Midi of classical composition

I was hoping the following scenario was possible

I either subscribe to a website or buy individual scores 

but they can be heard as midi 

and I can change the parts 

change the clefs

Hear the parts in any combination eg alto and bass. Or soprano and tenor etc

and I can ( strictly for learning that the composes idea is better than my own ) modify the parts

i dont Want to enter each part myself 

I want to hear the parts for my education but see little value in laboriously entering the parts in a daw or notation app

i had thought Musescore would be tne way

But I’m not sure  and I am open to any daw and notation apps since I’m not familiar with any particular ones 

If you're afraid of work and the swings between joys and frustrations of composing then perhaps composing isn't for you. The only way to 'learn' is to do it - which involves "writing it down" in some form or another - starting in the mind/heart, then on paper as I do as the fastest and most convenient; or into a daw or notation software.

Much depends on your aims as a composer. If you see yourself any of the existing genres then study the scores of the composers in question and listen critically to the music of that time. If you want to break out from existing forms, maybe become eclectic, then experiment. There'll probably be many false starts but once you're en route, great.

With some genres you need to know what you're doing to alter scores or parts: Renaissance music as an example, which followed fairly strict rules. Best by far to compose something yourself then experiment with changing registers, notes, instrumentation etc because you know what your original start point was about. [Edit} and with current technology, so many possibilities are at your disposal.

Best of luck. 

Please. I understand your points

but I AM that is AM doing what you say. Just in an only slightly altered way

im a respected musician my whole life 

towards the later part now ( see my name) I seek this “shortcut”. But if you don’t understand that I will be saturating intellect , ear and heart with these sacred lines; well you don’t know me 

so my request is in force. I’m older than you and have greatest regard for my teachers of the past and for the luminaries I seek to marinate my mind with. One line at a time 

Edit most of my life in pop music jazz blues etc. Chords were emphasized 

etc on my own without benefit of a teacher.  I slowly discovered upper structure triads above usually dominant structures.  That was by age 17. Ages ago

bu very recently something is happening to me in terms of a seismic shift of my attention. 
it’s remarkable. My mind is being drawn to the single line. 
I see music now much more than way

the older way. I guess homophonic is being replaced by the linear polyphonic impulse 

I can’t believe this is happening. It wasn’t a conscious thing 

melody and lines just kept protruding into consciousness 

it’s like being reborn 

it took me 70+ years to finally truly appreciate and marvel at Mozart 

my dad told me long ago about Mozart. But it has finally manifested 

I’m very pleased 

I studied counterpoint in the early stages many moons ago from a wonderful teacher who could improve my counterpoints 10 times faster than I could create them 

I miss him much 

anyway thank you for input 

I don’t suppose you will relent and answer my naive questions about “how to” With midi and public domain scores !

My “thing “ boils down to it’s either a pdf or a midi

both merged, is still an open question 

On 3/24/2024 at 11:27 AM, inahurry said:

But if you don’t understand that I will be saturating intellect , ear and heart with these sacred lines; well you don’t know me 

so my request is in force. I’m older than you and have greatest regard for my teachers of the past and for the luminaries I seek to marinate my mind with. One line at a time 

well you don’t know me  - am I expected to?

"I’m older than you"  If you say so.

"and have greatest regard for my teachers of the past and for the luminaries I seek to marinate my mind with." Mine taught me how to use the tools but not how to create unique work. My important teachers were dead or very old when I arrived on the planet.

DAWs. I use Reaper because it has an exceptionally good midi editor for its price as a private, non-commercial composer, along with very good audio editing. Like other DAWs it has its complexities and its failings. Trying to get a detailed specification for any DAW is difficult and probably best to look at its user manual (at least the index where it should tell you what it can do).

Notation software: people here speak highly of Musescore's latest incarnation. It comes with its own sound sample library which produces some pretty good results.

I do not use notation software for the actual process of composing. For engraving (preparing the final copy) I use Dorico. It has strengths and weaknesses. Basically I don't like notation software but use it if I have to produce a score (because individual parts can be extracted).

So I go from a paper draft into the DAW, make adjustments then create a midi export which can be picked up by Dorico.

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