Charles 𝄒 Hutchins
#MuseScore wants to raise money for their #OpenScore project to take public domain scores by dead, famous (european) composers and put them into the musescore format. Presumably all of these scores are available as PDF, so I don't really see what's gained by moving them to this particular format?

I feel like this plays into the Genius Composer model, where all the geniuses are Dead White European Men #DWEM, but maybe there's some utility I can't see?

If you're into the idea, their fundraising page is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/openscore/openscore-join-the-sheet-music-revolution
Jun 26, 2017 at 6:20pmWeb
Show threadπŸ”ŒπŸ’˜πŸΆJun 4, 2018
@celesteh The utility is that the new format is the actual notes themselves will be represented in a musical format, rather than the mere *image* of the notes being available, though I suspect you’re purposefully missing the point with your obsession with the demographics of the composers.
Show threadCharles 𝄒 HutchinsJun 4, 2018
@usblovedog This certain addresses the shortage of Beethoven MIDI files, then.

The demographic I'm most obsessed with is "not dead", but obviously this is a silly concern for any living composer :eyeroll:
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