Description

[macOS & Windows]

MEZZO FOR DORICO & FINALE V27 FEATURE 4 SMUFL COMPLIANT MUSIC FONTS: “MEZZO”, “MEZZO TEXT”, “MEZZO STD” & “MEZZO STD TEXT”

Mezzo fonts are elegant engraver music fonts with a standard (MEZZO STD) and a lighter appearance (MEZZO), yet more robust than some other music fonts, but more accurately representing the look of smooth engraved music. Mezzo & Mezzo Std can be used for modern sophisticated Pop or Rock, Jazz Bands, Piano and Vocals, Choirs, Marching Bands, and all types of musical ensembles even Symphonies! Mezzo comes with a unique subtle individuality, but with a softer and fatter look which makes it a great use for school manuals and education materials. Both fonts look fun and easy, and will not scare your students! Mezzo & Mezzo Std work with Finale v27 and Dorico™ Pro version as an alternative to Finale Maestro and  Bravura font or any other SMuFL font.

PDF SAMPLES

• MEZZO STD — Mahler Symphony No9 4th Movement
• MEZZO — Mahler Symphony No9 4th Movement
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• MEZZO STD – Viola – IV. Adagio
• MEZZO – Viola – IV. Adagio
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• MEZZO STD – Violoncello – IV. Adagio
• MEZZO – Violoncello – IV. Adagio
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• MEZZO STD — ÉTUDES TRANSCENDANTALES
• MEZZO — ÉTUDES TRANSCENDANTALES
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• MEZZO STD — Rietz Koncertstück op. 33
• MEZZO — Rietz Koncertstück op. 33
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• MEZZO STD – Au Tombeau de Rachmaninoff
• MEZZO – Au Tombeau de Rachmaninoff

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INSTALLING MEZZO FONTS

It’s easy to install MEZZO fonts since both fonts come with 3 installers, one for macOS and two for Windows.

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APPLYING MEZZO FONTS IN DORICO™ PRO

When running Dorico, it will find the new metadata files and will make an entry for the fonts in its list of available SMuFL fonts. However, to use the MEZZO font:

• Open a Dorico score,
• Go to Engrave mode (Ctrl+3 or Cmd+3), click on the Engrave > Music Fonts menu option,
• In the dialog window that appears, click on the name of the font in the list, then click the button “Change Music Font” and select Mezzo or Mezzo Std to apply the font to your open score project
• Again, Engrave > Font Styles… > Font Style to “Default Music Text Font” choose: Mezzo Text or Mezzo Std Text
• You’d need also to change the character style: Engrave > Character Styles… > set Font to Mezzo Text or Mezzo Std Text
• You can optionally check or uncheck the box to use the recommended engraving options; click “OK”, and you’ll notice that your score project is taking effect of the changes with the newly selected Mezzo/Mezzo Std font.  

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Changing the Music Font in Finale v27

Go to Document > Set Default Music Font… select Mezzo or Mezzo Std font and click OK.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Stems connections can be misaligned after converting the default music font to a SMuFL-based font, for more info on how to fix this issue click here.