In addition, many examples use @code{relative} mode. This is explained
in @ref{Octave entry}; for now simply be aware that some examples
-should be placed inside @code{\relative @{ @emph{...music...} @}}
+should be placed inside @code{\relative @{ @emph{...music...} @}}.
+Many example have also been compressed horizontally to save
+space, using @code{\paper @{ ragged-right = ##t @}}.
@cindex Case sensitive
Finally, LilyPond input is case sensitive. @code{ @{ c d e @} } is
@c A clef here may lead to confusion, remove it.
@lilypond[fragment,quote]
-\override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t
+\override Staff.Clef #'transparent = ##t
\time 3/4
s4_" "
\time 6/8
@quotation
@table @asis
@item Entering pitches and durations
-see
+see
@ref{Pitches}, and @ref{Durations}.
@item Clefs
see @ref{Clef}.
@item Rests
-see @ref{Rests}.
+see @ref{Rests}.
@item Time signatures and other timing commands
see @ref{Time signature}.
@end table
Processing `test.ly'
Parsing...
Interpreting music... [1]
-Preprocessing graphical objects...
+Preprocessing graphical objects...
Calculating line breaks... [2]
Layout output to `test.ps'...
Converting to `test.pdf'...
available package for viewing and printing PDF and PostScript files.}
@node More about pitches
-@section More about pitches
+@section More about pitches
A @rglos{sharp} (@texisharp{}) pitch is made by adding @samp{is} to
the name, a @rglos{flat} (@texiflat{}) pitch by adding @samp{es}. As
@node Automatic and manual beams
@section Automatic and manual beams
-@cindex beams, by hand
+@cindex beams, by hand
All @rglos{beam}s are drawn automatically
@lilypond[quote,fragment,relative=2,verbatim]
@c tie) examples...
@c better to have this just before the `octaves are bad' snipped
-@c but we'd need to remove the ', from \key and tie
+@c but we'd need to remove the ', from \key and tie
To raise a note by an octave, add a high quote @code{'} (apostrophe) to
the note name, to lower a note one octave, add a `low quote' @code{,}
(comma). Middle C is @code{c'}
\key a \major
\time 6/8
cis''8. d''16 cis''8 e''4 e''8
-b'8. cis''16 b'8 d''4 d''8
+b'8. cis''16 b'8 d''4 d''8
@end lilypond
@noindent
In input files, music is represent by so-called @emph{music
-expression}s. We have already seen some in the previous examples;
+expression}s. We have already seen some in the previous examples;
a single note is a music expression
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=3]
notes
@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=3]
-{ { a4 g } f g }
+{ { a4 g } f g }
@end lilypond
This technique is useful for non-monophonic music. To enter music
LilyPond looks at the first element. If it is a single note, there is one
staff; if there is a simultaneous expression, there is more than one staff.
-@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
+@lilypond[fragment,quote,verbatim,relative=2]
{
c <<c e>>
<< { e f } { c <<b d>> } >>
\relative <<
\new Staff {
\time 3/4
- \clef treble
-
+ \clef treble
+
e'2 d4 c2 b4 a8[ a]
- b[ b] g[ g] a2.
+ b[ b] g[ g] a2.
}
\new Staff {
\clef bass
are ignored, since they are in a
block comment.
- g g f f e e d d c2
+ g g f f e e d d c2
%@}
@end example
@example
@{ I want to break free __ @}
-@end example
+@end example
@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right]
<<
of @code{\chordmode}. This uses the same syntax as @code{\chordmode},
but renders the notes in a @code{ChordNames} context, with the
following result.
-
+
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,ragged-right]
\chords { c2 f4.:m g4.:maj7 gis8:dim7 }
@end lilypond
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right]
<<
- \chords { r2 c:sus4 f }
+ \chords { r2 c:sus4 f }
\relative {
r4 c' \times 2/3 { f g g }
\times 2/3 { g4( a2) }
@{@tie{}@dots{}@tie{}@}}. The @code{\header} block is usually put at
the top of the file. For example,
-@example
+@example
\header @{
- title = "Miniature"
+ title = "Miniature"
composer = "Igor Stravinsky"
@}
@end lilypond
More features of polyphonic typesetting are described in this manual
-in section @ref{Polyphony}.
+in section @ref{Basic polyphony}.
@node Piano staves
>>
@end lilypond
-More information on formatting piano music is given in @ref{Piano music}.
+More information on formatting piano music is given in @ref{Piano music}.
@node Organizing larger pieces
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right]
\transpose f c' \relative c {
\time 2/4
- \set Score.skipBars = ##t
+ \set Score.skipBars = ##t
R2*3
r4 f8 a cis4 f e d
}
@end example
@noindent
-leading to
+leading to
@lilypond[quote,ragged-right]
\relative c <<
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