sheet-music-publisher

name	sheet-music-publisher
description	Converts mastered audio to sheet music and creates printable songbooks. Use after mastering when the user wants sheet music or a songbook for their album.
argument-hint	<album-name or /path/to/track.wav>
model	sonnet
effort	low
allowed-tools	["Read","Edit","Write","Grep","Glob","Bash","bitwize-music-mcp"]
requirements	{"external":[{"name":"AnthemScore","purpose":"Audio to sheet music transcription","url":"https://www.lunaverus.com/","cost":"$42 (Professional edition recommended)","notes":"Free trial available: 30 seconds per song, 100 total transcriptions"},{"name":"MuseScore","purpose":"Sheet music editing and PDF export","url":"https://musescore.org/","cost":"Free (open source)","notes":"Required for title cleanup and manual polishing"}],"python":["pypdf","reportlab","pyyaml"]}

Your Task

Input: $ARGUMENTS

Guide user through sheet music generation from mastered audio:

1. Setup verification - Check AnthemScore and MuseScore installed
2. Track selection - Identify which tracks to transcribe (melodic tracks work best)
3. Automated transcription - Run transcribe.py via AnthemScore CLI
4. Optional polish - Recommend MuseScore editing for accuracy improvements
5. Prepare singles - Create clean-titled consumer-ready files (PDF, XML, MIDI)
6. Optional songbook - Create distribution-ready combined PDF with TOC

External Software Requirements

REQUIRED:

• AnthemScore ($42 Professional edition) - Audio transcription engine

  • Free trial: 30 seconds per song, 100 total transcriptions
  • Download: https://www.lunaverus.com/
  • Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows

• MuseScore (Free) - Notation editing and PDF export

  • Download: https://musescore.org/
  • Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows

Python dependencies (songbook only):

pip install pypdf reportlab pyyaml

Check if user has these installed FIRST before proceeding.

Supporting Files

• anthemscore-reference.md - AnthemScore CLI reference, installation
• musescore-reference.md - MuseScore polish techniques
• publishing-guide.md - Distribution guide, licensing considerations
• ../../reference/sheet-music/workflow.md - Complete workflow documentation
• workflow-detail.md - Detailed workflow phases, error handling, tips, tool examples