What file formats are used for sheet music?
Almost all the music files at Musica Viva are in GIF format. This is the standard graphics format on the web, and it should be readable with any browser that supports graphics at all. The format is also very compact. The disadvantage is that the print quality can never be as good as PDF or EPS, but I have found the advantages to the format to be much more important. A lot of the titles are also available in ABC format. Despite it’s simplicity ABC is a very powerful tool for notating simple music like lead sheets. I have some of the titles in high quality PDF format as well. You’ll find an overview of sheet music formats used by other sites at The Free Sheet Music Directory Help Page. Back to topWhy are there banner ads?Building and maintaining Musica Viva takes quite a lot of time and some money. I simply cannot manage to keep this project up to the standards both you and I require if I don’t at least manage to cover my expenses. Since I have nothing to sell through this website myself
