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Finale is the flagship program of a series of proprietary music notation software developed and released by MakeMusic for the Microsoft Windows and macOS operating systems. First released in 1988, version 26 was released in 2018. Finale has been regarded as one of the industry standards for music notation software. Finale is one of a number of types of software used by composers, songwriters and arrangers for creating sheet music, including the score for an entire ensemble (e.g., orchestra, concert band, big band, etc.) and parts for the individual musicians. A scorewriter is to music notation what a word processor is to text, in that they both allow fast corrections (via the "undo" button), flexible editing, easy sharing of content (via the Internet or compact storage media), and production of a clean, uniform layout. In addition, most scorewriters, including Finale, are able to use software-based synthesizers to "play" the sounds of the notated music and record the music—an especially useful feature for novice composers, when no musicians are readily available, or if a composer cannot afford to hire musicians. MakeMusic also offers several less expensive versions of Finale (currently available for Microsoft Windows only), which do not contain all of the main program's features. These include PrintMusic and a freeware program, Finale Notepad, which allows only rudimentary editing. Discontinued versions include Finale Guitar, Notepad Plus, Allegro, SongWriter, and the free Finale Reader.

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  1. Purse, Bill (2005). The Finale Primer: Mastering the Art of Music Notation with Finale (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Backbeat Books. p. 45. "Finale uses an approach frequently encountered in computer graphics programs, which is a combination of a tool palette and menu interfaces to access all of the commands for creating a document." 
  2. Johnson, Mark (2008). Finale 2008 Power. New York: Penolope Press. p. 288. 
  3. VanDerBosch, Karen (2009). "MakeMusic, Inc. Releases Finale 2009: Finale's 20th anniversary is celebrated with major workflow improvements" (Press release). MakeMusic.com. http://www.makemusic.com/press_releases.aspx?pid=263. 
  4. Bigwood, Robin. "MakeMusic Finale 2012". https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/makemusic-finale-2012. 
  5. Spenillo, Carol (November 4, 2013). "MakeMusic Releases Finale 2014". Business Wire . http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131104005066/en
  6. Adler, Mark (August 16, 2016). "The New Finale is Here!". http://www.finalemusic.com/blog/the-new-finale-is-here/
  7. "See What's New In Finale" http://www.finalemusic.com/products/finale/whats-new/
  8. ""Finding the user manual and other help resources (Finale, Version 25)"". https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/225555288-Finding-the-user-manual-and-other-help-resources-Finale-Version-25-. 
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  11. Rothman, Philip (2018-10-10). "Finale version 26 review" (in en-US). https://www.scoringnotes.com/reviews/finale-26-review/. 
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  14. "Brian Ferneyhough Visits MakeMusic" (Press release). MakeMusic.com. http://www.finalemusic.com/blog/brian-ferneyhough-visits-makemusic/. 
  15. Business & Entertainment Editors (September 30, 2002). "MakeMusic! Inc. Announces Deepening Alliance with Hal Leonard Corporation and Music Sales" (Press release). AllBusiness.com. MakeMusic.com. http://www.allbusiness.com/media-telecommunications/movies-sound-recording/5993493-1.html. 
  16. DuBrock, Andrew (January 2005) "Q&A: Putting Music on the Page". Acoustic Guitar. http://acousticguitar.com/article/default.aspx?articleid=6178&IssueNo=145&coverdate=January+2005
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  18. Small, Mark. "Twenty-First-Century Techniques". Berklee Today 16 (1). http://www.berklee.edu/bt/161/21st_century.html. Retrieved March 30, 2012. "All homework is done in Finale music-notation software". 
  19. "Finale Plays a Leading Role in Oscar-Winning Films" (Press release). MakeMusic.com. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080225006333/en/Finale-Plays-Leading-Role-Oscar-Winning-Films. 
  20. Braus, Danielle; Spenillo, Carol (2013). "Alfred Music and MakeMusic, Inc. Announce Exclusive Distribution Deal" (Press release). Alfred Music. http://www.makemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/MakeMusicDistribution.pdf. 
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