Add support for the 'Sebastian' SMuFL font (MuseScore 4)
Sebastian is a music font that looks similar to older printed music. It is alike Bravura, however is thinner, and overall (in my opinion) looks nicer.
The github page is here: https://github.com/fkretlow/sebastian/blob/master/README.md
The font is under the SIL Open Font license.
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Comments
My MuseScore 3.7 Evolution allows for loading that font, see https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/MuseScore/wiki/Musescore-3-Evolution-Fe…
In reply to My MuseScore 3.7 Evolution… by Jojo-Schmitz
I would like to support the OP. Not only for Sebastian (which produces beautiful scores - and is buildin with Dorico), but for all SmuFL fonts available - free and commercial.
In reply to I would like to support the… by graffesmusic
MuseScore can only built in free fonts.
Loading external fonts have the disadvantage to potentially not be available on a PC other than the score creator's, and in case of commercial fonts not on musescore.com.
Still the ability to load external fonts seems a good idea (and 3.7 proves that being possible), along with building in a selected few extra ones.
In reply to MuseScore can only built in… by Jojo-Schmitz
If one wants to play in the 'majors', then the standard options have to be at least equivalent as those of the competitors.
In reply to If one wants to play in the … by graffesmusic
True, and possible if these are available under the SIL Open Font license
See also https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/16189
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the look on this font. Makes me feel far more at home than the standard fonts available in the current build of MS. Growing up playing classical music in my youth symphony, this is a lot easier on the eyes imo.
The only thing I might ask, if it's even possible, is for a sort of subtle photocopy "distressed" look on the staves and making the ends of naked stave lines rounded instead of square, like is often seen with this sort of printing. I don't know how to make fonts, so I'm not telling you what to do by any means, it's my only thought on the font, and again, I don't even know if that's possible.
In reply to I LOVE LOVE LOVE the look on… by AstralAstrid
A list of all SMuFL compatible fonts can be found on Jojo's wiki
https://github.com/Jojo-Schmitz/MuseScore/wiki/Features
(add to this list Chaconne - commercial - the font from the Japanese version of Finale https://stonemusic.stores.jp/items/67176151ce1b810155a57f25 )
For a preview of the fonts, see https://elbsound.studio/music-font-comparison.php )
In reply to A list of all SMuFL… by graffesmusic
Added to the Wiki