I’ve been taking some of my older arrangements for other instruments and adapting and rearranging them for String Quartet. You’ll find a wide variety of styles, usages and levels for you to consider. As of October 2025 all my titles are available on SheetMusicPlus, SheetMusicDirect, and for viewing on MuseScore. This is the list of […]
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As a quick update, I’ve been busy doing music engraving work for two companies: MyHymnary.org based in Michigan at Calvin University and Synchestra.ai out of Brussels, Belgium. I’ve also released a few dozen new arrangements or compositions since my last blog entry. For anyone having trouble reaching me via my contact form there are a […]
Please note that everything written here is my opinion. In April, 2024 Hal Leonard/MuseGroup (HL/MG) expanded their “ArrangeMe” (AM) self-publishing platform with a paid subscription “Pro” feature. For those that don’t know, AM allows composers and arrangers to upload their own music as well as arrangements from a large list of copyrighted titles. The music […]
a Introduction In the mid-1990’s I started using Finale (version 3.7) as my music notation software of choice. (Prior to that I used MusicPrinterPlus). When version six of Sibelius came out I tried it out and switched to it because it was far more intuitive than Finale. When Dorico 4 was released in early 2022 […]
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I’ve been going through my music catalog and producing demo recordings (with video of the music) and uploading them to YouTube. See my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/jamesgilbertmusic As of today’s date, all my brass music, Any Size church orchestra series, concert band and most, if not al of of my orchestra or instrumental ensemble scores […]