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Alfred Music, a leading publisher in music education since 1922, in partnership with MakeMusic, Inc., announces the release of Finale v27 and Finale v27 Academic. These newly released versions, available as download only, are the first paid upgrade since the release of Finale v26 in 2019. New features include interactive sharing functionality, Standard Music Font Layout (SMuFL) support, an improved instrument database, MusicXML 4.0 support and bug fixes.
For 25 years musicians around the world have relied on Finale music notation software to create, edit, audition, print and publish musical scores. Finale offers composers, arrangers, students, teachers, copyists and publishers control over every aspect of the printed page, along with impressive playback.
Finale v27, Download is available for $600, and Finale v27 Academic, Download for $350 at music retail stores and online retailers.