Free software and GPL (public domain) http://lilypond.org/web/

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Defines a language LilyPond music notation trs expressive, concise, and easily expandable by users thanks Guile Scheme. The compiler lilypond product from text files in that language composs scoring, scores in PostScript and PDF.

LilyPond is available from other GNU / Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and MS Windows (via cygwin).</span>

The manual is printable (PostScript) and online in HTML format.
Other sources of information are available by searching the mailing list for user: http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/.
Examples of sources and rsultats: http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.2/examples.html

SUITABILITY/PERFORMANCE

Addresses both the old notation, the grgorien, tablature, chords, bass figure, scoring today.
Provides a driver or a solo without difficulty.
Allows, with LaTex (trs Systm powerful composing text), the shuffled score, text and images.
Impcablement turns on P III 450 with 128 MB of RAM.

OVERALL OPINION

APRS three years of use, the other singers are delighted to audio CDs that I prpare for their work at home, and TOC scores greatly reduced.