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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 The Articulate script by Peter Chubb, which is GPLv3 licensed, is now
66 a part of the distribution. It allows easy generation of improved
67 MIDI files that perform non-legato by default, legato slurs, staccato,
68 tempo markings, trills, etc.
71 \include "articulate.ly"
73 all the rest of the score...
78 Single beat repeats for sixteenth or shorter notes and beat repeats for
79 measures containing notes of varying durations are now supported.
81 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
82 \repeat percent 2 { c16 d }
83 \repeat percent 2 { c32 e }
84 \repeat percent 2 { c64 f }
85 \repeat percent 2 { c128 g' }
90 Lilypond now engraves woodwind fingering charts.
96 \woodwind-diagram #'bassoon #'((lh . (thumb-cis))
97 (cc . (one two three five six))
101 \woodwind-diagram #'oboe #'((rh . (c))
103 (cc . (one two three four five six)))
110 MIDI output has been improved
112 @item voices are kept separated, which makes the MIDI much more useful for postprocessing
113 @item optimal channel distribution: identical instruments share the same channel. This means that e.g. for a full orchestral score there are always 16 (15 plus percussion) diffently sounding instruments available, unrestricted by the number of staves or voices.
114 @item dynamics are now rendered as note velocities, no longer as midi dynamics. This improves the sound on [high end] midi renderers.
118 MIDI-import through Midi2ly is improved
120 @item Midi2ly now also works on Windows systems
121 @item MIDI-files with more than 32 tracks are now handled
122 @item notes on certain simultaneous voices no longer ignored
123 @item notes overrunning a bar line are no longer truncated
124 @item initial key signature and time signature are respected
125 @item a problem with octaves in subsequent tracks/voices is fixed
126 @item initial support for multiple voices notated on one staff
127 @item the instrumentName is set from track data
128 @item new --skip option, rests are displayed by default
129 @item rests overrunning a bar line are not truncated
130 @item new --include-header option for setting titles
131 @item new --preview option for big MIDI-files
133 The first feature was sponsored by Valentin Villenave,
134 the other features were sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
137 A new @code{Completion_rest_engraver} is available for automatically
138 converting long rests which overrun bar lines, matching the
139 @code{Completion_heads_engraver} for notes
144 \remove "Note_heads_engraver"
145 \consists "Completion_heads_engraver"
146 \remove "Rest_engraver"
147 \consists "Completion_rest_engraver"
151 This feature was sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
154 Dots can be added to the table of contents items using:
157 tocItemMarkup = \tocItemWithDotsMarkup
162 New markup commands @code{\pattern} and @code{\fill-with-pattern} are available.
165 \pattern #3 #Y #0.3 \flat
167 \pattern #7 #X #2 \flat
168 \override #'(line-width . 40) \fill-with-pattern #1 #CENTER . left right
173 A minimal composer toolkit of modal transformations is provided.
174 A motif may be @notation{transposed}, @notation{inverted} and/or
175 converted to its @notation{retrograde} within any scale.
178 pentatonicScale = \relative a' { a c d f g }
179 motif = \relative c'' { d8 c f,4 <a f'> <a f'> }
186 \modalTranspose c a, \pentatonicScale \motif
187 \modalInversion d'' a' \pentatonicScale \motif
192 s4^"pentatonic scale"
203 Added minimal support for black mensural notation.
206 Enhanced support for obliqua shapes within white mensural ligatures.
209 \context MensuralStaff
213 \override NoteHead #'style = #'semipetrucci
215 \override NoteHead #'style = #'blackpetrucci
217 \revert NoteHead #'style
218 \override NoteHead #'ligature-flexa = ##t
219 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #3
222 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #5
225 \revert NoteHead #'style
232 New markup functions @code{\with-link} and @code{\page-link} that add
233 hyperlinks to a given label or a given page number. This works in the PDF
234 backend only. All entries to the table of contents now automatically add
235 hyperlinks to the pages they are referring to.
238 Compound time signatures are now supported by the @code{\compoundMeter} command,
239 which can be used instead of @code{\time}:
243 \compoundMeter #'(3 1 8)
245 \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (5 8))
247 \compoundMeter #'((1 2 3 8) (1 4) (3 8))
248 c8 c c c c c c4 c8 c c
253 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
254 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
255 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
256 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
259 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
260 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
261 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
262 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
264 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
265 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
269 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
270 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
271 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
272 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
275 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
276 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
280 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
281 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
285 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
291 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
298 Note names can be selected with a new
299 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
300 can be used in safe mode. The old
301 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
302 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
306 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
307 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
308 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
309 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
312 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
313 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
317 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
319 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
321 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
322 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
326 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
327 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
330 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
333 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
337 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
338 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
339 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
340 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
341 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
345 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
346 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
347 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
348 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
349 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
350 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
351 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
355 The SVG backend has optional support for
356 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
357 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
358 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
361 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
362 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
364 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
366 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.13/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
371 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
372 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
373 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
380 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
381 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
382 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
384 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
387 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
388 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
390 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
393 might do the trick for conversion.
396 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
397 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
398 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
402 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
403 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
409 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
410 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
411 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
412 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
413 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
416 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
428 A half-open articulation was added:
429 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
432 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
435 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
436 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
439 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
442 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
444 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
447 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
448 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
449 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
450 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
451 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
452 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
453 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
456 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
458 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
459 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
464 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
465 in lower layers which lie beneath:
467 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
469 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
470 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
472 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
473 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
479 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
481 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
486 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
487 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
492 inner-margin = 10 \mm
493 outer-margin = 20 \mm
498 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
499 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
503 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
504 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
505 manually unless you explicitly want to.
508 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
512 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
513 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
514 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
517 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
520 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
521 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
523 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
528 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
529 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
530 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
532 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
537 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
541 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
546 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
552 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
553 \context Staff = "up" {
556 \context Staff = "down" {
565 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
566 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
576 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
577 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
578 add the following line to your input files:
580 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
584 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
585 have been made variable thickness, and
586 partially dashed slurs are now available:
587 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
597 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
598 conductor for instructions:
599 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
600 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
601 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
605 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
606 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
611 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
612 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
613 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
614 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
615 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
616 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
618 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
619 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
620 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
621 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
622 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
623 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
624 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
626 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
627 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
628 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
629 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
630 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
631 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
633 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
634 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
635 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
636 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
637 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
638 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
642 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
646 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
647 it more flexible and easier to control.
648 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
649 to better use the space on the page.
650 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
651 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
652 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
653 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
654 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
655 by flexible vertical dimensions.
662 For older news, go to
663 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
664 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
665 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.