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The Nepomuk text font: it takes a certain type

January 11, 2023January 16, 2023

Nepomuk is a text font inspired by the type commonly found in music plate engraving from the late 19th to the mid 20th-century. It’s available on Notation Central. Learn all about its origins and design.

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MuseScore 3.6 focuses on engraving upgrades, new fonts

January 15, 2021January 18, 2021

MuseScore has released version 3.6. This release is primarily focused on engraving improvements and also introduces a new, SMuFL-compatible music font called Leland, designed by Martin Keary and Simon Smith, inspired by the legendary SCORE program.

Tips

Using Sibelius’s advanced scale settings to adjust text size

October 3, 2018October 10, 2018

Here’s how to change the size of expressive text in Sibelius without affecting the size of music text used for dynamics.

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Use the Erase background option to mask barlines in Sibelius

October 7, 2013July 19, 2019

Often in published scores, we encounter text that extends beyond the barline. Here’s how to use the Erase background option to mask barlines in Sibelius.

Tutorials

Video tutorial: Improved text and typography in Sibelius 7

June 15, 2012August 1, 2022

Yesterday I shared a handy tutorial by Philip Rothman of NYC Music Services concerning the Inspector in Sibelius 7, and as a follow-up, here’s another excellent video that Philip has put together concerning the improvements in text and typography features in Sibelius 7. In just ten minutes, Philip walks you through many of the improvements […]

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