional way of labeling staff names that effectively allows groups of instruments and individual staves to be named separately, a long-requested feature.

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Sibelius 2022.3 adds Windows 11, Monterey support

March 17, 2022March 20, 2022

Sibelius 2022.3 adds support for Windows 11 and macOS 12. The UI graphics have been changed, the manuscript papers are updated with some helpful new behaviors, and the ManuScript plug-in language gains more functions.

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Using commands in plug-ins in Sibelius Ultimate

March 18, 2021March 20, 2021

Sibelius’s Commands feature extends the program’s capabilities in many ways. If you’re willing to dig in a little more, there are some tools available for you to extend it even further by building powerful automations directly within Sibelius.

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Your search is a command in the Sibelius 2021.2 update; M1 Mac support under Rosetta [updated]

February 25, 2021April 15, 2021

The Sibelius 2021.2 release continues the ongoing evolution of the Find in Ribbon function into an increasingly comprehensive launch bar, now called Command Search. This update also expands Sibelius’s scripting and plug-in capabilities.

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Direct Sibelius file import headlines 2020.12 release

December 10, 2020January 18, 2021

Sibelius 2020.12 is available. The new feature in this release is the long-awaited ability to import Sibelius files directly into an existing Sibelius file or template. There are other improvements in the areas of plug-ins and fonts.

Reviews

Sibelius 2020.6 brings better MusicXML import, color options

June 3, 2020June 10, 2020

Sibelius 2020.6 brings a more sophisticated method of importing MusicXML files directly into a pre-existing template. There are new options for changing the default colors, along with other updates in the areas of accessibility, ties, exporting, and more.

Reviews

Sibelius 2020.3 released with laissez vibrer ties, other fixes

March 26, 2020April 1, 2020

Sibelius 2020.3 is out with true support for L.V. “laissez vibrer” ties for the first time as well as improvements in many areas such as house styles, accessibility, and automatic staff spacing.

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New edition of Copland’s Billy the Kid ballet with Peabody Orchestra

February 15, 2019February 20, 2019

We’ve been “road testing” a new edition of the full ballet of Copland’s Billy the Kid with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra to make the music the very best it can be before it’s published.

Tutorials

Differentiating staff text, system text, and lyrics in Sibelius

September 15, 2015March 24, 2017

In this guest post, Bob Zawalich explains the differences among the types of text used in Sibelius, such as staff text, system text, and lyrics, and covers some tips and plug-ins for changing one type of text to another.

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