An open source composition of a symphony, written by the public for the public
There is one main rule... Compose To Your Hearts Content!
The file is formatted as a MusicXML file. This was chosen to allow a wide range of platforms and make it easy for GitHub to keep track of versions of the score as they are checked in.
- Download a GitHub client onto your machine
- Fork the master branch of the Open-Source-Symphony project
- Import the MusicXML file into a MusicXML friendly composition environment (Finale, Sibilius, etc.)
- Compose Away
- Export the piece to MusicXML file
- Commit your changes and sync the changes to your forked repository
- Create a pull request back to the master (either through the GitHub app, or on the GitHub website)
Commits can only consist of a single MusicXML file and the readme files already existing in the repository. Any commits with new files will be not included.
If at any point in time you would like to pull the piece in a vastly different direction, or would like to take the piece and make your own personal rendition, you are free to fork the project at any time.
You can read the License here. However, the gist of it is this:
- There are no names attached to this composition
- Anyone can use, change, perform, this piece at will
Although the license does not require it, it would be great if performances were recorded in the PERFORMANCES.md file along with Who performed it, Date/Time, Place and Version of the piece.
Any check in that is deemed to be malicious or an intentional distruction of the publics work will not be accepted as a pull request. However, even total destruction or reconstruction could be understood as art and will be considered for branching.