Netscore: an Image Server/Client Package for Transmitting Notated Music to Browser and Virtual Reality Interfaces

NetScore is an extension of the existing MaxScore pack-age (Hajdu, Didkovsky) which adds new functionality for the rapid transmission and display of music notation on remote devices through standard modern browsers with WebSocket support. This was seen as a necessary development for MaxScore due to the ubiquity of tablets and other mobile devices, among other advantages for the user, and future applications of the software. We chose a server based solution executed in Java using the Jetty library for both portability between different platforms, and scalability. Novel applications facilitated by NetScore include transmitting scores generated in Max/MSP into virtual reality interfaces and more convenient performance/ rehearsal of real-time generated music, whereby devices commonly on hand such as smartphones, tablets and laptops are used as e-scores without requiring the installation of additional software.