Inno alla gioia
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Maestro
Piano
What it shows
- Grand staff with brace
- Dynamics, slurs and a fermata
- Melody and accompaniment
Downloads
Example scores
Public domain pieces and an original blues, written in Maestro. Download the .maestro file and open it to see how it is made, listen to it and edit it, or look at the PDF right away.
Minuetto in sol
Christian Petzold (attributed to J. S. Bach), arr. Maestro
Piano
What it shows
- 3/4 time and a repeat
- Slurs and staccatos
- Two independent lines between the hands
Greensleeves
English traditional
Lead sheet: melody, chords and lyrics
What it shows
- Chord symbols
- Lyrics with hyphens and extender lines
- Pickup measure, compound 6/8 time and rehearsal marks
Blues in fa
Original piece for Maestro
Jazz lead sheet in handwritten style
What it shows
- Jazz handwritten style with Finale’s fonts
- 12-bar blues with chord symbols
- Swing, accents and a repeat
When the Saints Go Marching In
Traditional, arr. Maestro
Jazz combo: trumpet, alto sax, piano, bass, drums
What it shows
- Transposing instruments and separate parts
- Drums, slash notation and measure repeats
- Walking bass and swing playback
Canone in re
Johann Pachelbel, arr. Maestro
String quartet
What it shows
- Canon entries over a ground bass
- Viola in alto clef
- Separate parts, crescendo and fermatas
The House of the Rising Sun
American traditional, arr. Maestro
Guitar with tablature
What it shows
- Notation and tablature together
- Arpeggios in 6/8 with chord symbols
- Strings and frets chosen by Maestro, barre included
Fra Martino
Traditional round
Three-part choir
What it shows
- Round with staggered entries
- Lyrics under every part
- Choir bracket and tenor in octave treble clef
Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont, arr. Maestro
School ensemble: choir, recorder, metallophone, guitar, piano, percussion
What it shows
- Mixed ensemble with choir and lyrics
- Recorder written an octave lower, sleigh bells and tambourine
- Guitar slash notation with chord symbols, separate parts
Astro del ciel
Franz Xaver Gruber, arr. Maestro
School ensemble: violin, oboe, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, drums
What it shows
- Compound 6/8 time, with the tune passing from violin to oboe
- Transposing clarinet and saxes, with separate parts
- Soft drums with measure repeats, rit. and a final fermata
The .maestro file opens in Maestro on Mac and Windows; the MusicXML file also opens in Finale, MuseScore, Dorico and Sibelius. The .musx file is for anyone who still has Finale: it opens there with Maestro’s layout.
Public domain music and an original blues; the pieces, arrangements and Maestro files are free to use, change and share.