Open .xml file does not import slur markings correctly
The attached PDF file is the target score as originated in Finale and exported as .musicxml file.
I renamed the extension to .xml and opened in MuseScore. Everything seemed OK, except the slur markings are usually incorrect, except for a few cases where the slur is within a single measure. But even in single measure slurs, they are not all correct. Looks like this is a bug, unless there is a difference between MusicXML and XML files.
Attachment | Size |
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As Sure As Your Sorrow is Joy.xml | 298.31 KB |
As Sure As Your Sorrow is Joy - Score.pdf | 114.53 KB |
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Looking at the XML in the first few measures, the slurs displayed in MuseScore are the same as the XML. The slurs end on the second note. Checking a few other slurs I see the same thing such as measure 91 where the XML says to put the slur on 4 notes. This seems to be a Finale export problem rather than a MuseScore import problem. The differences between MusicXML and XML don't seem to be an issue here. MusicXML mostly has notations added to XML rather than changing existing notations. It would be interesting to see what Finale does when it imports this file.
In reply to Looking at the XML in the… by mike320
OK thanks for checking. I did try to look at the XML file but did not understand the fine details as you have pointed out. I am working with someone else, so not sure if he will do the test of reading back into Finale for me. Do you think it would be hard for me to modify the XML file and correct it to the desired slur notations? Or easier to make the corrections manually in MuseScore? I guess it's probably easier just to correct by hand in MuseScore, because the slur lines still require tweaking to make them pretty print.
In reply to OK thanks for checking. I… by Thom Kurtz
I can try importing the .XML back info Finale if you wish. Not until tomorrow though.
In reply to I can try importing the .XML… by Niels Erik Nielsen 2
That would be nice to answer the question for this thread. I don't think I have another way to verify for sure by this method. Thanks for offering.
In reply to That would be nice to answer… by Thom Kurtz
I think we can safely say that Finale has some problems with xml/Mxl flies.
This is the result I get when trying to import your file to Finale.
In reply to OK thanks for checking. I… by Thom Kurtz
It far easier to edit the slurs in MuseScore.