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MusicXML
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Also known as Music Extensible Markup Language, uncompressed MusicXML, Music XML

MusicXML is an XML-based file format for representing Western musical notation. The format is open, fully documented, and can be freely used under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.

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File format.extension
.musicxml, .mxl
File format.mime
application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml, application/vnd.recordare.musicxml
File format.owner
W3C Music Notation Community Group
File format.latest release version
4.0
File format.latest release date
1 June 2021
File format.genre
Musical notation
File format.extended from
XML
File format.open
Yes

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MusicXML for Exchanging Digital Sheet Music

MusicXML is the standard open format for exchanging digital sheet music. It allows you to collaborate with musicians using different music applications.

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Saves MusicXML 4.0 files from Sibelius Ultimate 2019.5 and later, which can be opened in Finale and MakeMusic Cloud. Reads and writes MusicXML 3.1 files for the best results with older 32-bit versions of Finale. Saves MusicXML 3.0 files from Sibelius 5.1 and later, which can be opened in Finale and MakeMusic Cloud. Want to publish interactive musical scores on the Internet? Want to collaborate with other musicians who use different music applications? MusicXML was designed from the ground up for sharing sheet music files between applications, and for archiving sheet music files for use in the future. You can count on MusicXML files being readable and usable by a wide range of music notation applications, now and in the future. MusicXML complements the native file formats used by Finale and other programs, which are designed for rapid, interactive use. Just as MP3 files have become synonymous with sharing recorded music, MusicXML files have become the standard for sharing interactive sheet music. With MusicXML you can create music in one program and share your results – back and forth – with people using other programs. Today more than 260 applications include MusicXML support. Save your music as a MusicXML file, and watch your audience grow. Version 8.3 of Dolet® for Sibelius Plugin Now Available Jan 4, 2023 Today we have released version 8.3 of our free Dolet® 8 for Sibelius plugin. This version adds support for new… Continue Reading Dolet® for Sibelius Plugin Now On GitHub Dec 16, 2022 As we announced earlier this month, the Dolet® for Sibelius plug-in for exporting MusicXML 4.0 files from Sibelius Ultimate is… Continue Reading

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Official website
www.musicxml.com
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inception
2004-01-00
described at URL
www.musicxml.com
file extension
musicxml
software version identifier
1.0
media type
application/vnd.recordare.musicxml+xml
Formal Public Identifier
-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 4.0 Partwise//EN
file format identification pattern
3C
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MusicXML is an XML-based file format for representing Western musical notation. The format is open, fully documented, and can be freely used under the W3C Community Final Specification Agreement.

==History== MusicXML was invented by Michael Good and initially developed by Recordare LLC. It derived several key concepts from existing academic formats (such as Walter Hewlett's ASCII-based MuseData and David Huron's Humdrum). It is designed for the interchange of scores, particularly between different scorewriters. MusicXML development was managed by MakeMusic following the company's acquisition of Recordare in 2011. MusicXML development was transferred to the W3C Music Notation Community Group in July 2015.

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