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Denemo

Free music notation program for GNU/Linux, Mac OSX and Windows

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A free, open-source music notation editor for GNU/Linux, Mac OSX and Windows that renders scores through the LilyPond engraver. Input comes from keyboard, MIDI controller, or microphone, with typesetting handled in the background. It supports tablature, chord charts, fret diagrams, drums, transposing instruments, ossia, ottava, cue, title pages, tables of contents, critical commentaries, and footnotes.

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