Overview

Crescendo is a music notation software designed to allow composers, musicians, and hobbyists to write, edit, and print sheet music easily. It supports various kinds of musical notation, including traditional sheet music, guitar tablature, percussion notation, and numbered notation.

Features

• Create and edit music scores with a variety of notes (whole to thirty-second) and rests.
• Support for multiple clefs including treble, bass, tenor, and alto.
• Add key signatures, time signatures, sharps, flats, naturals, ties, slurs, dots, chords, repeats, and lyrics.
• Create guitar tablature and percussion notation using built-in drum kits and templates.
• Import and edit MusicXML and MIDI files, convert MIDI input to notation.
• MIDI playback with support for VSTi instruments, and built-in virtual piano keyboard.
• Use MIDI keyboard devices for input, with automatic detection of connected devices.
• Various export options including PDF, MIDI, MP3, WAV, and common image formats.
• Auto-formatting tools for note placement and score layout.
• Templates for choral compositions and support for vocal scoring.
• Additional notation elements like pedal lines, octave lines, glissandi, and tempo markings.
• User-friendly interface with zoom, keyboard shortcuts, drag & drop note editing, copy/paste measures, and text insertion for tempo, title, dynamics, and lyrics.

Target Users

Crescendo is suitable for a wide range of users including singers, drummers, guitarists, music producers, music teachers, students, composers, conductors, orchestrators, lyricists, and audio engineers. It supports both beginners and professionals who wish to compose, arrange, or transcribe music.

Platform and Availability

Crescendo is available for Windows (Windows 7 to 11), macOS 10.5 or higher, Android (5.0 or higher), and iOS (12.0 or higher). A free version is available for non-commercial use.