Sibelius (scorewriter) explained

Sibelius
Logo Size:100px
Screenshot Size:300px
Developer:Avid
Programming Language:C++
Operating System:Microsoft Windows, macOS, RISC OS
Language Count:9
Genre:Scorewriter
License:Proprietary Freeware, Proprietary software

Sibelius is a scorewriter program developed and released by Sibelius Software (now part of Avid). Beyond creating, editing and printing music scores, it can also play the music back using sampled or synthesised sounds. It produces printed scores, and can also publish them via the Internet for others to access. Less advanced versions of Sibelius at lower prices have been released, as have various add-ons for the software.

Named after the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, the company was founded in April 1993 by twin brothers Ben and Jonathan Finn to market the eponymous music notation program they had created.[1] It went on to develop and distribute various other music software products, particularly for education. In addition to its head office in Cambridge and subsequently London, Sibelius Software opened offices in the US, Australia and Japan, with distributors and dealers in many other countries worldwide. The company won numerous awards, including the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2005.

In August 2006 the company was acquired by Avid, to become part of its Digidesign division, which also manufactures the digital audio workstation Pro Tools. In July 2012, Avid announced plans to divest its consumer businesses, closed the Sibelius London office, and removed the original development team,[2] [3] [4] despite a 11,590-strong 'Save Sibelius' petition spearheading a campaign led by Derek Williams that included extensive protests on Facebook and elsewhere.[5] [6] [7] [8] Avid subsequently recruited new programmers to continue the development of Sibelius, and Steinberg hired most of the former Sibelius team to create a competing software, Dorico.

History

Origins

Sibelius was originally developed by British twins Jonathan and Ben Finn for the Acorn Archimedes computer under the name 'Sibelius 7', not as a version number, but reminiscent of Sibelius' Symphony No 7. The Finns said they could not remember why they used Jean Sibelius' name, but it was probably because he was also 'a Finn' (i.e. Finnish), as well as being one of their favourite composers. Development in assembly language on the RISC OS started in 1986 after they left school, and continued while they were at Oxford and Cambridge universities, respectively. Both were music students, and said they wrote the program because they did not like the laborious process of writing music by hand.[9]

The program was released to the public in April 1993 on 3.5-inch floppy disk. It required considerably less than 1 MB of memory (as its files only occupied a few KB per page of music), and the combination of assembly language and the Archimedes' ARM processor meant that it ran very quickly. No matter how long the score, changes were displayed almost instantly. A unique feature of the Sibelius GUI at that time was the ability it gave the user to drag the entire score around with the mouse, offering a bird's eye of the score, as distinct from having to use the QWERTY input keyboard arrow keys, or equivalent, to scroll the page.

The first ever user of Sibelius was the composer and engraver Richard Emsley, who provided advice on music engraving prior to the start of development, and beta tested the software before its release. The first concert performance from a Sibelius score was of an orchestral work by David Robert Coleman, copied by Emsley. The first score published using Sibelius was Antara by George Benjamin, also copied by Emsley, and published by Faber Music. Other early adopters included composer John Rutter, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, and publisher Music Sales.

As a killer application for the niche Acorn platform, Sibelius rapidly dominated the UK market.[10] It also sold in smaller numbers in a few other countries, restricted by the availability of Acorn computers. 'Lite' versions were subsequently released, and these were successful in UK schools, where Acorns were widely used.[11]

Expansion

In September 1998, the first version for Windows was released as 'Sibelius', with the version number reset to 1.0.[12] A Mac version 1.2 was released a few months later, and the company thereafter used conventional version numbers for both platforms across subsequent upgrades. Scores created on one platform could be opened on the other, and were backward compatible. To produce these versions, the software was completely rewritten in C++, while retaining most of the original's functionality and user interface with numerous enhancements. The original Acorn names 'Sibelius 6' and 'Sibelius 7' were later re-used to denote versions 6 and 7 of Sibelius for Windows/Mac.

Releasing Sibelius for more widely available computers brought it to a worldwide market, particularly the US, where Sibelius Software had opened an office in late 1996. Following the break-up of Acorn Computers[13] [14] shortly after Sibelius' Windows release, no further Acorn versions were developed. Sibelius Software later opened an office in Australia, also serving New Zealand, where Sibelius was widely used.

In August 2006, Sibelius Software Ltd was acquired by Avid Technology, an American manufacturer of software and hardware for audio and video production. Avid continued publishing Sibelius as a stand-alone notation product, as well as integrating it with some of its existing software products.

In July 2012, Avid announced plans to divest itself of its other consumer businesses, closed the Sibelius London office, and laid off the original development team,[15] amid an outpouring of user protest, then recruited a new team of programmers to continue Sibelius development in Montreal, Canada and Kyiv, Ukraine.

Timeline

Features

Core functionality

Sibelius' main function is to help create, edit and print musical scores. It supports virtually all music notations, enabling even the most complex of modern orchestral, choral, jazz, pop, folk, rock and chamber music scores to be engraved to publication quality. Further, it allows scores to be played back or turned into MIDI or audio files, e.g. to create a CD. A built-in sample player and a large range of sampled sounds are included.[24] It supports any MIDI device, and allows Virtual Studio Technology (VST) and Audio Units plug-ins to be used as playback instruments, giving users access to third-party sample libraries.[25] Score playback can also be synchronised to video, or to DAW software via the ReWire standard.

By default, Sibelius plays a brief passage from a Jean Sibelius symphony as it launches, a feature that can be disabled in the application's Preferences if desired. Each version has used a different excerpt; e.g. Sibelius 7 appropriately uses the main theme from Sibelius' 7th Symphony.

In Version 7.0, Avid Technology rebuilt Sibelius as a 64-bit application, replacing the menu navigation system of previous versions with a Ribbon interface in the process. This met with considerable user resistance,[26] however the Ribbon remains integral to the current GUI.

Add-ons

Add-ons for Sibelius that are currently or have previously been available include:

Cloud publishing

Sibelius users can publish their scores directly from the software via the Internet using desktops, laptops or iPads. Anyone else using software called Sibelius Scorch[54] (free for web browsers, charged for on iPads) can then view these scores, play them back, transpose them, change instruments, or print them from the web browser version. ScoreExchange.com is a website where any Sibelius user can upload scores they have composed, arranged or transcribed with Sibelius, so that anyone can access the music. The site began in 2001 as SibeliusMusic.com, and by June 2011 had amassed nearly 100,000 scores. The iPad version of Scorch also includes a store containing over 250,000 scores from publishers Music Sales, Hal Leonard, and Sibelius Scorch is used in the websites of various music publishers and individual musicians. Publishers can licence the Sibelius Internet Edition for commercial online publishing.

In October 2017, Scorch was replaced by Sibelius Cloud Publishing, providing publishers with an API to automate the publishing and selling of digital sheet Music.[55] It uses the same technology as Scorch to allow Sibelius users to share music online directly from within the program, and addresses compatibility issues.[56]

Education

There are various education-specific features for Sibelius' large market of schools and universities. The Sibelius Educational Suite[57] includes extensive built-in music teaching materials, and the ability to run and manage multiple copies of the software on a network at discounted educational pricing.

In 2012, Sibelius Student was replaced by a new version of Sibelius First.

Lite notation based on Sibelius is included in Avid's Pro Tools audio editing software.

Network

A network licence is available for schools, colleges, universities and other multi-client situations.[58]

Version history

!Version!Date!Description
2024.1024 October 2024MusicXML improvements, supported with macOS Sequoia.[59]
2024.820 August 2024Update only for iOS, Android and Sibelius Cloud.[60]
2024.6.117 July 2024Bug fixes.[61]
2024.620 June 2024Native support for Apple silicon processors on Mac computers.
2024.37 March 2024MIDI copy and paste, remote connection and resizeable Keypad.[62]
2023.1130 November 2023Supported with macOS Sonoma.[63]
2023.831 August 2023[64]
2023.6.1July 2023Last version to support macOS High Sierra.[65]
2023.622 June 2023Implementing AI for chord symbols.[66]
2023.54 May 2023Added hiding options for individual voiced parts.[67]
2022.317 March 2022Supported with Windows 11 and macOS Monterey.[68]
2021.1216 December 2021Introduced Avid Cloud Licensing,[69] last version to support macOS Sierra.[70]
2021.927 September 2021[71]
2021.225 February 2021Commands implemented in search bar, supported with Apple M1 processor under Rosetta.[72]
2020.917 September 2020[73]
2020.63 June 2020Improved MusicXML import and colour options for accessibility.[74]
2020.326 March 2020Implementing laissez vibrer ties.[75]
2020.116 January 2020Auto-Optimize staff spacing, added Dashed and Dotted and Tie-into Ties, added three house styles and manuscript papers, implementing wild-cards and large film-score time signatures.[76]
2019.125 December 2019[77]
2019.9September 2019Last version to support Mac OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan.
2019.46 April 2019Some bug fixes.[78]
2019.11 January 2019[79]
2018.1217 December 2018[80]
2018.11November 2018Recoded in Qt 5[81]
2018.711 July 2018MusicXML improvements, bug fixes.[82]
2018.626 June 2018Free tier available, with all three tiers combined into one installer. Improvements in note spacing, grace notes, multi-text entry, tied notes and others.[83]
2018.517 May 2018Maintenance release to fix an issue where running some plug-ins would cause a memory leak that slowed Sibelius down until it was relaunched.[84]
2018.4April 2018Multi-edits for text, improved note spacing and rebranded as Sibelius Ultimate.[85]
2018.1January 2018New versioning scheme, improved workflow enhancements.[86]
8.7.216 November 2017[87]
8.728 September 2017Cloud sharing support.[88]
8.5.119 January 2017[89]
8.51 December 2016Added staff sizes on a per-system basis.[90]
8.4.224 August 2016[91]
8.427 June 2016Custom staff size, updated Scorch for iPad.[92]
8.35 May 2016Added individual note colors.[93]
8.225 March 2016[94]
8.1.18 February 2016[95]
8.121 January 2016[96]
8.0.129 September 2015[97]
8.018 June 2015[98]
7.5.13 July 2014Fixed issues with audio and video export, playback, localization, and the Timeline.[99]
7.528 February 2014Support for score sharing, improved playback and notation interpretation, Timeline window and other features.[100] [101]
7.1.326 September 2012[102]
7.1.220 March 2012[103]
7.119 December 2011[104]
7.0.320 October 2011[105]
7.0.223 August 2011[106]
7.0.115 August 2011[107]
7.027 July 2011New ribbon-based user interface.[108] This version of Sibelius (and all future versions) is no longer supported on Mac OS X v10.5 or earlier, and Mac computers with PowerPC processors; the last version with this support is Sibelius 6.2.[109] [110]
6.229 April 2010[111]
6.128 September 2009[112]
6.019 May 2009[113]
5.124 October 2007[114]
5.07 June 2007[115]
4.05 July 2005[116]
3.023 September 2003[117]
2.012 November 2001First released on Windows,[118] then followed by Mac OS X released on March 2002.[119] [120]
1.21 June 1999Macintosh version released.[121] [122]
1.03 September 1998Windows version released.[123]
April 1993Initial release for RISC OS.[124]

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  60. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2024-08-20 . Sibelius 2024.8 updated for mobile and cloud . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  61. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2024-06-20 . Sibelius is now native on Apple silicon with the 2024.6 update . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  62. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2024-03-07 . Sibelius 2024.3: MIDI copy and paste, remote connection, resizeable Keypad . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  63. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2023-11-30 . Sibelius 2023.11: Sonoma support, more system object positions, better Keypad . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  64. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2023-08-31 . Sibelius 2023.8 released . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  65. Web site: Sibelius 2023.6.1 on macOS 10.13 High Sierra . 2024-11-09 . avidtech.my.salesforce-sites.com.
  66. Web site: 22 June 2023 . Introducing AI Model for Chord Auto-Complete . live . 9 November 2024 . Avid.
  67. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2023-05-04 . Sibelius 2023.5: New hiding options make individually voiced parts possible from a condensed score . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  68. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2022-03-17 . Sibelius 2022.3 adds Windows 11, Monterey support . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  69. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2021-12-16 . Avid introduces new license activation system alongside Sibelius 2021.12 update . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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  71. Web site: 27 September 2021 . Avid Sibelius 2021.9 Software Update now available . live . 9 November 2024 . Avid.
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  73. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2020-09-17 . The focus is on staves with the Sibelius 2020.9 update . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  74. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2020-06-03 . Sibelius 2020.6 brings better MusicXML import, color options . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  75. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2020-03-26 . Sibelius 2020.3 released with laissez vibrer ties, other fixes . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  76. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2020-01-16 . NAMM 2020: Sibelius 2020.1 brings automatic staff spacing, tie improvements, and more . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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  88. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2017-09-28 . Sibelius 8.7 released with Cloud Sharing, other fixes . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  89. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2017-01-19 . Sibelius 8.5.1 update available . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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  91. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2016-08-24 . Sibelius 8.4.2 update available . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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  93. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2016-05-05 . Sibelius 8.3 released with individual note colors, other fixes . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
  94. Web site: Rothman . Philip . 2016-03-25 . Sibelius 8.2 features start appearing on web sites . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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  106. Web site: Spreadbury . Daniel . 2011-08-23 . Sibelius 7.0.2 update now available . 2024-11-09 . Scoring Notes . en-US.
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