Barnes Music Engraving

Barnes Music Engraving is a company that specializes in transcribing and engraving sheet music. It was co-founded by Mike Mack Smith.
The name of the company (Barnes) was not based on a particular person. While the founders were thinking of names for the company, one of them suggested the name Barnes, and they agreed.
The term "Engraving" refers to the process of converting music and/or sound to sheet music via computer, which is precisely what the company does.
Unlike companies like Hal Leonard or Alfred which use popular sheet music programs such as Sibelius and Finale, Barnes Music Engraving uses Amadeus. Though they originally used the Linux-based software SuSE. The first program they used was Amadeus for the Idris OS running on the PDP11/73. Later, they started using Atari ST's and in 1994 they started using Linux. They continue to use Amadeus for their sheet music.
They have also created the Rock Score and Off The Record series of books. These series of books are identical to Band Score and Transcribed Scores books, in which they contain transcriptions for all instruments, much like a conductor's score.
== Books (Transcriptions only) ==
* Bob Dylan (Rock Score)
* David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust (Off The Record)
* Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (Off The Record)
* George Michael - Older (Piano Vocal Guitar)
* Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark (Guitar Recorded Versions?)
* Led Zeppelin - II (Off The Record)
* Led Zeppelin - Coda (Off The Record)
* Led Zeppelin - Complete II (Piano Vocal Guitar)
* Queen - Queen (Off The Record)
* Queen - Greatest Hits (Off The Record)
* Queen - Greatest Hits II (Off The Record)
* Queen - Innuendo (Off The Record)
* R.E.M. - Drive (Off The Record)
* Santana - Santana (Off The Record)
* Texas - The Hush (Piano Vocal Guitar)
* Ultra - Ultra (Piano Vocal Guitar)
== Staff ==
* David Kear
* Kate Bush
* Mark Broad
* Mark Elvin
* Mike Smith
== Links ==
* Interview with Mike Mack Smith
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