PDF downloads only? You kidding?

• Oct 31, 2024 - 16:10

Sorry, folks.

But when I search for Sheet Music at the top of the MuseScore, the responses (for Sound of Silence, at least) take me to MuseScore.com, where they ONLY provide PDFs. I guess that's understandable, but I need a version I can transpose that has both vocal parts--to create a version we can actually sing!

I don't mind paying for such a score--especially when the proceeds are shared with the artist, as the Hal Leonard version seems to be. When I'm doing it often enough, I'll even pay for a subscription. But what's the point, if all I can get is a PDF??

(I've tried the PDF conversion option in the past. Very spotty results -- as in "converted a spot here, a spot there, and joined them all together. So still clearly a beta effort.)

Is there an option I'm missing?


Comments

In reply to by SteveBlower

Were it not for the fact that is Musescore.ORG that gave me a search result that took me to Musescore.com, I would not be mentioning it here.

And in fact, I did talk to the .com folks. They said they only download PDFs, not Musescore files, for copyright reasons--which is why I said it's understandable.

When I went to .org I wanted to see what was available in Musescore format.
I can do a search for a PDF score on my own.

In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

Really good to know.
What I really wanted to know is what is available in one of the other formats.

There are pages of Sound of Silence PDFs on the .com site.,
only a couple of which could be construed as "official".

I didn't see an option to filter out PDFs from the search results.
Did I miss something??

In reply to by TheHutch

Musescore.org has "Search for Sheet Music" right at the top of every page, including this one.
As yonah_ag pointed out in a comment below, "The search box at the top of the page adds to the confusion between the .org and .com sites".

If it finds Musescore-format files, then it is a good thing. If it only points to .com PDFs, it effectively erases any distinction between the .com and .org sites.

In reply to by yonah_ag

Yeah. That was the easy part. Found a couple with exactly what I need: vocal duet.

But ALL you can download from the .com site are PDFs.

Talked to their support, friendly fellow explained that it's by design.
(Copyright restrictions or some such. Can't say I understood, but it sounded good.)

Hard to transpose a PDF unless you're really good writing a score!
Hence the search for anything other than a PDF -- a search that ought to be possible
at the .org site. (If there is some such option, I've missed it thus far.)

In reply to by forwardtoeric

You can also download .mscz files. I have done so many times and other users have downloaded my scores. I think that it's only official scores that are restricted to PDF.

The .org site is dedicated to the free MuseScore score editor. The .com site is the only one that shares scores. The search box at the top of the .org page is just a hook into the .com search.

The search box at the top of this page adds to the confusion between the .org and .com sites. Here we are on .org but the search box pertains to .com. ¿Qué?

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