How to apply layout / styles to a music xml file?

• Apr 22, 2023 - 13:30

Currently in the process of migrating Sibelius Leadsheets to MuseScore. To do that, I export them to an xml file which I open with MuseScore.

Is there a way to apply the same layout / style to all those xml files in MuseScore? When initially opening the file I see many things I need to alter for every single file. Changes I need are:

  • Title text and composer text size should always be the same (it currently is smaller than intended)
  • show clef only on first staff
  • hide bar numbers
  • chords show only extension (root is missing)
  • chords using - ^or ø show as m maj or m7b5, can - ^ ø etc be preserved?

Am aware how to change all those aspects to my needs, but the question is, can this be automated so that I apply my preferred style to the opened xml file?


Comments

Change one score to suit your needs in all regards to style settings, then use Format > Save style
On all other then use Format > Load style

In reply to by Jojo-Schmitz

This is not working as per your description. "Format > Save style…" from a file using
- "Format > Style > Chord Symbols > Style > Jazz"
- Title: Font Size 26pt
- Chords: Font Size 20pt
- clef + key signature only on first staff
- no bar numbers
saved style.png

When loading the saved styles file to another file via "Format > Load style…" would like to apply identical styles on via "Style > Load Style…" to a file that looks like this:
imported xml, no styles loaded.png
after loading styles:
after loading styles.png

Things that changed as expected:

  • chord size: 20 pt
  • clef + key signature only on first staff
  • no bar numbers

Things that did not change as expected:

  • Title: font size still 22pt (26pt expected)
  • Chord Style is not jazz (interestingly when looking at "Format > Style… > Chord Symbols > Style" as expected "Jazz" is selected. But it seems not applied? Is this maybe a bug in loading and applying styles to chord symbols? As soon as I switch to Standard and back to "Jazz" the style is changed as expected
  • The way chords are used: for a major chord I want C^7 (which is what I used ni the sheet I saved the styles from) but when loaded I still see Cmaj7. Probably I have to change this differntly for all sheets?

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