LilyPond runs on all popular platforms: GNU/Linux, MacOS X, and
Windows. LilyPond comes with extensive documentation and hundreds
of example files. There is an active user community answering
-questions on the Lilypond user mailing list, while the development
+questions on the lilypond-user mailing list, while the development
team makes sure that problems are solved quickly.
@node Examples
@unnumberedsec Examples
-Lilypond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
+LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
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Here is a passage from Franz Liszt's solo piano transcription
of the Overture to Wagner's @emph{Tannhäuser}. The spacing
-in this example was all performed by Lilypond's formatting
+in this example was all performed by LilyPond's formatting
algorithms, without tweaks of any kind. It
handles cross-staff beaming gracefully and puts the system brace
perfectly around all three staves.
@subsubheading Classical Music
This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project
-in Lilypond.
+in LilyPond.
@exampleImage{bach-bwv610}
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@subsubheading Early Music
-Lilypond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
+LilyPond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
as this passage of Gregorian chant.
@exampleImage{ancient-headword}
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@subsubheading Modern Music
-Contemporary composers find Lilypond well-suited to displaying
+Contemporary composers find LilyPond well-suited to displaying
unusual notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Bača's
@emph{Čáry}, for unaccompanied bass flute.
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@subsubheading Tablature
-Lilypond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
+LilyPond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
suit any instrument that reads from tablature. The tablature
staff is generated automatically from notes entered for the 5-line
staff.
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@subsubheading Vocal Music
-Lilypond is excellent for vocal music of all kinds, from sacred
+LilyPond is excellent for vocal music of all kinds, from sacred
hymns to opera. Here is a medieval motet with slightly unusual
requirements. The tenor voice is written in a different meter
than the others, but must line up as if it were in the same meter.
-Lilypond handles this most elegantly. Note also the incipits with
+LilyPond handles this most elegantly. Note also the incipits with
Vaticana style clefs, the slashed stems indicating plicated notes,
and the ligature braces above certain groups of notes.
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@subsubheading Educational Applications
-Lilypond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
+LilyPond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise.
@exampleImage{theory}
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@subsubheading Large Projects
-Lilypond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
+LilyPond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
full symphony orchestra, as well. In addition, the text-based
input provides greater accessibility -- this example was
contributed by Hu Haipeng, a blind composer.
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@subheading Concerts
-Lilypond engravings have been used for performances around the world.
+LilyPond engravings have been used for performances around the world.
Some highlights:
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@qq{[..after the first orchestra rehearsal] I got numerous
compliments about the quality of the scores. Even more
-importantly, while Lilypond provides numerous hacks to improve the
+importantly, while LilyPond provides numerous hacks to improve the
way its scores look, what the orchestra got from me is basically
the raw, untouched output.}
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@qq{thanks and kudos to the development team for their incredible
work. I've never seen anything approaching the output that I get
-from Lilypond -- I'm totally confident that my music publishing
+from LilyPond -- I'm totally confident that my music publishing
needs will be fulfilled beyond my expectations using this great
-application. [..] basically untweaked Lilypond output [..] looks
+application. [..] basically untweaked LilyPond output [..] looks
better than most recent @q{professional} publications I've compared
it to (q.v., just about any Warner Bros. score, and even many of
the most recent by @q{the old houses}). [..]}
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@subsubheading Chris Cannam, lead programmer of the @uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/, RoseGarden} project
-@qq{Lilypond is obviously the zillion-ton gorilla [of great music
+@qq{LilyPond is obviously the zillion-ton gorilla [of great music
typesetting].}
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@subsubheading David Bobroff, Bass Trombone, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
-@qq{I think Lilypond is great [..] The more I learn about LilyPond
+@qq{I think LilyPond is great [..] The more I learn about LilyPond
the more I like it!}
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many different computer languages. Emacs is a highly extensible
editor and can be used as an Integrated Development Environment.
There is a @q{lilypond mode} which supplies the language
-definitions for working with Lilypond source files.
+definitions for working with LilyPond source files.
@uref{http://www.vim.org}
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