Leland font on Finale

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Gergo
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Post by Gergo » Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:21 pm

Is there any chance to download and use the fabulous Leland font what made Score so beautiful on Finale? And if there is, how can I get it?
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miker
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Post by miker » Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:25 pm

You can get it here:

https://github.com/MuseScoreFonts/Leland
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Gergo
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Post by Gergo » Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:39 pm

Aww, lovely! Could you tell me, which one should I download of the many it offers?
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miker
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Post by miker » Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:40 pm

Leland.otf
LelandText.otf
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motet
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Post by motet » Thu Oct 19, 2023 3:02 am

Named after computer-engraving pioneer Leland Smith, I presume, not Leland Stanford.
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Post by BuonTempi » Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:52 am

Gergo wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:21 pm
 ...the fabulous Leland font what made Score so beautiful..?
It's worth saying that MuseScore's Leland font is NOT "the font that made SCORE so beautiful" -- it is "inspired" by the characters of SCORE. (In fact, SCORE didn't use a font.)

There are some differences between the Leland font and SCORE's output, and not all of them for the better.

Also, at the time of writing, Leland only has c. 350 glyphs, compared to the 2,729 in Finale Maestro, or 3,651 in Bravura.
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Post by Gergo » Fri Oct 20, 2023 9:48 pm

I know. I tried MuseScore Leland and actually it was not nicer at all, than any other of this sort. But mid 90' I used the genuin Score app, and the reasult was really fabulous! And this is what I meant:)
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Post by BuonTempi » Sat Oct 21, 2023 10:59 am

SCORE was an amazing technical feat, and it was certainly the best "automatic" computer engraving until Lilypond or Dorico -- but I wouldn't say it was necessarily the high water mark of engraving.

If you don't like FinaleMaestro or Bravura (the two are very similar and really only differ in weight, Bravura being heavier), then may I humbly suggest Sebastian? The flags for eighth notes are similar to those in SCORE (though they were modelled on German mid-century engraving).

https://github.com/fkretlow/sebastian/releases
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Post by elbsound » Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:12 pm

BTW, there are many other fonts that are based on the SCORE look and that work in Finale.
And as they are not SMuFL they also work in Finale versions before 27.

ScrltFIN: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comp ... t=ScrltFIN
Partita: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comp ... nt=Partita
Vienna: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comp ... ont=Vienna
Scorlatti/MTF Scorlatti: https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comp ... =Scorlatti
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