Early Music Companion is a resource app for musicians performing Medieval and/or Renaissance music, including:

  • references on Early Notation, Modes, Tuning, and Transpositions
  • a database of composers
  • a live Guido’s hand
  • and a solmization tutor
  • The app is free and totally safe. You can get it on these app stores:

In case you have any question or remark concerning Early Music Companion, don’t hesitate to contact us on emcomp@werckmeister.app.

NOTICE: The original author Jim Wanner has transfered ownership effective by April 22 2026 to Martin Halter of Werckmeister. Thank you Jim for all the work you’ve put into the app and having trust in Werckmeister as the new owner.


Jim Wanner: Early Music Companion was developed as therapy during the covid pandemic. I am now retired, I kept the composer database up to date and fixed any problems that I find or that were reported to me.

When I reached my 90th birthday, I decided I could no longer, in good conscience, continue to charge for the Early Music Companion mobile app. I have kept it up to date and available as long as I can, and I’m happy to have found a new home for it.

The App does not collect any information on usage whatsoever. The app does not connect to any server, so we don’t have any information that we could share.

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