Sibelius 5: Fast, Smart, Easy

 

You shouldn't have to be a rocket scientist to use music notation software, and with Sibelius, you don't have to be: you get fast, professional results with a minimum of effort. Sibelius began in England in the early 90's, and was released in the United States in 1999. Sibelius gives you the power found in other professional notation software packages, but harnesses that power so that you can use it quickly, easily and effectively.

Sibelius comes with the PhotoScore Lite package included, allowing you to scan music directly into the program, then manipulate it within Sibelius. Automated features such as batch MIDI file transcription allow you to quickly import multiple MIDI files, then transpose, print, etc. Use Sibelius to produce lead sheets with guitar chord symbols or tablature, publish your score online on your website, playback your score on your soundcard complete with tempi and dynamics, and much, much more.

Sibelius has quickly gained acceptance among professional musicians around the world. Listen to what renowned choral composer John Rutter has to say: "I never thought I would abandon pen and ink, but Sibelius's quality, speed and ease of use have completely won me over."


Three of the most important things to look for in any program are speed, simplicity and intelligence. Sibelius excels at all three.

It's the world's . . . Fastest

Sibelius is so powerful that processing happens instantly: most operations take just 1/10th of a second !

It's the world's . . . Smartest

Sibelius understands how you think and work, because it's designed by musicians who know what you want.

It's the world's . . . Easiest

Sibelius takes just minutes to learn, a few days to master - other scorewriters can take you months! What's more, Sibelius gives you printed results of the highest professional standard.

Look and feel
Intuitive design with clear, instant graphics - no labyrinthine menus and dialogs to navigate, no waiting for the screen to redraw

Internet publishing
Put your scores straight onto your website so people can view, tranpose and play them.

Creating your score
Write notes and markings with no cumbersome set-up - including super-intelligent Flexi-time™ MIDI input.

Scanning, plug-ins and filters
State-of-the-art music scanning with Photoscore Lite, or the full version of Photoscore. You may also, write other plug-ins yourself using Sibelius's built-in Manuscript™ language. Search and edit your score using filters -- for example, put an accented staccato on all "D" quarter notes.

Playback
Revolutionary features like Espressivo™ and SoundStage™ play your score with unprecedented realism.

Publishing and printing
Sibelius uses House Styles™ and other sophisticated engraving and publishing features.

Page layout and part extraction
Intelligent, super-fast score reformatting and part extraction.

Special notations
Dynamic guitar tablature, automatic nested tuplets, drum-kit, figured bass and other specific notations.

Sibelius Main PageHome