@include included/generating-output.itexi
-@c \version "2.12.0"
+@c \version "2.14.0"
@node Tutorial
@chapter Tutorial
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative c'' {
- a a a4. a8
+ a4 a a4. a8
a8. a16 a a8. a8 a4.
}
@end lilypond
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative c'' {
- a r r2
+ a4 r r2
r8 a r4 r4. r8
}
@end lilypond
}
@end lilypond
+@subheading Tempo marks
+
+@cindex tempo marks
+@cindex metronome marks
+
+@funindex \tempo
+@funindex tempo
+
+Music Glossary: @rglos{tempo indication}, @rglos{metronome}.
+
+The @notation{tempo indication} and @notation{metronome mark} can be
+set with the @code{\tempo} command:
+
+@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
+\relative c'' {
+ \time 3/4
+ \tempo "Andante"
+ a4 a a
+ \time 6/8
+ \tempo 4. = 96
+ a4. a
+ \time 4/4
+ \tempo "Presto" 4 = 120
+ a4 a a a
+}
+@end lilypond
+
@subheading Clef
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative c' {
- \clef treble
+ \clef "treble"
c1
- \clef alto
+ \clef "alto"
c1
- \clef tenor
+ \clef "tenor"
c1
- \clef bass
+ \clef "bass"
c1
}
@end lilypond
@lilypond[verbatim,quote]
\relative c, {
+ \clef "bass"
\time 3/4
- \clef bass
- c2 e8 c' g'2.
- f4 e d c4 c, r4
+ \tempo "Andante" 4 = 120
+ c2 e8 c'
+ g'2.
+ f4 e d
+ c4 c, r
}
@end lilypond
@item
@strong{Whitespace insensitive}:
it does not matter how many spaces (or tabs or new lines) you add.
-@w{@samp{@{ c d e @}}} means the same thing as
-@w{@samp{@{ c @tie{} @tie{} @tie{} d e @}}} and:
+@w{@samp{@{ c4 d e @}}} means the same thing as
+@w{@samp{@{ c4 @tie{} @tie{} @tie{} d e @}}} and:
@example
-@{ c d
+@{ c4 d
e @}
@end example
@noindent
Of course, the previous example is hard to read. A good rule of
-thumb is to indent code blocks with either a tab or two spaces:
+thumb is to indent code blocks with two spaces:
@example
@{
- c d e
+ c4 d e
@}
@end example
This line, and the notes below are ignored,
since they are in a block comment.
- f f e e d d c2
+ f4 f e e d d c2
%@}
@end example
@c no verbatim here
@lilypond[quote]
\relative c'' {
- c-\markup { \bold \huge { Click here. } }
+ c4-\markup { \bold \huge { Click here. } }
}
@end lilypond