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8. MusicXML for Notation and Analysis

Michael Good

Abstract:

MusicXML is intended to represent common western musical notation from the seventeenth century onwards, including both classical and popular music. MusicXML is intended to support interchange between musical notation, performance, analysis, and retrieval applications. It is designed to be sufficient, not optimal, for these applications.

Links:

The current MusicXML converter software runs on Windows. As of April 2001, it reads from:

MuseData >format

MusicXML

Finale's Enigma Transportable File (ETF) format.

NIFF format

The current MusicXML software writes to:

MuseData format

Standard MIDI Files in Format 1

The Sibelius 1.3 and Finale 2001 notation applications

Sample Figures:

Above: Schubert excerpt including diverse features represented by MusicXML.

Below: Distribution of note durations in Bach's Cantata No. 6, Movement 2.

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