# Wikifonia
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{{Short description|2006–2013 sheet music website}}
'''Wikifonia''' was an on-line publisher of [sheet music](/source/sheet_music), combining a [MusicXML](/source/MusicXML)-based technology in a [wiki](/source/wiki) system, with [copyright](/source/copyright) clearance. Its score database was accessible from 2006 to 2013.
==Development==
The Wikifonia system was developed in a collaboration between several institutes of higher education in [Ghent](/source/Ghent), [Belgium](/source/Belgium). In March 2005 the researchers of the project received the Creativity to Business Award from the Ghent University Association.{{efn|For information on the Ghent University Association, see their [https://web.archive.org/web/20081218151805/http://www.augent.be/page.aspx/944 archived about page].}}[(in [Dutch](/source/Dutch_language):) [http://www.techtransfer.ugent.be/detail_news.asp?id=96 Prijsuitreiking Creativity to Business Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628164654/http://www.techtransfer.ugent.be/detail_news.asp?id=96 |date=2007-06-28 }} ("Prize distribution of the Creativity to Business Award") 22 March 2005] The system went live on 6 November 2006.[(in Dutch:) [De Standaard](/source/De_Standaard), 6 November 2006:
*(Newspaper article:) [http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GB2143PPQ Op de maat van het internettijdperk: Het Gentse Wikifonia heeft de ambitie om een Wikipedia voor partituren te worden] ("Sized for the internet era: Wikifonia from Ghent aims at becoming a Wikipedia for sheet music")
*(Press communication:) [http://standaard.typepad.com/innovatief_vlaanderen/wikifonia/index.html Er zit muziek in] ("There's music in it")]
==Copyrights==
The Wikifonia system aimed at the creation of music, the publication of [public domain](/source/public_domain) traditionals, and the publication of previously copyrighted music.
Music published on the Wikifonia website was licensed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721190149/http://www.musicopy.nl/ Musi©opy], a music copyright clearance organisation based in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).[(In Dutch:) [Telenet](/source/Telenet), 6 November 2006: [http://master.breedband.telenet.be/ondernemen/actueel/wikifonia_biedt_muziekpartituren_aan Wikifonia biedt muziekpartituren aan]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} ("Wikifonia offers sheet music")] The actual rights were paid for by the Wikifonia foundation, a non-profit organisation founded in July 2006.[(In Dutch:) [Belgisch Staatsblad](/source/Belgisch_Staatsblad), 31 July 2006: [http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/tsv_pdf/2006/07/31/06124292.pdf Foundation charter of VZW Wikifonia]]
==Wiki==
The Wikifonia website could be browsed and the sheet music downloaded in [PDF](/source/Portable_Document_Format) or [MusicXML](/source/MusicXML) format, without login or subscription.
Uploading music, in MusicXML format, and commenting on published music required login or registration.
==Termination==
The Wikifonia website was discontinued on {{wikidata|property|P576}} due to Wikifonia Foundation's inability to continue to obtain copyright licenses. After this date, the website encouraged visitors to use [MuseScore](/source/MuseScore).{{wikidata|references|P576}}
==See also==
* [List of online music databases](/source/List_of_online_music_databases)
== Notes ==
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==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite web |last=Gaitan |first=Andrea |date=December 14, 2012 |title=Friday Favorites: Wikifonia {Lead Sheets} |publisher=Toneworks Music Therapy |url=https://www.toneworksmusictherapy.com/2012/12/14/friday-favorites-wikifonia-lead-sheets/ | access-date=2 December 2020}}
* {{cite web |last=Jargstorff |first=Frank |title=Review: Free Lead Sheets from Wikifonia | website=Frank Jargstorff's Blog | date=17 April 2012 | url=http://www.jargstorff.us/2011/review-wikifonia-free-lead-sheets/ | access-date=2 December 2020}}
* {{cite web |last=Wardrobe |first=Katie |title=11 of the Best Free Sheet Music Sites | website=Midnight Music | date=15 November 2009 | url=https://midnightmusic.com.au/2009/11/11-of-the-best-free-sheet-music-sites/ | access-date=2 December 2020}}
* {{cite web | title=Wikifonia, a repository for music scores of all kind | website=saxopedia | date=21 February 2012 | url=http://www.saxopedia.com/2011/07/10/wikifonia/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221230902/http://www.saxopedia.com/2011/07/10/wikifonia/ | archive-date=21 February 2012 | url-status=dead | access-date=2 December 2020}}
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://www.synthzone.com/files/Wikifonia/Wikifonia.zip Archive of Wikifonia database in MXL format]
* [https://app.box.com/s/h4a8x8w01e70grijkaw0 Archive of Wikifonia database in PDF format]
Category:Online music and lyrics databases
Category:Wikis
Category:Belgian music websites
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