Handel is described as 'Lets you write programs that run in browser, with compositions being played using Tone.js. Handel focuses on providing a readable and intuitive syntax' and is a programming language in the audio & music category. There are three alternatives to Handel for Mac, Windows, Linux, Web-based and Self-Hosted. The best Handel alternative is MusicJargon, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Handel are abc notation and Alda.
MusicJargon is a high level musical notation that allows to represent aurally perceived music played with instruments or sung by the human voice through the use of text files.
abc is a text based format for music notation, particularly popular for folk and traditional music.
Alda is a text-based programming language for music composition. It allows you to write and play back music using only a text editor and the command line.
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