[announce] Recordare Launches MusicXML Software and Sheet Music

[Michael Good <good@recordare.com>]

Recordare Launches MusicXML Software and Sheet Music

LOS ALTOS, CA (May 6, 2002) - Recordare LLC, an Internet music software
and publishing company, today announced the launch of its Online Store
(http://store.recordare.com), featuring downloadable MusicXML software
and sheet music.

Recordare's Dolet software provides a "universal translator" between
music notation programs. Dolet uses the MusicXML format to break down
the barriers between applications that prevent musicians from getting
the most out of their online sheet music. Recordare Editions of
classical music are available in MusicXML and four other popular
formats.

Recordare's first software product, Dolet for Finale 1.0, allows Finale
to exchange files with any program supporting the MusicXML format.
Finale is the world's best-selling music notation software. Finale
Windows users can use the Dolet plug-in to read music scanned in with
Visiv's SharpEye Music Reader, widely viewed as the world's most
accurate music OCR program. Dolet also improves compatibility between
Finale versions, letting Finale 2000 users read Finale 2002 files that
have been saved in the MusicXML format.

The Recordare Editions of classical music continue this commitment to
freedom of choice in online sheet music. Over 50 songs are now available
in five different music formats: PDF, FreeHand, MIDI, MusicXML, and
Finale. Customers can choose the combination of formats that best meets
their needs and budgets. The repertoire includes some of the most
beloved song cycles by Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann - music
that has never before been available in high-quality, editable online
editions.

"The Internet and the World Wide Web have shown consumers how valuable
it is to have their music and data available in open formats, accessible
to any program," stated Michael Good, CEO of Recordare LLC. "By using
XML, music notation software can take advantage of the investments in
open standards made by much larger industries. We are gratified by the
early support of industry leaders like Coda and Visiv for the MusicXML
format."

For additional information, please contact Michael Good at:

  Recordare LLC
  PO Box 3459
  Los Altos, CA 94024
  USA

  Toll-free: (866) XML-NOTE or 965-6683
  International: +1 (650) 965-7267
  info@recordare.com
  www.recordare.com

Recordare and Dolet are trademarks of Recordare LLC. Finale and Coda are
registered trademarks of Coda Music Technology, Inc.