The image on the left is my original hand-written 'Pho HIlaron for Epiphany-tide' (to see the image in a larger format, click it). This is what it looked like out of my manuscript book. Of course, I'd re-copy it for a performance ensemble, but it shows that my penmanship isn't that clear. You would never give your choir this copy. I'm not sure that I could read this if I hadn't written it! (When submitting scores for engraving we do ask you to make your submissions a little more legible). A beautiful piece of music could be ruined by a incorrect interpretation because of that poor penmanship. Composers aren't known for their copyist skill. Even the great Johann Sebastian Bach had his wife and students as copyists. Duis eu nisl pharetra, vehicula felis vel, vehicula ipsum. Integer gravida felis diam, eleifend dapibus massa mollis et. Curabitur at velit enim. Aenean tempus nibh egestas urna tempor tincidunt.

Imagine, instead walking into your choir rehearsal and handing-out the score on the right. Which would you rather hand your ensemble from which to perform? This is a much nicer looking score - something to be proud of. facilisis sem at nisl elementum, vestibulum cursus nibh dignissim. Praesent bibendum tristique venenatis. Ut pharetra magna vestibulum, lobortis libero nec, porttitor tellus. Integer euismod sollicitudin purus ut mollis. Vivamus dignissim eu odio ac imperdiet. In ullamcorper vulputate sodales. Integer dignissim interdum tortor, ut dictum diam lobortis quis. Sed et mollis sem. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia curae; But can't desktop music layout programs do that too? They can get close and its nice that they exist but they aren't engraving. Have you ever tried to position a picture in a text block in MSWord? The program tries to decide for you where the picture should be positioned relative to the text. This is the way layout programs work. Then you get something that looks like this: This is 'Ok' - its not great. Its readable but there is something 'off' about it. It doesn't feel organic it feels like a computer did it. There is a difference between layout programs and engraving - even in publishing text. To read more about the differences in engraving and layout, Click here. Fusce condimentum nibh et urna congue dignissim. Nullam sagittis, ipsum at imperdiet laoreet, neque tortor maximus sem, sed porta leo ante ac nisi. Sed ullamcorper augue et vulputate semper. Quisque vel dui bibendum, pulvinar dolor et, tempor nulla.

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Beautiful Music starts with a beautifully engraved score.

Our primary mission is to convert your score into a beautiful score. A work of art in itself. Something that is a tangible element for your performance.

How does it work? Its easy ...

1. Create an account
2. Login and create a new project (there are instructions, once you log in)
3. Upload some scans or PDFs of the document
4. We will review your project and get in touch with a quote
5. Once approved, we will do the work of engraving.
6. You log in to download a preview copy, make corrections (one edit pass is always free).
7. We'll perform any corrections from the edit review
8. You'll log in and download the fair-copy (If you've ordered prints, we'll print those and ship them to you
9. Last step, decide if you want to use our publishing collective to sell your work