[plug] music composing software for linux [or java]

[David Buddrige]

Noteworthy Composer (see http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/  ) is a
software package that allows you to compose music score (that is, sheet
music) on your computer - essentially its like a word-processor for
sheet music.  It also allows you to play back the tune via a MIDI output
so you can hear exactly what the tune sounds like after putting it
together.

It's a great product.  I would buy it, except that it runs on Windows,
and I don't [run windows].

I have tried running it on WINE, however it doesn't work properly.  The
menus are scrambled (I have put a screenshot at
http://wasp.net.au/~buddrige/noteworthy.jpg ) and the Midi output
doesn't work either.  Without menus that I can read, it is prohibitively
difficult to attempt to configure it for my system.

I have been searching for an equivalent program for Linux - Free/OSS
would be ideal, but pay-for software is fine too.  Does anyone know of a
linux based [or Java based] program that would replicate these features?
I am particularly interested in the ability to create sheet music in
word-processor fashion and play it back immediately on the computer.

thanks heaps guys,

David Buddrige. 8-)
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