Publications

There are now many publications from authors all over the world describing their MusicXML experiences and evaluations. Several of these were presented by Recordare, the creators of the MusicXML format, prior to its acquisition by MakeMusic. Here are some of the more detailed papers and presentations from Recordare and MakeMusic authors:

• MusicXML and Repertoire Development is the most recent MusicXML overview presentation. It originated as an online presentation to the Repertoire Development team at Alfred Music (January 2023).
• Using MusicXML 2.0 for Music Editorial Applications describes how different MusicXML 2.0 features can be used in preparing digital critical editions. It has been published in the proceedings of the Digital Editing Between Experiment and Standardization symposium held in 2007 in Paderborn, Germany (December 2009).
• Lessons from the Adoption of MusicXML as an Interchange Standard analyzes the MusicXML adoption process and suggests lessons that can be applied for XML language designers in other application areas. It was presented at the XML 2006 conference in Boston. PDF versions of the full paper and presentation slides are also available (December 2006).
• MusicXML in Commercial Applications appears in Music Analysis East and West. Published jointly by the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities and MIT Press, it is available from Amazon and other bookstores (August 2006).
• MusicXML for Notation and Analysis appears in The Virtual Score: Representation, Retrieval, Restoration. Published jointly by the Center for Computer Assisted Research in the Humanities and The MIT Press, it is available from Amazon and other bookstores (September 2001).

Our site also includes:

• Full text versions of most of the papers on MusicXML by MakeMusic and Recordare authors.
• Links to selected publications by the MusicXML user community. These publications are usually about how MusicXML is used in different types of musical applications.
• PDF versions of MakeMusic and Recordare conference presentations on MusicXML.