What is the closest music font to this?

Dorico
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I’m going to transcribe Malher songs with Dorico only for amusing myself. I gonna play them on a concert but actually could use any of the past edition, I know:) What do you think is the most similar music font to this edition above?

If it is an off forum subject, let me know!:slight_smile:
Many thanks!

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Write to NorFonts. Ye has many. @NorFont.com

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Also, that picture is too small to deduce anything. And you could say what the nae of the edition is so people can look it up.

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Why is that important? Use a font that you like.

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Its not important at all:) I just want to make unimportantly something similar:)

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Have you tried clicking on the picture? In my browser, at least (Firefox on a Mac), it expands to a more readable size. A second click expands it even further.

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Tomorrow I’ll share the edition and any available details about it. The book isn’t with me now:(

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No gentle question goes unpunished… :slightly_smiling_face:

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If this is a compilation of Mahler songs by Dover Editions DP17118 with “Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft” starting on page 135,

I found some information (which could also be wrong):

  1. The “Dover Font” Illusion: Because Dover specialized in affordable, high-quality reprints, they photographed the historic pages exactly as they were. The aesthetic looks unified because it belongs to the late-Romantic German/Austrian tradition of plate engraving, but there was no digital software or font package involved in creating the music layout. [1, 2, 3]
  2. Modern Equivalents: If you are looking to replicate the specific visual style of the music notation from that vintage Universal Edition print in modern notation software, type designers have created digital equivalents. You can achieve a nearly identical look by using the Vintage BH font family, Sebastian, or Haydn from the Music Type Foundry.
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It starts with a challenge :slight_smile:

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Perhaps the closest option is this one:
Vintage BH (SMuFL) Fonts ‣ NorFonts

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(For whom may be interested: here a workaround for that. There is another in the same thread.)

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Thank so much, Christian. I’ve got an idea how to make it. If I gonna be stuck I’ll read those you’ve sent. But really appreciate your help!:slight_smile:

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And a third one :slight_smile: with a grace note:

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Nice, @charles_piano! I like it.

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gracias.

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You all are so clever!

My idea was using a grace note, but haven’t known about the ‘click on the clef’ thing, so I would have been lost without Charles’ help! :grinning_face:

Thank you!