Compose, Play and Print Beautiful Sheet Music

Easy to compose for standard notation, tabs or percussion
Arrange your own professional quality sheet music
Compose music for a band, a score, or any creative project
This program is perfect for composing original songs, guitar tabs, drum notation, music, scores and soundtracks, or you can try it with the built-in Audio Transcriber Tool to transcribe music recordings and notate arrangements of your favorite music.
Streamlined and user-friendly program to create musical notation or guitar tabs, Crescendo allows composers to write, save and print their music compositions on their computer.
The wide array of sheet music symbols, time and key signatures, along with a free-form layout, gives a composer optimum control over creating sheet music for their arrangements.

Music Notation Software Features

Change the key signature and time signature
Add whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth and thirty-second notes and rests (semibreve to demisemiquaver)
Create sheet music in Treble, Bass, Tenor or Alto Clefs
Display note name in notes to help beginner musicians
Write your own guitar tablature
Use drum kits and templates to write percussion notation
Assign sharp, flat and natural accidentals to notes
Add ties and slurs across notes
Create dotted notes, chords, add repeats, and more
Open and edit MusicXML files

Composing Program Features

Conveniently switch between notes and rests using keyboard shortcuts
Insert text to specify a title, tempo, dynamics or lyrics
Drag notes to change their pitch or placement
Copy, cut and paste measures to easily insert themes
Zoom in and out for easier editing
Brace staves together to compose scores for ensembles
Utilize MIDI keyboard for easy score notation input
Use a virtual piano keyboard to add notation

Preview and Share Your Score

Listen to your composition with MIDI playback, or export MIDI music files
Export your score as PDF, MIDI, MP3, WAV, TGA, JPG, PNG & more
Create and playback guitar tabs
Supports VSTi instruments, such as piano or violin, for quality MIDI playback
Print completed music projects to share
Print blank music sheets for hand transcription

Add Lyrics

Smoothly add lyrics to your score with the Lyrics tool.
Crescendo makes it easy for composers and hobbyists to create musical scores using their keyboard and mouse. Simply select the Lyrics tool from the toolbar to the right of your score, then click to place the first lyric. Tab or space to move to the next lyric.

Compose

Composing and arranging music is easy with Crescendo. Add notes, accidentals, ties, repeats and more. Utilize auto-formatting when placing, moving and deleting notes.

Learn

The streamlined, easy-to-use interface makes it easy for students to learn the art of composing and music notation. Add note names to notes to create music worksheets.

Publish

After completing your score, share it with others. Print your score or publish your score as a PDF, MIDI, MP3, WAV, TGA, JPG, PNG & more. Easily reformat to other page sizes.

BASIC FEATURES

NCH Crescendo Music Notation Master's Edition 2025 is a comprehensive music composition and notation software designed for professional musicians and composers. It offers a wide range of features including the ability to change key signatures, time signatures, and clefs; add and edit notes, rests, and accidentals; write guitar and bass tablature; insert dynamics, articulations, and lyrics; create and edit multiple parts and staves; and utilize VSTi instruments for MIDI playback. The software supports exporting compositions to various formats such as MIDI, PDF, and MusicXML, and allows for batch processing and printing of sheet music.

WHAT'S NEW

The 2025 release introduces several enhancements to improve user experience and functionality. These include updated user interface elements for better navigation, improved playback features with enhanced VSTi support, and additional tools for editing and formatting sheet music. The update also includes performance optimizations and bug fixes to ensure a smoother and more reliable experience for users.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Windows: Windows 7 or later; 1.5 GHz processor; 2 GB RAM; 100 MB free hard disk space; 1024x768 screen resolution; DirectX 9.0 or later; Internet connection for updates.
macOS: macOS 10.10 or later; 1.5 GHz processor; 2 GB RAM; 100 MB free hard disk space; 1024x768 screen resolution; Internet connection for updates.

USER INTERFACES LANGUAGES

English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese.

BRAND

NCH Software

TYPE

Music notation and composition software

FOR OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows 7 or later,macOS 10.10 or later

LICENSE CATEGORY

One-time pay

FORMAT

Digital Download

MODEL

NCH Crescendo Music Notation Master's Edition 2025

COUNTRY OF USE

Global

MANUFACTURER COUNTRY