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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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39 @top New features in 2.13 since 2.12
41 @allowcodebreaks false
49 * add new items at the top
51 * only show verbatim input for syntax/input changes
53 * try to be as brief possible in those cases
55 * don't try to provide real-world examples, they often get too big,
56 which scares away people.
58 * Write complete sentences.
60 * only show user-visible changes.
65 A minimal composer toolkit of modal transformations is provided.
66 A motif may be @notation{transposed}, @notation{inverted} and/or
67 converted to its @notation{retrograde} within any scale.
70 pentatonicScale = \relative a' { a c d f g }
71 motif = \relative c'' { d8 c f,4 <a f'> <a f'> }
78 \modalTranspose c a, \pentatonicScale \motif
79 \modalInversion d'' a' \pentatonicScale \motif
95 Black mensural notation has minimal support.
98 Support for obliqua shapes within white mensural ligatures enhanced.
100 \context MensuralStaff
104 \override NoteHead #'style = #'semipetrucci
106 \override NoteHead #'style = #'blackpetrucci
108 \revert NoteHead #'style
109 \override NoteHead #'ligature-flexa = ##t
110 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #3
113 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #5
116 \revert NoteHead #'style
123 Compound time signatures are now supported by the @code{\compoundMeter} command,
124 which can be used instead of @code{\time}:
127 \compoundMeter #'(3 1 8)
129 \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (5 8))
131 \compoundMeter #'((1 2 3 8) (1 4) (3 8))
132 c8 c c c c c c4 c8 c c
137 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
138 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
139 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
140 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
143 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
144 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
145 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
146 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
148 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
149 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
153 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
154 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
155 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
156 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
158 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
159 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
163 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
164 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
168 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
174 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
181 Note names can be selected with a new
182 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
183 can be used in safe mode. The old
184 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
185 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
189 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
190 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
191 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
192 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
195 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
196 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
200 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
201 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
203 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
204 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
208 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
209 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
212 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
215 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
219 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
220 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
221 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
222 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
223 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
227 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
228 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
229 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
230 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
231 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
232 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
233 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
237 The SVG backend has optional support for
238 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
239 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
240 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
243 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
244 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
246 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
248 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
253 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
254 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
255 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
262 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
263 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
264 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
266 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
269 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
270 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
272 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
275 might do the trick for conversion.
278 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
279 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
280 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
284 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
285 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
291 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
292 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
293 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
294 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
295 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
298 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
310 A half-open articulation was added:
311 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
314 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
317 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
318 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
321 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
324 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
326 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
329 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
330 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
331 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
332 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
333 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
334 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
335 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
338 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
340 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
341 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
346 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
347 in lower layers which lie beneath:
349 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
351 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
352 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
354 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
355 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
361 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
363 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
368 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
369 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
374 inner-margin = 10 \mm
375 outer-margin = 20 \mm
380 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
381 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
385 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
386 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
387 manually unless you explicitly want to.
390 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
394 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
395 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
396 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
399 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
402 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
403 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
405 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
410 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
411 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
412 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
414 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
419 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
423 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
428 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
434 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
435 \context Staff = "up" {
438 \context Staff = "down" {
447 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
448 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
458 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
459 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
460 add the following line to your input files:
462 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
466 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
467 have been made variable thickness, and
468 partially dashed slurs are now available:
469 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
479 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
480 conductor for instructions:
481 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
482 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
483 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
487 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
488 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
493 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
494 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
495 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
496 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
497 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
498 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
500 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
501 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
502 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
503 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
504 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
505 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
506 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
508 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
509 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
510 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
511 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
512 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
513 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
515 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
516 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
517 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
518 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
519 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
520 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
524 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
528 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
529 it more flexible and easier to control.
530 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
531 to better use the space on the page.
532 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
533 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
534 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
535 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
536 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
537 by flexible vertical dimensions.
544 For older news, go to
545 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
546 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
547 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.