@end example
@noindent
-The code @samp{d} does not mean `print a black dot just below the
-staff.' Rather, it means: `a note with pitch D-natural.' In the key
+The code @samp{d} does not mean @qq{print a black dot just below the
+staff.} Rather, it means: @qq{a note with pitch D-natural.} In the key
of A-flat major, it does get an accidental
@lilypond[quote,notime,fragment,relative=1,verbatim]
@c better to have this just before the `octaves are bad' snipped
@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{,}
+To raise a note by an octave, add a high quote @samp{'} (apostrophe) to
+the note name, to lower a note one octave, add a @q{low quote} @samp{,}
(comma). Middle C is @code{c'}
@lilypond[quote,notime,fragment,verbatim]
@noindent
This example shows that music in a high register needs lots of quotes.
This makes the input less readable, and it is a source of errors. The
-solution is to use `relative octave' mode. This is the
+solution is to use @q{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{'}
-or @code{,} after a note) is chosen so that it is closest to the
+In relative mode, a note without octavation quotes (i.e., the @samp{'}
+or @samp{,} 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.
This technique is useful for non-monophonic music. To enter music
with more voices or more staves, we also combine expressions in
parallel. Two voices that should play at the same time, are entered
-as a simultaneous combination of two sequences. A `simultaneous'
+as a simultaneous combination of two sequences. A @q{simultaneous}
music expression is formed by enclosing expressions in @code{<<} and
@code{>>}. In the following example, three sequences (all containing
two separate notes) are combined simultaneously
@end lilypond
-The command @code{\new} introduces a `notation context.' A notation
+The command @code{\new} introduces a @q{notation context.} A notation
context is an environment in which musical events (like notes or
@code{\clef} commands) are interpreted. For simple pieces, such
notation contexts are created automatically. For more complex pieces, it
A comment is a remark for the human reader of the music input; it is
ignored while parsing, so it has no effect on the printed output.
There are two types of comments. The percent symbol @samp{%}
-introduces a line comment; after @code{%} the rest of the line is
+introduces a line comment; after @samp{%} the rest of the line is
ignored. A block comment marks a whole section of music
input. Anything that is enclosed in @code{%@{} and @code{%@}} is
ignored. The following fragment shows possible uses for comments
@cindex melisma
@cindex extender line
@c synonyms?
-This melody ends on a @rglos{melisma}, a single syllable (`free')
+This melody ends on a @rglos{melisma}, a single syllable (@q{free})
sung to more than one note. This is indicated with an @emph{extender
line}. It is entered as two underscores, i.e.,
For polyphonic music typesetting, spacer rests can also be convenient;
these are rests that do not print. They are useful for filling up
voices that temporarily do not play. Here is the same example with a
-spacer rest (@code{s}) instead of a normal rest (@code{r}),
+spacer rest (@samp{s}) instead of a normal rest (@samp{r}),
@lilypond[quote,verbatim,relative=2,fragment]
<< { a4 g2 f4~ f4 } \\
More in-depth information on preparing parts and scores can be found
in the notation manual; see @ref{Orchestral music}.
-Setting run-time variables (`properties') is discussed in
+Setting run-time variables (@q{properties}) is discussed in
@ref{Changing context properties on the fly}.
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