@divEnd
+@divClass{link-headings}
+
@divClass{column-left-top}
-@subheading Why use LilyPond?
+@subheading What LilyPond does
@itemize
@divEnd
@divClass{column-right-top}
-@subheading Who uses it?
-
+@subheading LilyPond in use
@itemize
@item
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
-@subheading Why not use LilyPond?
-
+@subheading How LilyPond works
@itemize
@item
@end itemize
@divEnd
+@divEnd
+
@c TRANSLATORS, translations are not yet compiled in Info format, so
@c it's not worth translating the right column of the following
@c menu. -JM
Put fragments of music into texts without cutting and pasting
pictures. Integrate music into @LaTeX{} or HTML seamlessly, or add
-music to OpenOffice.org with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are also available
+music to OpenOffice.org with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are also available
to allow LilyPond code in various blogs and wikis, making online
collaboration possible.
Several developers, themselves active LilyPond users, have also
written tools specifically aimed at making the process of editing
-LilyPond files faster and more effective. For some examples, see
+LilyPond files faster and more effective. For some examples, see
@ref{Easier editing}.
@divEnd
@unnumberedsec Examples
LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
-all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
+all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
@newsItem
@newsItem
@subsubheading Schenker Graphs
-Standard output can be modified heavily. Here is an impressive
+Standard output can be modified heavily. Here is an impressive
Schenkerian analysis, created by Kris Schaffer, for an article
-in @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364 , Linux Journal}
+in @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8364 , Linux Journal}.
+The colors have been added for better visibility.
@exampleImage{bach-schenker}
@newsEnd
achieve our goal with only a fraction of the individual effort.
@item
-@qq{Gift culture}: the Free Software (or @qq{Open Source})
+@qq{Gift culture}: the Free Software
movement has created many great software projects, such as
@uref{http://kernel.org/, GNU/Linux},
@uref{http://www.getfirefox.com/, Mozilla Firefox}, and
back} to the community.
@item
-Work experience: contributing to open-source projects is a great way to
+Work experience: contributing to free software projects is a great way to
practice programming, documentation writing, documentation translation,
or design. This experience has helped some developers gain job offers
or scholarships.
@itemize
@item
-@emph{Affaire étrangère}, an opera by
-@uref{http://valentin.villenave.net/,Valentin Villenave}
-to a French libretto by
-@uref{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Trondheim, Lewis
-Trondheim}, premiered February 1, 2009 at
-@uref{http://www.orchestre-montpellier.com/, L'Opéra National de
-Montpellier}, France.
+Mussorgsky's @emph{Pictures at an exhibition}, re-orchestrated and
+conducted by @uref{http://www.aurelienbello.com/,Aurélien Bello} with
+the @uref{http://www.junge-philharmonie-brandenburg.de/,
+Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg}
+on Oct 10 2011 and again on Apr 15-16 2012.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://www.kierenmacmillan.info/, Kieren MacMillan}, composer and
+musical director. His many, recent works include; @emph{Go Thy Way},
+performed by the @uref{http://www.saltlakechoralartists.org/,
+Salt Lake Choral Artists} in March 2012; The
+@emph{Just Out of Reach Suite} performed
+by the
+@uref{http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/marshall/x1883873762/Music-duo-Chrysalis-to-perform-at-Marshall-University-on-Jan-19,
+Chrysalis Duo} ; @emph{thrafsmata} performed in July 2011 by the
+@uref{http://www.pnme.org/CurrentSeason/PreviousSeasons.html, Pittsburgh
+New Music Ensemble}.
+
+
+@item
+@emph{Anonymous Student Compliment or Complaint}, by
+@uref{http://www.mikesolomon.org, Mike Solomon}, winner chosen from among
+172 entries from 22 countries of the
+@uref{http://leftcoastensemble.org/contest, 2011 Left Coast Composition Contest}.
+Other works include, Norman (age 1) for clarinet solo, performed at the
+@uref{http://emu.music.ufl.edu/fems_concerts.html, University of Florida}'s
+Electroacoustic Music Festival (FEMF), October 2010.
+
+@item
+A modern edition of the @emph{Serenata Erminia} by Alessandro Scarlatti,
+edited by Thomas Griffin, Musicologist (Rome, Italy). Performed on 22
+October 2010 in the Galleria of the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Naples,
+Italy. @uref{http://www.ascarlatti2010.net, Alessandro Scarlatti 2010},
+in celebration of the composer's 350th birthday.
@item
@uref{http://www.mercurybaroque.org/02/02109.aspx, Mercury Baroque}'s
and his ensemble @uref{http://www.earlymusicny.org/, Early Music
New York} (engraving by Nicolas Sceaux).
+@item
+@emph{Affaire étrangère}, an opera by
+@uref{http://valentin.villenave.net/,Valentin Villenave}
+to a French libretto by
+@uref{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Trondheim, Lewis
+Trondheim}, premiered February 1, 2009 at
+@uref{http://www.orchestre-montpellier.com/, L'Opéra National de
+Montpellier}, France.
+
@end itemize
@divEnd
download or in traditional paper format.
@item
-@uref{http://theshadylanepublishing.com/, The Shady Lane
-Publishing},
+@uref{http://www.shadylane.fr, The Shady Lane Publishing},
a @qq{micro musical publishing house} whose goal is to promote a
new form of musical economy closer to the musicians and music
lovers.
@divEnd
+@contactUsAbout{concerts or sheet music}
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@divClass{keep-bullets}
@itemize
+@item
+April 2011
+
+@uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com,Linux Magazine} publishes an
+article titled
+@uref{http://www.linux-magazine.com/w3/issue/126/088-090_projects.pdf,
+Projects on the Move}. It is an introductory article on MuseScore,
+LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states @qq{LilyPond is
+driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare
+you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn}, and provides
+a hands-on example.
+
+@item
+May 2010
+
+Peter Kirn, on the Create Digital Music website, publishes a
+@uref{http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/05/14/lilypond-free-beautiful-music-notation-engraving-for-anyone/,LilyPond
+review}. He takes a balanced view on usage, praises LilyPond's
+high-quality notation and suggests to try it out.
+
@item
September 2009
@uref{http://www.linux-community.de/Internal/Artikel/Print-Artikel/LinuxUser/2009/10/Digitaler-Notenschluessel,
article about LilyPond}.
+@item
+August 2009
+
+Ann Drinan, on the
+@uref{http://www.polyphonic.org/article.php?id=188, Polyphonic.org}
+website, presents comments by two orchestra librarians who
+talk about using software to maintain their libraries.
+
+@item
+June 2009
+
+In an @uref{http://news.lilynet.net/Free-Music-Now, article}
+published in the French @emph{National Conservatory Parent
+Association}'s yearly magazine, French composer and LilyPond
+contributor Valentin Villenave explains how Free licenses, and
+specifically LilyPond-engraved scores, are instrumental in
+making written music accessible to all.
@item
February 2008
Delen van KENNIS zonder WINSTBEJAG} (Non-profit sharing of
knowlegde) in its @q{DS2 bijlage}. LilyPond is used as an example
and the article is interspersed with quotes from an email
-interview with Jan Nieuwenhuizen. This marks LilyPond's first
+interview with Jan Nieuwenhuizen. This marks LilyPond's first
appearance in mainstream printed press.
@item
October 2004
The editors of Computer!Totaal, a Dutch computer magazine,
-@uref{http://lilypond.org/web/images/computer-totaal.jpeg,
+@uref{http://lilypond.org/website/pdf/computer-totaal.jpeg,
describe LilyPond} in the October 2004 issue as: @qq{Wonderful
free (open source) software [..] The sheet music produced by
LilyPond is exceptionally pretty [..] a very powerful system that
potential.}
@divEnd
+
+@divClass{testimonial-item}
+@subsubheading @uref{http://webusers.siba.fi/~mkuuskan/, Dr. Mika Kuuskankare}, researcher at the @uref{http://siba.fi, Sibelius Academy Finland}, composer and author of Expressive Notation Package (ENP)
+
+@qq{I have the deepest respect towards LilyPond and towards its creators
+and maintainers as I know from personal experience how difficult this
+kind of software can be.}
@divEnd
+
+@divClass{testimonial-item}
+@subsubheading @uref{http://camerondh.blogspot.com, David Cameron}, Musician, professional typesetter and long time SCORE user
+
+@qq{My heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributes to this project. I
+was a power SCORE user for big typesetting houses way back in the '90s,
+but I feel LilyPond finally makes it possible for me to get exactly what
+I want on the page, especially when it isn't "standard" practice.}
+@divEnd
+
+@divEnd
+
+@contactUsAbout{news articles or testimonals}
+
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@imageFloat{text-input-1-annotate,png,center}
@imageFloat{text-input-1-output,png,center}
-Alterations are made with different names: add @code{-is} for
-sharp, and @code{-es} for flat (these are Dutch note names, other
+Alterations are made with different names: add @w{@code{-is}} for
+sharp, and @w{@code{-es}} for flat (these are Dutch note names, other
languages are available). LilyPond figures out where to put
accidentals.
@node Easier editing
@unnumberedsec Easier editing
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Graphical environment: Denemo
-
-@imageClickable{screenshot-denemo-small,png,
- (click to enlarge),screenshot-denemo,png,right}
-
-@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
-
-@uref{http://denemo.org}
-
-Denemo is a graphical editor which generates LilyPond source code,
-and also allows audio playback. It allows users to view the
-LilyPond source code in parallel to the graphical view. Extra
-LilyPond tweaks can be attached to notes, chords etc. and are stored
-with the Denemo file, so that users can continue to edit graphically.
-
-Moving the cursor in the LilyPond text moves the cursor in the graphical
-view, and any syntax errors in your LilyPond tweaks are highlighted in
-the text view when printed from there.
-
-@warning{Denemo officially supports an outdated Lilypond version 2.8.7,
-which lacks many of the features added since then. The Denemo developers
-are actively working to bring it up to our present stable version, 2.12.}
-@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Mixed environment: LilyPondTool
+@subheading LilyPondTool
@imageClickable{lilypondtool-2.12-screenshot-400wide,png,
(click to enlarge),lilypondtool-2.12-screenshot,png,right}
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Mixed environment: Frescobaldi
+@subheading Frescobaldi
@imageClickable{frescobaldi-lilypond-editor-small,png,
(click to enlarge),frescobaldi-lilypond-editor,png,right}
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Text environment: Emacs and Vim
+@subheading Denemo
+
+@imageClickable{screenshot-denemo-small,png,
+ (click to enlarge),screenshot-denemo,png,right}
+
+@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
+
+@uref{http://denemo.org}
+
+Denemo is a graphical editor which generates LilyPond source code,
+and also allows audio playback. It allows users to view the
+LilyPond source code in parallel to the graphical view. Extra
+LilyPond tweaks can be attached to notes, chords etc. and are stored
+with the Denemo file, so that users can continue to edit graphically.
+
+Moving the cursor in the LilyPond text moves the cursor in the graphical
+view, and any syntax errors in your LilyPond tweaks are highlighted in
+the text view when printed from there.
+
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading Text editors
@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
many different computer languages. Emacs is a highly extensible
editor and can be used as an Integrated Development Environment.
There is a @q{lilypond mode} which supplies the language
-definitions for working with LilyPond source files.
+definitions for working with LilyPond source files. As well, one of
+our developers has written
+@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/lilypond/lyqi.html,lyqi}, an
+Emacs major mode.
@uref{http://www.vim.org}
Vim, then you would probably prefer to use a different editor for
writing LilyPond input files.
-@divEnd
-
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Other
-
-
-@subsubheading Text environment: TexShop
+More information on setting up Emacs and Vim can be found in
+@rprogram{Text editor support}.
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-
@uref{http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop}
The TexShop editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
@uref{http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~nicola.vitacolonna/home/content/lilypond-scripts}
@end example
-@subsubheading TextMate
-
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-
-There is a LilyPond bundle for TextMate. It may be installed by
-running:
+There is a LilyPond bundle for TextMate, a commercial editor for MacOS.
+It may be installed by running:
@example
mkdir -p /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
cd /Library/Application\ Support/TextMate/Bundles
-svn co http://svn.textmate.org/trunk/Bundles/LilyPond.tmbundle/
+git clone http://github.com/textmate/lilypond.tmbundle.git
+
@end example
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Other programs can export LilyPond code
+@subheading Programs that can export LilyPond code
-@subsubheading Graphical environments:
+@subsubheading Score, tab and MIDI editors:
@itemize
+
@item
-@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden}, an audio and
-MIDI sequencer, which also has a score editor for single-staff
-editing.
+@uref{http://www.canorus.org,Canorus}, a score editor, can also
+export to LilyPond, but is still beta-software. Testers are
+welcome, though.
@item
-@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd},
-is based on the @uref{http://cairographics.org, Cairo} library and
-has experimental export for LilyPond.
+@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,
+NtEd}, a score editor based on the
+@uref{http://www.cairographics.org,Cairo} library, has experimental
+support for exporting to LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/,TuxGuitar}, a multitrack
-tablature editor and player, provides a score view as well as tab,
-and can export to LilyPond.
+@uref{http://www.musescore.org,MuseScore}, a score editor, has
+incomplete LilyPond export but is being actively developed.
@item
-@uref{http://musescore.org,MuseScore} has incomplete LilyPond
-export but is being actively developed.
+@uref{http://www.holmessoft.co.uk/homepage/software/NWC2LY/index.htm,
+NW2LY} is a C# program which converts a
+@uref{http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/,NoteWorthy} song into
+LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus} can also export to LilyPond, but
-is still beta-software. Testers are welcome, though.
+@uref{https://github.com/ciconia/ripple/blob/master/README.markdown,
+Ripple} is a program that helps create scores and parts, including a
+mode for mixing different musical works together in a single score or
+part.
@item
-@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net, Strasheela} is @qq{a
-highly expressive constraint-based music composition system}.
+@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden}, an audio and MIDI
+sequencer, which also has a score editor for single-staff editing.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html,Rumor}, a
+realtime monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/,TuxGuitar}, a multitrack tablature
+editor and player, includes a score viewer and can export to LilyPond.
@end itemize
-@subsubheading Command Line Tools:
+@subsubheading Algorithmic code generators
@itemize
+
@item
-@uref{http://www.volny.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor.html,Rumor}, a realtime
-monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
+@uref{http://www.projectabjad.org/,Abjad}, a
+@uref{http://www.python.org/,Python} API for Formalized Score
+Control designed to help composers build up complex pieces of
+LilyPond notation in an iterative and incremental way.
@item
-@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/lilypond/lyqi.html,lyqi}, an
-Emacs major mode.
+@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, a LISP library
+to generate music notation from computer music software
+environments.
+
+@item
+@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net,Strasheela}, an
+environment built on top of the
+@uref{http://www.mozart-oz.org/, Mozart/Oz} constraint programming
+language.
@end itemize
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-top}
@subheading Other programs not being actively developed
@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd}
and @uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus}.
-@item
-@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, a LISP library
-to generate music notation a LISP library to generate music
-notation.
@item
@uref{http://lilycomp.sourceforge.net, LilyComp} is a graphical
projects / lilypond.git / blobdiff