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3 @settitle LilyPond Changes
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39 @top New features in 2.14 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 Lilypond now helps beams avoid collisions with other grobs! This feature
66 works completely with manual beams. It also works for all automatic beams
67 that do not end right before a change in staff. For this special case, please
71 The Articulate script by Peter Chubb, which is GPLv3 licensed, is now
72 a part of the distribution. It allows easy generation of improved
73 MIDI files that perform non-legato by default, legato slurs, staccato,
74 tempo markings, trills, etc.
77 \include "articulate.ly"
79 all the rest of the score...
84 Single beat repeats for sixteenth or shorter notes and beat repeats for
85 measures containing notes of varying durations are now supported.
87 @lilypond[fragment,relative=2]
88 \repeat percent 2 { c16 d }
89 \repeat percent 2 { c32 e }
90 \repeat percent 2 { c64 f }
91 \repeat percent 2 { c128 g' }
96 Lilypond now engraves woodwind fingering charts.
102 \woodwind-diagram #'bassoon #'((lh . (thumb-cis))
103 (cc . (one two three five six))
107 \woodwind-diagram #'oboe #'((rh . (c))
109 (cc . (one two three four five six)))
116 MIDI output has been improved
118 @item the option @code{\set Score.midiChannelMapping = #'voice} puts each voice on its own midi MIDI channel
119 @item the option @code{\set Score.midiChannelMapping = #'instrument} puts identical instruments on the same MIDI channel. This means that e.g. for a full orchestral score there are always 16 (15 plus percussion) differently sounding instruments available, unrestricted by the number of staves or voices. (Some MIDI players will cut off notes, however, if two voices play the same pitch simultaneously on the same channel.) This option also stores each voice in a separate track in the MIDI file.
120 @item the default, @code{\set Score.midiChannelMapping = #'staff}, assigns one MIDI channel per staff. This setting allows instrument changes (implemented as MIDI program changes) to re-use single MIDI channel.
121 @item dynamics are now rendered as note velocities, no longer as midi volume. This improves the sound on [high end] midi renderers.
125 MIDI-import through Midi2ly is improved
127 @item Midi2ly now also works on Windows systems
128 @item MIDI-files with more than 32 tracks are now handled
129 @item notes on certain simultaneous voices no longer ignored
130 @item notes overrunning a bar line are no longer truncated
131 @item initial key signature and time signature are respected
132 @item a problem with octaves in subsequent tracks/voices is fixed
133 @item initial support for multiple voices notated on one staff
134 @item the instrumentName is set from track data
135 @item new --skip option, rests are displayed by default
136 @item rests overrunning a bar line are not truncated
137 @item new --include-header option for setting titles
138 @item new --preview option for big MIDI-files
140 The first feature was sponsored by Valentin Villenave,
141 the other features were sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
144 A new @code{Completion_rest_engraver} is available for automatically
145 converting long rests which overrun bar lines, matching the
146 @code{Completion_heads_engraver} for notes
151 \remove "Note_heads_engraver"
152 \consists "Completion_heads_engraver"
153 \remove "Rest_engraver"
154 \consists "Completion_rest_engraver"
158 This feature was sponsored by Image-Line Software for FL Studio.
161 Dots can be added to the table of contents items using:
164 tocItemMarkup = \tocItemWithDotsMarkup
169 New markup commands @code{\pattern} and @code{\fill-with-pattern} are available.
172 \pattern #3 #Y #0.3 \flat
174 \pattern #7 #X #2 \flat
175 \override #'(line-width . 40) \fill-with-pattern #1 #CENTER . left right
180 A minimal composer toolkit of modal transformations is provided.
181 A motif may be @notation{transposed}, @notation{inverted} and/or
182 converted to its @notation{retrograde} within any scale.
185 pentatonicScale = \relative a' { a c d f g }
186 motif = \relative c'' { d8 c f,4 <a f'> <a f'> }
193 \modalTranspose c a, \pentatonicScale \motif
194 \modalInversion d'' a' \pentatonicScale \motif
199 s4^"pentatonic scale"
210 Added minimal support for black mensural notation.
213 Enhanced support for obliqua shapes within white mensural ligatures.
216 \context MensuralStaff
220 \override NoteHead #'style = #'semipetrucci
222 \override NoteHead #'style = #'blackpetrucci
224 \revert NoteHead #'style
225 \override NoteHead #'ligature-flexa = ##t
226 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #3
229 \override NoteHead #'flexa-width = #5
232 \revert NoteHead #'style
239 New markup functions @code{\with-link} and @code{\page-link} that add
240 hyperlinks to a given label or a given page number. This works in the PDF
241 backend only. All entries to the table of contents now automatically add
242 hyperlinks to the pages they are referring to.
245 Compound time signatures are now supported by the @code{\compoundMeter} command,
246 which can be used instead of @code{\time}:
250 \compoundMeter #'(3 1 8)
252 \compoundMeter #'((2 8) (5 8))
254 \compoundMeter #'((1 2 3 8) (1 4) (3 8))
255 c8 c c c c c c4 c8 c c
260 Lyrics above a staff must have their @code{staff-affinity} set to
261 @code{DOWN} or must have their @code{alignAboveContext} property
262 set in order to be properly aligned. For more information, see
263 @ruser{Placing lyrics vertically}.
266 @code{stringTunings} property values have changed from a list of
267 semitones above middle C to a list of LilyPond pitch values.
268 convert-ly will handle the change automatically where the value
269 of @code{stringTunings} is set to a Scheme constant value.
271 New commands @code{makeStringTuning} and @code{contextStringTuning}
272 allow the creation of string tunings in the form of a Lilypond
276 By using @code{\cueDuringWithClef}, cue notes can now also have their own
277 clef, which is correctly reset at the end of the cue notes. At the begin
278 of each line, the standard clef is still displayed, but the cue clef is
279 shown after the time/key signature in smaller size.
282 vI = \relative c'' { \clef "treble" \repeat unfold 40 g4 }
283 \addQuote vIQuote { \vI }
287 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" { R1 } |
288 c4 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN #"treble" {
292 \cueDuringWithClef #"vIQuote" #DOWN "soprano" { R1*2 \break R1 } |
298 \new Staff \new Voice \Solo
305 Note names can be selected with a new
306 @code{@bs{}language "italiano"} command, which
307 can be used in safe mode. The old
308 @code{@bs{}include "italiano.ly"} syntax is
309 still supported for now, but will be deprecated
313 autobeaming is now disabled by @code{\cadenzaOn} and enabled by
314 @code{\cadenzaOff}. Beaming in cadenzas should be indicated manually.
315 Also, if a cadenza is used in a piece with autobeaming disabled, it
316 will need to be disabled again after the cadenza.
319 The user is now able to specify the name of the predefined fretboard
320 table. This allows the use of multiple tables, with switching between them
324 The part-combiner's decision to combine/not combine notes can now be customized
326 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
328 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | \partcombineChordsOnce e' e }
329 \relative c' { c2 \partcombineApart c | c c }
333 Tablature staves show fret numbers only by default. To get the
334 former style, @code{\tabFullNotation} is provided.
337 Funk-style and Walker-style shape notes have been added.
340 Rests will no longer keep a staff alive if @code{\RemoveEmptyStaffContext}
344 New option @code{-dinclude-settings=INCLUDEFILE.ly}, which causes lilypond
345 to include the given file before the score is processed. This allows the
346 user to change global settings without the need to change the score itself.
347 That way, several different editions/version (e.g. different page sizes)
348 can be generated from a file without having to modify the score for each
352 The autobeaming settings syntax has been changed. beatLength,
353 beatGrouping, beamSettings, and measureGrouping have all been eliminated.
354 Autobeaming is now controlled by baseMoment, beatStructure, and
355 beamExceptions. Default settings for each of these properties can be
356 stored for any time signature in time-signature-settings, so that
357 when the time signature is changed, the autobeaming will automatically
358 change. The new syntax should be much easier and require fewer
362 The SVG backend has optional support for
363 @uref{http://www.w3.org/Submission/WOFF, WOFF fonts}. Using the Scheme
364 option @code{-d svg-woff} together with the SVG backend selection
365 @code{-d backend=svg}, produces SVG output with CSS WOFF font selection.
368 The LilyPond G clef has been rotated 1.5 degrees clockwise for improved
369 balance. The old and new versions can be compared by looking at the
371 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/user/lilypond/The-Feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
373 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/notation/the-feta-font.html#Clef-glyphs,
378 Text crescendo spanners can now be added directly using @code{\cresc},
379 @code{\dim} and @code{\decresc}.
380 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
387 The documented syntax of @samp{lilypond} environments in the @LaTeX{}
388 mode of @command{lilypond-book} has been changed to conform with
389 standard @LaTeX{} syntax: options now come after the environment name:
391 \begin@{lilypond@}[@var{options}] @dots{}
394 The previous syntax with options after @samp{\begin} is still accepted
395 by @command{lilypond-book} but deprecated. Something like
397 sed -i '/begin\[/s/begin\(\[[^]]*]\)\(@{lilypond@}\)/begin\2\1/'
400 might do the trick for conversion.
403 Aesthetics of shape note heads have been enhanced. Variable line thicknesses
404 have been implemented. All note widths have been made consistent.
405 Minor shape note commands that use the relative major key for scale steps
409 A variant of the Segno sign is provided:
410 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
416 Context modifications (@code{\with} blocks) can be stored in variables and
417 inserted into contexts or other @code{\with} blocks:
418 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
419 coloredheads = \with { \override NoteHead #'color = #red }
420 noclef = \with { \remove "Clef_engraver" }
423 \new Voice \with { \coloredheads } \relative c' { c4 e g c }
435 A half-open articulation was added:
436 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
439 This is sometimes used to indicate half-open hi-hats.
442 The Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm is now fully supported for
443 single-line markup due to enhanced integration with Pango.
446 LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3+.
449 In tablature, frets can be indicated with labels other than numbers:
451 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
454 stringTunings = #`(,(ly:make-pitch 1 3 NATURAL)
455 ,(ly:make-pitch 1 1 NATURAL)
456 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 5 NATURAL)
457 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 3 NATURAL)
458 ,(ly:make-pitch 0 1 NATURAL)
459 ,(ly:make-pitch -1 5 NATURAL))
460 tablatureFormat = #fret-letter-tablature-format
463 \set fretLabels = #`(,(markup #:with-color red "a")
465 ,(markup #:italic #:smaller "c"))
466 <f d>4. <bes>8 <g e>4
471 Layout objects can be printed over a white background, which whites-out objects
472 in lower layers which lie beneath:
474 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=1]
476 \override Staff.StaffSymbol #'layer = #4
477 \once \override Tie #'layer = #2
479 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'whiteout = ##t
480 \once \override Staff.TimeSignature #'layer = #3
486 Chords can be repeated using the @code{q} shortcut:
488 @lilypond[verbatim,quote,relative=2]
493 With two-sided mode, margins for odd and even pages can be set using
494 @code{inner-margin} and @code{outer-margin}:
499 inner-margin = 10 \mm
500 outer-margin = 20 \mm
505 Paper margin defaults, as specified in @file{ly/paper@/-defaults-init.ly}, apply
506 to the default paper size (a4) and are automatically scaled according to the
510 All combinations of @code{left-margin}, @code{right-margin} and
511 @code{line-width} work now. There is no more need to set @code{line-width}
512 manually unless you explicitly want to.
515 Support for using an alternative music font, such as Gonville, is now
519 In addition to the existing @code{\hspace} markup command,
520 a new @code{\vspace} command has been added to provide an easy
521 and flexible way to add vertical space in markups.
524 The direction of manual beams can be set with @code{^[} and @code{_[}.
527 A version of the breve note head has been added with two vertical lines on each side.
528 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
530 \override Staff.NoteHead #'style = #'altdefault
535 Instrument names and vocal names now take into account the extent of
536 system start delimiters in other staves for their positioning,
537 resulting in improved default alignment for left-, center- and
539 @lilypond[quote,indent=18\mm]
544 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Piccolo"
548 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Flute"
553 \set Staff.instrumentName = #"Bassoon"
559 \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Piano"
560 \context Staff = "up" {
563 \context Staff = "down" {
572 Braces in markup can now be selected by point size using the markup commands
573 @code{\left-brace} and @code{\right-brace}.
583 Intermediate .ps files which are created by LilyPond
584 during compilation are now deleted by default. To keep them,
585 add the following line to your input files:
587 #(ly:set-option 'delete-intermediate-files #f)
591 Dashed and dotted slurs, phrasing slurs, and ties
592 have been made variable thickness, and
593 partially dashed slurs are now available:
594 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
604 An eyeglasses markup was added, indicating strongly to look at the
605 conductor for instructions:
606 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
607 \mark \markup { \eyeglasses }
608 c4_\markup { \eyeglasses }
612 A snap-pizzicato (also known as Bartok-pizzicato) articulation was added:
613 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
618 Tuplet number formatting functions are now available to print other fractions
619 and to add notes to the number or fraction:
620 @lilypond[quote,relative=2]
621 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
622 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-denominator-text 7)
623 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
625 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
626 #(tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7)
627 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
628 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
629 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper
630 (tuplet-number::non-default-tuplet-fraction-text 12 7) "8")
631 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
633 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
634 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-denominator-text "4")
635 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
636 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
637 #(tuplet-number::append-note-wrapper tuplet-number::calc-fraction-text "4")
638 \times 2/3 { c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 c8 }
640 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
641 #(tuplet-number::fraction-with-notes "4." "8")
642 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
643 \once \override TupletNumber #'text =
644 #(tuplet-number::non-default-fraction-with-notes 12 "8" 4 "4")
645 \times 2/3 { c4. c4. c4. c4. }
649 FretBoards now have a chordChanges property to keep repeated FretBoard objects
653 The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making
654 it more flexible and easier to control.
655 The spacing between staves within a system can now change
656 to better use the space on the page.
657 User-defined contexts may participate in this flexible spacing,
658 depending on how their @code{staff-affinity} is defined.
659 Some page formatting variables (@code{page-top-space},
660 @code{between-system-space -padding}, and
661 @code{before- between- after-title-space}) have been replaced
662 by flexible vertical dimensions.
669 For older news, go to
670 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.12/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
671 @uref{http://lilypond.org/doc/v2.10/Documentation/topdocs/NEWS.html},
672 or @uref{../,go back} to the Documentation index.