engraving: the art of placing symbols such that the result looks
pleasing.
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Common music notation has its roots in the medieval time. In this
time, monks started to write down hints that indicated how their
sacred music was sung. These hints, neumes, gradually became simpler,
notation is still under development; the innovations of contemporary
music require still newer and more complex notations.
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The term music engraving derives from the traditional process of music
printing. Only a few decades ago, sheet music was made by cutting and
stamping the music into zinc or pewter plates, in mirror image. The plate
advisable to consult the glossary as well. The glossary explains
musical terms, and includes translations to various languages. It is a
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separate document, available in HTML and PDF.
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Templates
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After you have gone through the tutorial, in theory you should be able
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Various input examples
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@cindex snippets