-\def\generalmeter#1#2{\botalign{\vbox to\balkhalf{\vss \meterfont#1}%
- \nointerlineskip
- \vbox to \balkhalf{\vss\meterfont #2}}}
-\def\defaultlineseparator{\vbox{\mussepline\vskip -5pt\mussepline}}
-\def\lineseparator{\defaultlineseparator}
-\def\beauty{%
- \par\vskip 10pt plus 30pt minus 10pt\par
- \hskip -5pt\lineseparator
- \par\vskip 10pt plus 30pt minus 10pt\par
-}
-
-\def\interstaffline{%
- \vskip 10pt
-}
-\def\ugly{\nointerlineskip\par
-\vskip 40pt\par\vbox{\leftalign{\vrule width30pt height1pt}}\par\vskip 40pt
-}
-\def\interscoreline{\beauty}
-
-
-\def\lines#1#2{%
- \vbox{\kern-\interstaffrule
- \n=0\nointerlineskip%
- \loop\ifnum\n<#1\advance\n by1%
- \kern\interstaffrule
- \hrule height \staffrulethickness width#2
- \repeat
- }}
-
-\def\toplines#1{ % why space needed here?
- \topalign{\hbox{\kern-\notewidth\lines{#1}{\notewidthdouble}}}}
-\def\botlines#1{ % idem ditto
- \botalign{\hbox{\kern-\notewidth\lines{#1}{\notewidthdouble}}}}
-
-%
-% a staffsymbol with #1 lines, width #2
-% bottom at baseline
-\def\linestafsym#1#2{\leftalign{\botalign{\lines{#1}{#2}}}}
-
-\def\eigthflag{\topalign{\ueigthflag}}
-\def\sixteenthflag{\topalign{\usixteenthflag}}
-\def\thirtysecondflag{\topalign{\uthirtysecondflag}}
-
-\def\cquartrest{\vcenter\quartrest}
-\def\ceighthrest{\vcenter\eighthrest}
-\def\csixteenthrest{\vcenter\sixteenthrest}
-\def\cthirtysecondrest{\vcenter\thirtysecondrest}
-
-\def\lsingledot{\kern-\notewidth\singledot}
-\def\ldoubledot{\kern-\notewidth\doubledot}
-\def\ltripledot{\kern-\notewidth\tripledot}
-
-\maccentdef\sforzato{30}{-3/2}
-\maccentdef\marcato{20}{-1/1}
-\maccentdef\imarcato{21}{1/1}
-\maccentdef\staccato{24}{-1/1}
-\maccentdef\istaccato{25}{1/1}
-\maccentdef\staccatissimo{28}{-1/1}
-\maccentdef\istaccatissimo{29}{1/1}
-\maccentdef\portato{18}{-9/10}
-\maccentdef\iportato{19}{9/10}
-\maccentdef\tenuto{26}{0/1}
-\maccentdef\itenuto{27}{0/1}
-\maccentdef\fermata{80}{-1/1}
-\maccentdef\ifermata{81}{1/1}
-
-\mdef\spicato{28}
-\mdef\ispicato{29}
-\mdef\upbow{23}
-\mdef\downbow{22}
-\mdef\portato{26}
-
-\mathdef\cup{91} % \cup
-\mathdef\wedge{94} % \wedge
-\mathdef\striepke{0} % heu?
-
-%% custom characters --- this should go: add to (meta!) font
-\def\myheel{\kern-.5ex\vbox{\cup}\kern-.5ex}
-\def\mytoe{\kern-.5ex\vbox{\wedge}\kern-.5ex}
-\def\mystriepke{\kern-1.1ex\vbox{\hbox{\kern-.05em\striepke}}\kern-1.1ex}
-
-\def\heel{\vbox{\myheel}}
-\def\toe{\vbox{\mytoe}}
-\def\backorfront{\mystriepke}
-
-\def\bheel{\vbox{\myheel\mystriepke}}
-\def\btoe{\vbox{\mytoe\mystriepke}}
-\def\fheel{\vbox{\mystriepke\myheel}}
-\def\ftoe{\vbox{\mystriepke\mytoe}}
-\def\heeltoe{\vbox{\myheel\mytoe}}
-\def\toeheel{\vbox{\mytoe\myheel}}
-%%