New features in 1.7 since 1.6

* Deeper integration of the input language and Scheme. You can now use
LilyPond identifiers in Scheme, and use Scheme expressions instead of
LilyPond identifiers.

* Music types cleaned up and Schemified.  

* New syntax for chords:

	<< PITCHES >>

This is in addition to the < MUSICS > syntax for simultaneous music. Combined with this: uniform postfix syntax for articulations:

	c8-[-( d8-]-) 

for a beamed slurred pair of eighth notes.

* Texts on multimeasure rests can be set by the user.

* Zigzagged glissandi

* XML music output.

* Preliminary Sodipodi/SVG output

* Cluster support. Syntax:

	NOTE-\openCluster
	..
	NOTE-\closeCluster

* Beat grouping indications. Syntax:

	#(set-time-signature 7 8 '(3 2 2))

* User code evaluation during interpreting. Syntax

	\applycontext #SCHEME-FUNCTION

* Nested horizontal brackets for music analysis.

	NOTE-\groupOpen
		..
	NOTE-\groupClose

New features in 1.6 since 1.4

* Support for figured bass and tablature.

* Completely rewritten beam formatting: provides much better output
now.

* Completely revised and improved music font.

* Completely rewritten MIDI import support.

* Completely rewritten grace note support. Practically speaking this
means that grace notes can be slurred to normal normal notes.

* Improved accidental handling and formatting: styles for producing
cautionaries may vary, and complex collisions between accidentals of a
chord are handled much better.

* Better spacing: both globally and locally. This includes subtle
details like optical stem spacing.

* More support for ancient notation: mensural ligatures, ambitus
(pitch range) of voices, more shapes, etc.

* More support for piano notation: bracket pedals, directed arpeggios,
arpeggio brackets.

* Easier music polyphonic music entry.

* More extensibility, many speedups and bugfixes

* The manual has been thoroughly revised.

* Development is now hosted at http://savannah.gnu.org, and sources
can be downloaded through anonymous CVS.

* Support for windows: LilyPond is part of the cygwin distribution,
which comes with a user-friendly installer.