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'''Sibelius Software''' is a software business and a part of [[Avid Technology]] that develops and sells music notation and music education software. |
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The company was named after the [[Finland|Finnish]] composer [[Jean Sibelius]], and was founded in April 1993 by twins Ben and Jonathan Finn to sell the [[Sibelius notation program]]. In addition to its head office in Cambridge and subsequently London, Sibelius Software opened offices in the US, Australia and Japan, with distributors and dealers in many other countries worldwide. |
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In August 2006 the company was acquired by [[Avid]], to become part of its [[Digidesign]] division, which also manufactures the leading [[digital audio workstation]] [[Pro Tools]]. |
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In July 2012, Avid announced plans to divest its consumer businesses, closed the Sibelius London office, and laid off the original development team,<ref name="classicalmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/magazines/classical_music/news/classical_music_news_story.asp?id=1467 |title=News from Classical Music Magazine |publisher=Rhinegold.co.uk |date=2012-07-04 |accessdate=2012-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120702005682/en/Avid-Divests-Consumer-Businesses-Streamlines-Operations |title=Avid Divests Consumer Businesses and Streamlines Operations |publisher=Business Wire |date=2012-07-02 |accessdate=2012-07-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rpmseattle.com/of_note/sibelius-uk-office-closes-avid-selling-consumer-businesses/ |title=Of Note: Finale and Sibelius tips and tutorials by musician, arranger and music notation expert Robert Puff |publisher=Rpmseattle.com |date=2012-07-16 |accessdate=2012-07-23}}</ref> despite extensive protests on Facebook and elsewhere.<ref name="Save Sibelius">{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/SaveSibelius?ref=stream |title=Save Sibelius |deadurl=no |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="Sibelius Users">{{cite web |url=http://www.sibeliususers.org/?ref=stream |title=Sibelius is in crisis! |deadurl=no |accessdate=29 July 2012}}</ref> Avid said it is still committed to Sibelius,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.avid.com/blogs/avid/archive/2012/07/23/avids-commitment-to-sibelius.aspx |title=Avid’s Commitment to Sibelius - Inside Out |publisher=Community.avid.com |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2012-07-23}}</ref> and after recruiting some new programmers later released a minor version update Sibelius 7.5. |
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The company has won numerous awards, including the [[Queen's Award]] for Innovation in 2005. |
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==Products== |
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The company's best-known product, [[Sibelius (computer program)|Sibelius]], was first released (under the name Sibelius 7) for [[Acorn Computers Ltd|Acorn]] computers in 1993. Sibelius Software also sold Acorn computers, printers, MIDI equipment, word processing & graphics software, etc. because at that time many of its customers did not already have a computer; but the company stopped selling these products (and developing Acorn software) when it released Sibelius for Windows in September 1998. This was followed by a Mac version in March 1999. From the Windows release, the unusual suffix '7' was dropped from the Sibelius product name, and the version number restarted at 1.0. |
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Thereafter, the company has released new major Sibelius versions for Windows and Mac approximately every 2 years, with minor updates in between, the latest major version being Sibelius 7 in 2011. It has also produced versions of Sibelius in many languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese and Russian. |
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The Sibelius program enables the use to create, print and play back sheet music, and publish it via the Internet or iPad. |
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The company has also released various other music programs, including special versions of Sibelius (e.g. for students and commercial electronic publishers), add-ons for Sibelius such as extra sound libraries, and a range of software for teaching music called [[Sibelius Educational Suite]]. Some of this software was developed by other companies, and then distributed or acquired by Sibelius Software. |
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All of the company's software is now available for both the [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] platforms. |
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=== List of software === |
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* Professional/amateur |
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** [[Sibelius notation program|Sibelius]], currently at version 7.5 |
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** Sibelius First |
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** Sibelius Internet Edition (for online music publishing) |
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** Scorch (a web browser plug-in and iPad app for viewing, playing, printing and transposing Sibelius scores) |
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** Sibelius Sounds (range of sound libraries for Sibelius) |
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** [[PhotoScore]] Lite, Professional & Ultimate (for scanning printed scores into Sibelius) |
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** [[AudioScore]] Lite & Professional (for playing/singing audio into Sibelius) |
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** SequenceXtra |
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** [[G7 (guitar software)|G7]], guitar-focused songwriting software (no longer available) |
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* Educational Suite |
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** Sibelius Student |
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** Groovy Music |
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** O-Generator |
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** Sibelius Instruments |
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** Sibelius Compass |
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** Sibelius Starclass |
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** Sibelius Notes |
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** Auralia |
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** Musition |
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* Acorn software (no longer available) |
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** Sibelius 7 (for professionals & universities) |
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** Sibelius 7 Student (for advanced secondary school students) |
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** Sibelius 6 (for secondary schools & amateurs) |
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** Junior Sibelius (for primary schools) |
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** Optical Manuscript (for scanning printed scores into Sibelius 7) |
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==Timeline== |
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(This excludes releases of software version upgrades.) |
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*'''1986''': Founders Jonathan & Ben Finn start designing Sibelius 7 program for Acorn computers |
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*'''1993''': Sibelius Software founded to sell Sibelius 7 and related computer hardware/software in the UK. Early customers include Europe’s largest publisher Music Sales, choral composer John Rutter, and the Royal Academy of Music. Sibelius 6 (educational version) launched |
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*'''1994''': Distribution in Europe, Australia & New Zealand commences. Sibelius 7 Student (educational version) launched |
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*'''1995''': German versions of Sibelius launched |
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*'''1996''': US office opened in California. Junior Sibelius (primary school program) launched |
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*'''1998''': Sibelius for Windows launched worldwide. Company ceases selling hardware to concentrate on core software business |
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*'''1999''': Sibelius for Mac, PhotoScore and Scorch launched. Sibelius forms US subsidiary, creating the Sibelius Group, which now has 25 employees. Quester VCT invests |
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*'''2000''': Sibelius Internet Edition launched, and is adopted for Internet publishing by leading European publishers Music Sales and Boosey & Hawkes. SibeliusMusic.com and Sibelius Notes (initially called Teaching Tools) launched |
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*'''2001''': World’s largest sheet music publisher Hal Leonard also adopts Sibelius Internet Edition. Sibelius Group reaches 50 employees |
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*'''2002''': Sibelius is first major music program for Mac OS X. Company acquires music software company MIDIworks |
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*'''2003''': Revenues beat competitor MakeMusic Inc by 20%, confirming Sibelius as world market leader. Starclass, Instruments, G7 and G7music.net launched. Sibelius Group commences distributing Musition and Auralia. Sibelius in Japanese launched, distributed by Yamaha |
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*'''2004''': Compass, Kontakt Gold, Sibelius Student Edition, Sibelius in French & Spanish launched. Company acquires SequenceXtra. Sibelius software used in more than 50% of UK secondary schools |
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*'''2005''': Australian subsidiary formed after acquiring Australian distributor. Company reaches 75 employees. Wins prestigious Queen’s Award for Innovation. Releases Rock & Pop Collection of sounds. Commences distributing O-Generator |
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*'''2006''': Groovy Music and Coloured Keyboard launched. Sibelius Software is bought by [[Avid Technology]] |
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*'''2007''': Japanese office opened |
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*'''2012''': Avid closes Sibelius's London office and lays off original development team |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.sibelius.com/ Sibelius Software] |
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* [http://www.sibeliusforum.com/ Sibelius Forum - Independent forums for Sibelius users] |
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[[Category:Scorewriters]] |
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[[Category:Computer companies of the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Companies established in 1993]] |
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