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8 @setfilename lilypond-notation.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
10 @documentencoding UTF-8
17 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
19 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
21 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
23 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
25 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
28 * List all commands in direntry.
30 @c * lilypond: (lilypond-application)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
36 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
37 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
38 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
40 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
41 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
42 * LilyPond: (lilypond-notation). LilyPond Notation Reference.
43 * LilyPond Snippets: (lilypond-snippets). Short tricks, tips, and examples.
44 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
45 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-application). Installing and running applications.
46 * abc2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
47 * convert-ly: (lilypond-application)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
48 * etf2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
49 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-application)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
50 * midi2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
51 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-application)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
54 @c don't remove this comment.
56 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
57 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
59 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
65 @top GNU LilyPond --- Notation Reference
66 @chapheading The music typesetter
67 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
73 This document is also available as a
74 @uref{source/Documentation/notation.pdf,PDF} and as
75 @uref{source/Documentation/notation-big-page.html,one big page}.
78 This document is also available as a
79 @uref{source/Documentation/notation.pdf,PDF} and as a
80 @uref{source/Documentation/notation/index.html,HTML indexed multiple pages}.
85 @c This produces the unified index
94 @subtitle The music typesetter
95 @titlefont{Notation Reference}
96 @author The LilyPond development team
98 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2009 by the authors
101 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
102 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
103 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
104 with no Invariant Sections.
105 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
106 Free Documentation License''.
111 For LilyPond version @version{}
115 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2009 by the authors
118 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
119 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
120 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
121 with no Invariant Sections.
122 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
123 Free Documentation License''.
128 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
130 Copyright 1999--2009 by the authors
133 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
134 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
135 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
136 with no Invariant Sections.
137 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
138 Free Documentation License''.
143 This is the Notation Reference (NR) for GNU LilyPond version @version{}.
144 For more information about how this fits with the other
147 @c @rlearning{About the documentation}.
152 More information can be found at
153 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
154 of this and other documentation.
156 @include dedication.itely
159 * Musical notation:: Musical notation.
160 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
162 * General input and output:: General information about
163 LilyPond input and output.
164 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
165 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
166 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
170 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
171 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
172 * LilyPond grammar:: Syntax diagram for LilyPond parser.
173 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
174 * LilyPond command index::
178 @c * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
183 @include notation/notation.itely
184 @include notation/specialist.itely
186 @include notation/input.itely
187 @include notation/spacing.itely
189 @include notation/changing-defaults.itely
190 @include notation/programming-interface.itely
193 @c @include notation/literature.itely
194 @include notation/notation-appendices.itely
195 @include notation/cheatsheet.itely
197 @node LilyPond grammar
198 @appendix LilyPond grammar
200 This appendix contains a description of the LilyPond grammar, as
201 output from the parser.
203 @verbatiminclude ly-grammar.txt
207 @node LilyPond command index
208 @appendix LilyPond command index
210 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
211 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
212 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
213 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
214 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
215 in which the command or keyword appears.
220 @appendix LilyPond index
222 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
223 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
224 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
225 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
226 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
227 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
228 that topic is discussed.