Is it possible to download music on here without paying money?
Anytime I try and download a piece of music it always forces me to upgrade my account to a pro account I don't know if there is some way to get out of that screen to download it or I have to pay money to download it, and then print it.
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You ask:
Is it possible to download music on here without paying money?
This forum here is musescore.org. (Check the address in your web browser.)
Any file attached to a post here can be downloaded without paying money.
For example:
Happy Birthday.mscz
(You never know what to expect here, as musescore.org caters to the free MuseScore editor software (i.e., the desktop - not mobile - app).
There also exists another website - musescore.com
Have a look here for an explanation of the difference:
https://musescore.org/en/node/277874
So...
On musescore.com -- original and public domain (PD) scores are available for download free of charge.
Here's a PD example:
https://musescore.com/james_brigham/scores/1494541
Also...
On musescore.com -- music protected by copyright is downloadable by obtaining a paid Pro subscription.
More info.:
https://musescore.com/groups/musescore-updates-and-statuses/discuss/504…
https://musescore.com/groups/musescore-updates-and-statuses/discuss/504…
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/131537/scores/2207126?share=copy_link
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by [DELETED] 36619881
And your point here is?
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by [DELETED] 36619881
Scaramouche Boss Battle Theme Phase II by dennougyaru
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
Yarichin B Club - Touch You Piano Sheet by chyuu_
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
I have a problem, everytime i'm on musescore.org, and i search for anything, i'll end up on musescore.com and there's nothing i can download
In reply to I have a problem, everytime… by Tomas.sekerka
You're not a pro member on musescore.com, that's why
In reply to I have a problem, everytime… by Tomas.sekerka
If you use the "search for scores" field at the top, then indeed you'll be directed towards the .com sister site, as that is the online score sharing platform.
If you're logged in into your free account you can download all scores that are public domain (and correctly labeled as such) and all original score from users that have chosen to make them available for free.
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/40853685/scores/8301296
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/2466621/scores/4680761
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/2466621/scores/4680761
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/409606/scores/3253066?share=copy_link
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
could you put the link for (chopin black keys) right here i dont know how
In reply to You ask: Is it possible to… by Jm6stringer
https://musescore.com/user/7428766/scores/4933384?share=copy_link
I went to your PD example and was asked to pay for MuseScore Pro in order to download/print.
In reply to I went to your PD example… by gdnghtjohnboy
That should be a bug then. Report to support@musescore.com
In reply to I went to your PD example… by gdnghtjohnboy
Then contact support@musescore.com.
I've just visited that link without being logged in (using a private browsing window). Clicking the download button opens a popup with file formats to choose from.
I clicked on "MuseScore mscz" and was asked to log in or create a free account. Logging in with my free account (https://musescore.com/user/32983039) immediately started the download. No questions about Pro being asked.
In reply to Then contact support… by jeetee
I also downloaded it with a free account. I was logged into .org.
In reply to I also downloaded it with a… by bobjp
You can't download from .org.
So check again when you are on .com, that is where you're logged in. (But the login procedure is shared between both platforms)
In reply to You can't download from .org… by jeetee
Oops. I meant .com. The point was I have a free account.
i have the exact same problem.
In reply to i have the exact same… by __pj__
The make use of the exact same answers already provided here.
In reply to The make use of the exact… by jeetee
Is the "free account" the free 1-month's trial after which you pay the sub?
In reply to Is the "free account" the… by Brer Fox
No
In reply to Is the "free account" the… by Brer Fox
No, it is the thing were you create an account and then don't have to fill in any credit card or payment info at all.
In reply to No, it is the thing were you… by jeetee
Is it possible to have a free account AND a Pro account by using two different email addresses?
That could be useful in the future.
In reply to Is it possible to have a… by dave2020X
I can verify it's possible, and I can't think of any way the site could actually prevent it. Whether or not it's allowed by the terms of service is another matter, but I do use this for testing purposes.
In reply to No, it is the thing were you… by jeetee
DELETED - Oh I do wish this system would allow proper deletion of duplicated posts!
In reply to i have the exact same… by __pj__
same
In reply to same by Lancedusty
Then read the answer as well.
What do you hope to achieve with your post otherwise?
In reply to Then read the answer as well… by jeetee
I agree. That's a good point.
https://musescore.com/user/26089141/scores/5046056?share=copy_link
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by jliu102
And your question is?
I can download it, being a Pro member
Seems that piece is an Original Work, but the uploader would need to flag it as such
I really want to make a midi remix of this but it keeps trying to get me to pay...
In reply to I really want to make a midi… by kailmorgan082
That score is copyright, you must have a Pro account to download it so they can pay royalties to the copyright owner.
https://musescore.com/torbybrand/dirtmouth-hollow-knight
it wont let me download, even if they meet all the requirements previous comments.
In reply to https://musescore.com… by riaanly
No, you don't meet them, you're not a Pro-member, that score is neither PD nor Original Work
In reply to No, you don't meet them, you… by Jojo-Schmitz
https://musescore.com/user/29939763/scores/6204927
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by captionpickles
What does this contribute to this discussion? Is it a PD score but you can't download it or are you just a fan of this piece?
In reply to What does this contribute to… by underquark
https://musescore.com/user/35854627/scores/6757729
https://musescore.com/duplicarto/omori-duet-spoilers
In reply to https://musescore.com… by dejjesushi
I can downoad it. You can't as it is neither (marked as) PD nor Original Work and you're not having a Pro account, so don't participate in paying roaylties.
In reply to I can downoad it by Jojo-Schmitz
How do I know whether it is copyright cause when I try to download it on musescore.com it says I have to suscribe
In reply to How do I know whether it is… by Crystalyu4
You need an account to download anything on the score-sharing musescore.com, but a free account suffices for most scores. Only ones that are copyrighted protected require a paid account. So if you're logged in with a free account but are seeing that message, that's your answer right there - this is song under copyright protection.
For further questions about the score-sharing website musescore.com, best to ask over there on that site.
In reply to https://musescore.com… by dejjesushi
https://musescore.com/melodyman/scores/3928986
In reply to medley https://musescore.com… by SomeRandomTaco
What's the point of all these posts?
test didnt work
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https://musescore.com/user/3078111/scores/1108686
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by Nicols Azraels
And your question is?
Cool
In reply to Cool by sn0997170
https://musescore.com/user/38898698/scores/7288313
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by elyyehudashem
What's the purpose of this post?
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by torirhee
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If the music in question is protected by copyright, then the owner (estate ...) is entitled to royalties, even for scores. And so, that's where all of this comes from. (But there are plenty of public-domain materials which are free.)
Famously, a contemporary composer based a successful pop song on a composition by Rachmaninoff, innocently assuming that it was public. It wasn't. And so it was that a composer who died in 1943 was added to the author-list, and his estate now shares royalties from the tune.
Very Entertaining Citation: https://www.cmuse.org/you-cant-believe-how-much-rachmaninoff-influenced…
If you subscribe, then the accounting and payment of royalties is handled for you. And I find this to be an extremely valuable service. I'm grateful to the copyright owners who are so willing to make their works available, and to MuseScore for making this conveniently and legally possible.
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https://musescore.com/user/30858201/scores/6392442
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by phoneprofortn
this one free please
In reply to this one free please by phoneprofortn
Ask the uploader.
In reply to Ask the uploader. by Jojo-Schmitz
I concur on anybody (who chooses not to pay anything) asking the uploader for this or that composition. In fact, I went through the significant labor to mirror ALL my MuseScore compositions on my music website - just for this reason. If Joe Average person wants any of my output for absolutely free, they need only take some extra time to go to my personal domain. They can get a MS native file, and a PDF plus MP3 / WAV audio rendering.
Fly Me To The Moon by anttiniemisto1
In reply to Fly Me To The Moon by… by mrtroychou
Frank Sinatra isn't dead long enough for that score to be in the Public Domain, so it is still under copyright and as such not downloadable by non-Pro users. And even for Pro users not downloable if the uploaded decided so (this seeme the case here?)
In reply to Frank Sinatra isn't dead… by Jojo-Schmitz
I don't think Frank Sinatra was involved in composing the song (that is Bart Howard) or making the arrangement. And there are plenty more arrangements of Fly Me to the Moon which are downloadable. So I guess it is the uploader who do not want it to be downloadable.
In reply to I don't think Frank Sinatra… by AndreasKågedal
I guess Bart Howard is not dead long enough either. And indeed he died only in 2004.
Other arrangements being downloadable are simlpy violating copyrights.
Unless musescore.com has a deal with the publisher, that is.
In reply to I don't think Frank Sinatra… by AndreasKågedal
/user/23407441/scores/4540736
In reply to Fly Me To The Moon by… by mrtroychou
download the .mid file from the web, open it in Musescore and you are halfway a score
In reply to download the .mid file from… by bottrop
https://musescore.com/j_y_kim/scores/5497277
Can someone please send the pdf file of this "https://musescore.com/user/31765185/scores/5596817" if you have a pro account, desperately needing it?
In reply to Can someone please send the… by s20170
That'd be violating copyright and terms of service
https://musescore.com/user/36359099/scores/6467397
In reply to https://musescore.com/user… by balinovarda
How did you get your score past the copyright takedown? My version got pulled some months ago.
Maybe it's because it doesn't reference "Alan Walker".
There'd Better Be A Mirrorball - Arctic Monkeys by Official Author
The book of love - Peter Gabriel (Piano-Voice-Guitar) by Official Author
In reply to The book of love - Peter… by agatagrz123
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"Official" scores (from https://musescore.com/official_scores) are not downloadable at all, not even for money
SomethingUnreal - Music using ONLY sounds from Windows XP and 98! by cupidue
In reply to SomethingUnreal - Music… by gamescheat000
https://musescore.com/yaizmo/scores/4415431
If it is the uploader's original work, ask him/her to mark it as such
https://youtu.be/_SdZ3cTyYwA
https://musescore.com/user/5032516/scores/1800166?share=copy_link