ConcertWare

ConcertWare is a music composition computer program made by Chad Mitchell of Great Wave Software for the classic Mac OS in 1984.

It was one of the first music programs for the Apple Macintosh, and its first version could play four voices using the Mac's built-in speakers.

In 1986, MacWorld's Stephen Levy wrote that ConcertWare "[passed] the Jaw Drop Test" for its Music Player component's visual depictions of MIDI instruments as they played.

[3] Reviewing version 1.5, MacUser magazine's Christopher Breen called ConcertWare "one of [the] early pioneers" of music notation software, but criticized its stagnation, stating that the program would only be adequate for "entry-level musicians and hobbyists".

He also criticized its clunky workflow that required users to use the Print Preview to see the combined score and text before making adjustments.