@ifhtml
the
@end ifhtml
-@ref{Cheat sheet}, which is a table listing all commands for quick
-reference.
+@ref{Cheat sheet}, which is a table listing of the most common
+commands for quick reference.
@menu
* First steps::
@node 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
+A @rglos{sharp} pitch is made by adding @samp{is} to
+the name, a @rglos{flat} pitch by adding @samp{es}. As
you might expect, a @rglos{double sharp} or @rglos{double flat} is
made by adding @samp{isis} or @samp{eses}@footnote{This syntax
derived from note naming conventions in Nordic and Germanic languages,
solution is to use `relative octave' mode. This is the
most convenient way to copy existing music.
-In relative mode, a note without octavation quotes (i.e. the @code{'}
+In relative mode, a note without octavation quotes (i.e., the @code{'}
or @code{,} after a note) is chosen so that it is closest to the
previous one. For example, @samp{c f} goes up while @samp{c g} goes
down.
To mark a file for version 2.6.0, use
@example
-\version "2.6.0"
+\version "2.9.13"
@end example
@noindent
resulting in a centered hyphen between two syllables
@example
-Twin -- kle twin -- kle
+A -- le gri -- a
@end example
-@lilypond[fragment,quote,ragged-right]
+@c no ragged-right here, because otherwise the hypens get lost.
+@lilypond[fragment,quote]
<<
\relative {
\time 2/4
f4 f c' c
}
- \addlyrics { Twin -- kle twin -- kle }
+ \addlyrics { A -- le gri -- a }
>>
@end lilypond
@end lilypond
More features of polyphonic typesetting are described in this manual
-in section @ref{Polyphony}.
+in section @ref{Basic polyphony}.
@node Piano staves