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 deleting them.  Let's hope that a stack overflow doesnt trigger a move
 of the parse stack onto the heap. */
 
-%left PREC_TOP
-%left ADDLYRICS
 %left PREC_BOT
+%nonassoc REPEAT
+%nonassoc ALTERNATIVE
 
-%expect 1
-
-/* One shift/reduce problem
+/* The above precedences tackle the shift/reduce problem
 
 1.  \repeat
        \repeat .. \alternative
@@ -58,6 +56,25 @@ or
     \repeat { \repeat } \alternative
 */
 
+%right FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+      MARKUP LYRICS_STRING MARKUP_IDENTIFIER STRING STRING_IDENTIFIER
+      MARKUPLIST WITH CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER
+      SCORE BOOK BOOKPART PAPER LAYOUT MIDI
+      SEQUENTIAL SIMULTANEOUS DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN MUSIC_IDENTIFIER '{'
+      PITCH_IDENTIFIER NOTENAME_PITCH TONICNAME_PITCH
+      SCM_FUNCTION SCM_IDENTIFIER SCM_TOKEN
+      UNSIGNED DURATION_IDENTIFIER
+      CHORDMODE CHORDS DRUMMODE DRUMS FIGUREMODE FIGURES LYRICMODE LYRICS
+      NOTEMODE
+      CONTEXT TIMES NEWCONTEXT
+
+ /* The above are the symbols that can start function arguments */
+
+%left ADDLYRICS
+%left PREC_TOP
+
+
+
 
 %pure_parser
 %locations
@@ -95,15 +112,22 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "main.hh"
 #include "misc.hh"
 #include "music.hh"
-#include "music.hh"
 #include "output-def.hh"
 #include "paper-book.hh"
-#include "program-option.hh"
 #include "scm-hash.hh"
 #include "score.hh"
 #include "text-interface.hh"
 #include "warn.hh"
 
+#define MYBACKUP(Token, Value, Location)                               \
+       do                                                              \
+               if (yychar == YYEMPTY)                                  \
+                       PARSER->lexer_->push_extra_token (Token, Value); \
+               else                                                    \
+                       PARSER->parser_error                            \
+                               (Location, _("cannot backup token"));   \
+       while (0)
+
 %}
 
 
@@ -129,7 +153,11 @@ using namespace std;
   scm_apply_0 (proc, args)
 /* Syntactic Sugar. */
 #define MAKE_SYNTAX(name, location, ...)       \
-  LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant (name), scm_list_n (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), __VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+  LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant (name), scm_list_n (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), ##__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+#define START_MAKE_SYNTAX(name, ...)                                   \
+       scm_list_n (ly_lily_module_constant (name), ##__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED)
+#define FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX(start, location, ...)                       \
+       LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (scm_car (start), scm_cons2 (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), scm_append_x (scm_list_2 (scm_cdr (start), scm_list_n (__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED)))))
 
 SCM get_next_unique_context_id ();
 SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
@@ -144,12 +172,14 @@ SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
 
 
 static Music *make_music_with_input (SCM name, Input where);
-SCM make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music, Input loc);
-SCM run_music_function (Lily_parser *, SCM expr);
+SCM check_scheme_arg (Lily_parser *parser, Input loc, SCM fallback,
+                     SCM arg, SCM args, SCM pred);
+SCM loc_on_music (Input loc, SCM arg);
 SCM get_first_context_id (SCM type, Music *m);
 SCM make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list);
 SCM make_chord_step (int step, Rational alter);
 SCM make_simple_markup (SCM a);
+SCM try_unpack_lyrics (SCM pred, SCM arg);
 bool is_duration (int t);
 bool is_regular_identifier (SCM id);
 bool ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x);
@@ -187,7 +217,7 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token FIGURES "\\figures"
 %token GROBDESCRIPTIONS "\\grobdescriptions"
 %token HEADER "\\header"
-%token INVALID "\\invalid"
+%token INVALID "\\version-error"
 %token KEY "\\key"
 %token LAYOUT "\\layout"
 %token LYRICMODE "\\lyricmode"
@@ -195,16 +225,13 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token LYRICSTO "\\lyricsto"
 %token MARK "\\mark"
 %token MARKUP "\\markup"
-%token MARKUPLINES "\\markuplines"
+%token MARKUPLIST "\\markuplist"
 %token MIDI "\\midi"
 %token NAME "\\name"
 %token NOTEMODE "\\notemode"
-%token OCTAVE "\\octave"
 %token ONCE "\\once"
 %token OVERRIDE "\\override"
 %token PAPER "\\paper"
-%token PARTIAL "\\partial"
-%token RELATIVE "\\relative"
 %token REMOVE "\\remove"
 %token REPEAT "\\repeat"
 %token REST "\\rest"
@@ -213,10 +240,8 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token SEQUENTIAL "\\sequential"
 %token SET "\\set"
 %token SIMULTANEOUS "\\simultaneous"
-%token SKIP "\\skip"
 %token TEMPO "\\tempo"
 %token TIMES "\\times"
-%token TRANSPOSE "\\transpose"
 %token TYPE "\\type"
 %token UNSET "\\unset"
 %token WITH "\\with"
@@ -263,20 +288,23 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %token MULTI_MEASURE_REST
 
 
-%token <i> DIGIT
 %token <i> E_UNSIGNED
 %token <i> UNSIGNED
 
 /* Artificial tokens, for more generic function syntax */
-%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP;
-%token <i> EXPECT_MUSIC;
-%token <i> EXPECT_PITCH;
-%token <i> EXPECT_DURATION;
-%token <i> EXPECT_SCM;
-%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP_LIST
+%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP "markup?"
+%token <i> EXPECT_PITCH "ly:pitch?"
+%token <i> EXPECT_DURATION "ly:duration?"
+%token <scm> EXPECT_SCM "scheme?"
+%token <scm> SKIPPED_SCM "(scheme?)"
+%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP_LIST "markup-list?"
+%token <scm> EXPECT_OPTIONAL "optional?"
 /* After the last argument. */
 %token <i> EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS;
 
+/* An artificial token for parsing embedded Lilypond */
+%token <i> EMBEDDED_LILY "#{"
+
 %token <scm> BOOK_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> CHORDMODIFIER_PITCH
 %token <scm> CHORD_MODIFIER
@@ -284,15 +312,17 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %token <scm> CONTEXT_DEF_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> DRUM_PITCH
+%token <scm> PITCH_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> DURATION_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> EVENT_IDENTIFIER
+%token <scm> EVENT_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> FRACTION
 %token <scm> LYRICS_STRING
 %token <scm> LYRIC_MARKUP_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> MARKUP_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> MARKUP_LIST_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> MARKUP_IDENTIFIER
-%token <scm> MARKUPLINES_IDENTIFIER
+%token <scm> MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> MUSIC_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> NOTENAME_PITCH
@@ -300,6 +330,7 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %token <scm> OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> REAL
 %token <scm> RESTNAME
+%token <scm> SCM_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> SCM_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> SCM_TOKEN
 %token <scm> SCORE_IDENTIFIER
@@ -327,10 +358,13 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 /* Music */
 %type <scm> composite_music
 %type <scm> grouped_music_list
+%type <scm> braced_music_list
 %type <scm> closed_music
-%type <scm> open_music
 %type <scm> music
-%type <scm> prefix_composite_music
+%type <scm> music_bare
+%type <scm> complex_music
+%type <scm> complex_music_prefix
+%type <scm> mode_changed_music
 %type <scm> repeated_music
 %type <scm> sequential_music
 %type <scm> simple_music
@@ -343,15 +377,18 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> context_change
 %type <scm> direction_less_event
 %type <scm> direction_reqd_event
+%type <scm> embedded_lilypond
 %type <scm> event_chord
+%type <scm> fingering
 %type <scm> gen_text_def
 %type <scm> music_property_def
 %type <scm> note_chord_element
 %type <scm> post_event
+%type <scm> post_event_nofinger
 %type <scm> re_rhythmed_music
-%type <scm> relative_music
 %type <scm> simple_element
 %type <scm> simple_music_property_def
+%type <scm> start_symbol
 %type <scm> string_number_event
 %type <scm> tempo_event
 
@@ -361,10 +398,8 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <outputdef> output_def
 %type <outputdef> paper_block
 
-%type <scm> alternative_music
-%type <scm> generic_prefix_music_scm
+%type <scm> music_function_call
 %type <scm> music_list
-%type <scm> absolute_pitch
 %type <scm> assignment_id
 %type <scm> bare_number
 %type <scm> unsigned_number
@@ -385,17 +420,28 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> direction_less_char
 %type <scm> duration_length
 %type <scm> embedded_scm
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_arg
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_arg_closed
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_bare
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_bare_arg
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_closed
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_chord_body
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_event
+%type <scm> event_function_event
 %type <scm> figure_list
 %type <scm> figure_spec
 %type <scm> fraction
 %type <scm> full_markup
 %type <scm> full_markup_list
-%type <scm> function_scm_argument
 %type <scm> function_arglist
-%type <scm> function_arglist_nonmusic_last
-%type <scm> closed_function_arglist
-%type <scm> open_function_arglist
+%type <scm> function_arglist_optional
+%type <scm> function_arglist_keep
+%type <scm> function_arglist_bare
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed_optional
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed_keep
 %type <scm> identifier_init
+%type <scm> lilypond
 %type <scm> lilypond_header
 %type <scm> lilypond_header_body
 %type <scm> lyric_element
@@ -433,6 +479,10 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> property_operation
 %type <scm> property_path property_path_revved
 %type <scm> scalar
+%type <scm> scalar_bare
+%type <scm> scalar_closed
+%type <scm> scm_function_call
+%type <scm> scm_function_call_closed
 %type <scm> script_abbreviation
 %type <scm> simple_chord_elements
 %type <scm> simple_markup
@@ -458,7 +508,18 @@ prec levels in different prods */
 
 %%
 
-lilypond:      /* empty */
+start_symbol:
+       lilypond
+       | EMBEDDED_LILY {
+               SCM nn = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pitchnames");
+               PARSER->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
+       } embedded_lilypond {
+               PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("parseStringResult"), $3);
+       }
+       ;
+
+lilypond:      /* empty */ { }
        | lilypond toplevel_expression {
        }
        | lilypond assignment {
@@ -524,11 +585,79 @@ toplevel_expression:
        }
        ;
 
-embedded_scm:
+embedded_scm_bare:
        SCM_TOKEN
        | SCM_IDENTIFIER
        ;
 
+embedded_scm_bare_arg:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | STRING
+       | STRING_IDENTIFIER
+       | full_markup
+       | full_markup_list
+       | context_modification
+       | score_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | context_def_spec_block
+       | book_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | bookpart_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | output_def
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       ;
+
+/* The generic version may end in music, or not */
+
+embedded_scm:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | scm_function_call
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_arg:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | scm_function_call
+       | music
+       ;
+
+scm_function_call:
+       SCM_FUNCTION function_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+embedded_lilypond:
+       /* empty */
+       {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("void-music", @$);
+       }
+       | identifier_init
+       | music music music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$,       
+                                 scm_cons2 ($1, $2, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL)));
+       }
+       | error {
+               PARSER->error_level_ = 1;
+       }
+       | INVALID embedded_lilypond {
+               PARSER->error_level_ = 1;
+       }
+       ;
+
 
 lilypond_header_body:
        {
@@ -606,7 +735,7 @@ identifier_init:
                else
                        $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", @$, scm_list_1 ($1));
        }
-       | post_event {
+       | post_event_nofinger {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | number_expression {
@@ -624,9 +753,6 @@ identifier_init:
        | full_markup_list {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
-       }
         | context_modification {
                 $$ = $1;
         }
@@ -736,6 +862,7 @@ book_body:
        | book_body lilypond_header {
                $$->header_ = $2;
        }
+       | book_body embedded_scm { }
        | book_body error {
                $$->paper_ = 0;
                $$->scores_ = SCM_EOL;
@@ -788,6 +915,7 @@ bookpart_body:
        | bookpart_body lilypond_header {
                $$->header_ = $2;
        }
+       | bookpart_body embedded_scm { }
        | bookpart_body error {
                $$->paper_ = 0;
                $$->scores_ = SCM_EOL;
@@ -919,7 +1047,7 @@ tempo_event:
        TEMPO steno_duration '=' tempo_range    {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, SCM_EOL, $2, $4);
        }
-       | TEMPO scalar steno_duration '=' tempo_range   {
+       | TEMPO scalar_closed steno_duration '=' tempo_range    {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, $2, $3, $5);
        }
        | TEMPO scalar {
@@ -949,41 +1077,42 @@ music_list:
        }
        ;
 
-music:
-       simple_music
-       | composite_music
-       | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
+braced_music_list:
+       '{' music_list '}'
+       {
+               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL);
+       }
        ;
 
-alternative_music:
-       /* empty */ {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
-       }
-       | ALTERNATIVE '{' music_list '}' {
-               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL);
-       }
+music:
+       simple_music
+       | composite_music %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
        ;
 
 
 repeated_music:
-       REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music alternative_music
+       REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music
+       {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, SCM_EOL);
+       }
+       | REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music ALTERNATIVE braced_music_list
        {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, $5);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, $6);
        }
        ;
 
 sequential_music:
-       SEQUENTIAL '{' music_list '}'           {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
+       SEQUENTIAL braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, $2);
        }
-       | '{' music_list '}'            {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+       | braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, $1);
        }
        ;
 
 simultaneous_music:
-       SIMULTANEOUS '{' music_list '}'{
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
+       SIMULTANEOUS braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, $2);
        }
        | DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN music_list DOUBLE_ANGLE_CLOSE       {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
@@ -1037,84 +1166,180 @@ context_mod_list:
         ;
 
 composite_music:
-       prefix_composite_music { $$ = $1; }
-       | grouped_music_list { $$ = $1; }
+       complex_music
+       | music_bare
        ;
 
-/* Music that can't be followed by additional events or durations */
+/* Music that can be parsed without lookahead */
 closed_music:
-       MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
-       | grouped_music_list
+       music_bare
+       | complex_music_prefix closed_music
+       {
+               $$ = FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX ($1, @$, $2);
+       }
        ;
 
-/* Music that potentially accepts additional events or durations */
-open_music:
-       simple_music
-       | prefix_composite_music
+music_bare:
+       mode_changed_music
+       | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
+       | grouped_music_list
        ;
+
 grouped_music_list:
        simultaneous_music              { $$ = $1; }
        | sequential_music              { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
-function_scm_argument:
-       embedded_scm
-       | simple_string
-       ;
-
-/* An argument list. If a function \foo expects scm scm music, then the lexer expands \foo into the token sequence:
- MUSIC_FUNCTION EXPECT_MUSIC EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS
+/* An argument list. If a function \foo expects scm scm pitch, then the lexer expands \foo into the token sequence:
+ MUSIC_FUNCTION EXPECT_PITCH EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS
 and this rule returns the reversed list of arguments. */
 
 
 function_arglist:
-       closed_function_arglist
-       | open_function_arglist
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional embedded_scm_arg
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional SKIPPED_SCM
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
        ;
 
-open_function_arglist:
-       EXPECT_MUSIC function_arglist open_music {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+function_arglist_optional:
+       function_arglist_keep %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
        }
        ;
 
-/* a closed argument list is one that does not end in a music
-   expression that could still take a duration or event */
+function_arglist_keep:
+       EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_keep pitch_also_in_chords {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_keep duration_length {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_keep embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 ($2, $4)))
+               {
+                       $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+               } else {
+                       $$ = try_unpack_lyrics ($2, $4);
+                       if (!SCM_UNBNDP ($$))
+                               $$ = scm_cons ($$, $3);
+                       else {
+                               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+                               MYBACKUP (SKIPPED_SCM, $4, @4);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       | function_arglist
+       ;
 
-closed_function_arglist:
-       function_arglist_nonmusic_last
-       | EXPECT_MUSIC function_arglist closed_music {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+
+function_arglist_closed:
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional SKIPPED_SCM
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       ;
+
+function_arglist_closed_optional:
+       function_arglist_closed_keep %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+       }
+       ;
+
+function_arglist_closed_keep:
+       EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_keep pitch_also_in_chords {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_keep duration_length {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_keep embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 ($2, $4)))
+               {
+                       $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+               } else {
+                       $$ = try_unpack_lyrics ($2, $4);
+                       if (!SCM_UNBNDP ($$))
+                               $$ = scm_cons ($$, $3);
+                       else {
+                               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+                               MYBACKUP (SKIPPED_SCM, $4, @4);
+                       }
                }
+       }
+       | function_arglist_closed
        ;
 
-function_arglist_nonmusic_last:
+embedded_scm_closed:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | scm_function_call_closed
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_arg_closed:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | scm_function_call_closed
+       | closed_music
+       ;
+
+scm_function_call_closed:
+       SCM_FUNCTION function_arglist_closed {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+function_arglist_bare:
        EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
-               /* This is for 0-ary functions, so they don't need to
-                  read a lookahead token */
                $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
-       | EXPECT_MARKUP function_arglist full_markup {
+       | EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_optional pitch_also_in_chords {
                $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
        }
-       | EXPECT_MARKUP function_arglist simple_string {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
-       }
-       | EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist pitch {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
-       }
-       | EXPECT_DURATION closed_function_arglist duration_length {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
-       }
-       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist function_scm_argument {
+       | EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_optional duration_length {
                $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
        }
        ;
 
-generic_prefix_music_scm:
+music_function_call:
        MUSIC_FUNCTION function_arglist {
-               $$ = scm_cons2 ($1, make_input (@$), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1126,37 +1351,38 @@ optional_id:
        }
        ;
 
-
-prefix_composite_music:
-       generic_prefix_music_scm {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+complex_music:
+       music_function_call
+       | repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
+       | re_rhythmed_music     { $$ = $1; }
+       | complex_music_prefix music
+       {
+               $$ = FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX ($1, @$, $2);
        }
-       | CONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
+       ;
+
+complex_music_prefix:
+       CONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod {
                 Context_mod *ctxmod = unsmob_context_mod ($4);
                 SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
                 if (ctxmod)
                         mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, mods, SCM_BOOL_F);
+               $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", $2, $3, mods, SCM_BOOL_F);
        }
-       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
+       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod {
                 Context_mod *ctxmod = unsmob_context_mod ($4);
                 SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
                 if (ctxmod)
                         mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, mods, SCM_BOOL_T);
+               $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", $2, $3, mods, SCM_BOOL_T);
        }
-
-       | TIMES fraction music {
-                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("time-scaled-music", @$, $2, $3);
-       }
-       | repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
-       | TRANSPOSE pitch_also_in_chords pitch_also_in_chords music {
-               Pitch from = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
-               Pitch to = *unsmob_pitch ($3);
-               SCM pitch = pitch_interval (from, to).smobbed_copy ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("transpose-music", @$, pitch, $4);
+       | TIMES fraction {
+                $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("time-scaled-music", $2);
        }
-       | mode_changing_head grouped_music_list {
+       ;
+
+mode_changed_music:
+       mode_changing_head grouped_music_list {
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("chords"))
                {
                  $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $2);
@@ -1172,15 +1398,13 @@ prefix_composite_music:
                 SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
                 if (ctxmod)
                         mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $1, SCM_EOL, $3, mods, SCM_BOOL_T);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $1, SCM_EOL, mods, SCM_BOOL_T, $3);
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("ChordNames"))
                {
                  $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $$);
                }
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
-       | relative_music        { $$ = $1; }
-       | re_rhythmed_music     { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
 mode_changing_head:
@@ -1241,22 +1465,10 @@ mode_changing_head_with_context:
        }
        ;
 
-
-relative_music:
-       RELATIVE absolute_pitch music {
-               Pitch start = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
-               $$ = make_music_relative (start, $3, @$);
-       }
-       | RELATIVE composite_music {
-               Pitch middle_c (0, 0, 0);
-               $$ = make_music_relative (middle_c, $2, @$);
-       }
-       ;
-
 new_lyrics:
        ADDLYRICS { PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state (); }
        /*cont */
-       closed_music {
+       composite_music {
        /* Can also use music at the expensive of two S/Rs similar to
            \repeat \alternative */
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
@@ -1265,16 +1477,16 @@ new_lyrics:
        }
        | new_lyrics ADDLYRICS {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
-       } closed_music {
+       } composite_music {
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
                $$ = scm_cons ($4, $1);
        }
        ;
 
 re_rhythmed_music:
-       closed_music new_lyrics {
+       composite_music new_lyrics {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("add-lyrics", @$, $1, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
-       }
+       } %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
        | LYRICSTO simple_string {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
        } music {
@@ -1291,10 +1503,10 @@ context_change:
 
 
 property_path_revved:
-       embedded_scm {
+       embedded_scm_closed {
                $$ = scm_cons ($1, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | property_path_revved embedded_scm {
+       | property_path_revved embedded_scm_closed {
                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $1);
        }
        ;
@@ -1432,7 +1644,8 @@ simple_string: STRING {
        }
        ;
 
-scalar: string {
+scalar_bare:
+       string {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | lyric_element {
@@ -1441,17 +1654,29 @@ scalar: string {
        | bare_number {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-        | embedded_scm {
+        | embedded_scm_bare {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | full_markup {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
+       | full_markup_list
+       {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
        ;
 
+scalar:
+       scalar_bare |
+       scm_function_call
+       ;
+
+scalar_closed:
+       scalar_bare |
+       scm_function_call_closed
+       ;
+
+
 event_chord:
        /* TODO: Create a special case that avoids the creation of
           EventChords around simple_elements that have no post_events?
@@ -1559,9 +1784,7 @@ chord_body_element:
                }
                $$ = n->unprotect ();
        }
-       | music_function_chord_body {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
-       }
+       | music_function_chord_body
        ;
 
 /* We can't accept a music argument, not even a closed one,
@@ -1574,15 +1797,28 @@ chord_body_element:
  */
 
 music_function_chord_body_arglist:
-       function_arglist_nonmusic_last
-       | EXPECT_MUSIC music_function_chord_body_arglist chord_body_element {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM music_function_chord_body_arglist embedded_scm_chord_body
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_chord_body:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | SCM_FUNCTION music_function_chord_body_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
+       | chord_body_element
+       | SKIPPED_SCM
        ;
 
 music_function_chord_body:
        MUSIC_FUNCTION music_function_chord_body_arglist {
-               $$ = scm_cons2 ($1, make_input (@$), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1592,15 +1828,35 @@ music_function_chord_body:
  * refrain from doing so.
  */
 music_function_event_arglist:
-       function_arglist_nonmusic_last
-       | EXPECT_MUSIC music_function_event_arglist post_event {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM music_function_event_arglist embedded_scm_event
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_event:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | SCM_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
+       | post_event
+       | SKIPPED_SCM
        ;
 
 music_function_event:
        MUSIC_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
-               $$ = scm_cons2 ($1, make_input (@$), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+event_function_event:
+       EVENT_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1608,9 +1864,6 @@ command_element:
        command_event {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | SKIP duration_length {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("skip-music", @$, $2);
-       }
        | E_BRACKET_OPEN {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("LigatureEvent", @$);
                m->set_property ("span-direction", scm_from_int (START));
@@ -1622,7 +1875,7 @@ command_element:
                $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        | E_BACKSLASH {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("voice-separator", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("voice-separator", @$);
        }
        | '|'      {
                SCM pipe = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pipeSymbol");
@@ -1635,13 +1888,9 @@ command_element:
                        $$ = m->unprotect ();
                }
                else
-                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("bar-check", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("bar-check", @$);
 
        }
-       | PARTIAL duration_length       {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("partial", @$, $2);
-       }
-
        | TIME_T fraction  {
                SCM proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("make-time-signature-set");
 
@@ -1694,12 +1943,12 @@ post_events:
        }
        ;
 
-post_event:
+post_event_nofinger:
        direction_less_event {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | script_dir music_function_event {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $2);
+               $$ = $2;
                if ($1)
                {
                        unsmob_music ($$)->set_property ("direction", scm_from_int ($1));
@@ -1734,6 +1983,18 @@ post_event:
        | string_number_event
        ;
 
+post_event:
+       post_event_nofinger
+       | script_dir fingering {
+               if ($1)
+               {
+                       Music *m = unsmob_music ($2);
+                       m->set_property ("direction", scm_from_int ($1));
+               }
+               $$ = $2;
+       }
+       ;
+
 string_number_event:
        E_UNSIGNED {
                Music *s = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("StringNumberEvent", @$);
@@ -1798,6 +2059,7 @@ direction_less_event:
                a->set_property ("tremolo-type", scm_from_int ($1));
                $$ = a->unprotect ();
         }
+       | event_function_event  
        ;
 
 direction_reqd_event:
@@ -1880,6 +2142,7 @@ pitch:
        steno_pitch {
                $$ = $1;
        }
+       | PITCH_IDENTIFIER
        ;
 
 pitch_also_in_chords:
@@ -1899,7 +2162,10 @@ gen_text_def:
                        make_simple_markup ($1));
                $$ = t->unprotect ();
        }
-       | DIGIT {
+       ;
+
+fingering:
+       UNSIGNED {
                Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("FingeringEvent", @$);
                t->set_property ("digit", scm_from_int ($1));
                $$ = t->unprotect ();
@@ -1936,13 +2202,6 @@ script_dir:
        | '-'   { $$ = CENTER; }
        ;
 
-
-absolute_pitch:
-       steno_pitch     {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
-       ;
-
 duration_length:
        multiplied_duration {
                $$ = $1;
@@ -2021,10 +2280,7 @@ tremolo_type:
        ;
 
 bass_number:
-       DIGIT   {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
-       }
-       | UNSIGNED {
+       UNSIGNED {
                $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
        }
        | STRING { $$ = $1; }
@@ -2354,9 +2610,6 @@ bare_unsigned:
        UNSIGNED {
                        $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
        ;
 
 unsigned_number:
@@ -2393,10 +2646,10 @@ lyric_markup:
        ;
 
 full_markup_list:
-       MARKUPLINES_IDENTIFIER {
+       MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | MARKUPLINES
+       | MARKUPLIST
                { PARSER->lexer_->push_markup_state (); }
        markup_list {
                $$ = $3;
@@ -2429,7 +2682,7 @@ markup_top:
        ;
 
 markup_list:
-       MARKUPLINES_IDENTIFIER {
+       MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | markup_composed_list {
@@ -2476,8 +2729,8 @@ markup_command_basic_arguments:
        EXPECT_MARKUP_LIST markup_command_list_arguments markup_list {
          $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
        }
-       | EXPECT_SCM markup_command_list_arguments embedded_scm {
-         $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       | EXPECT_SCM markup_command_list_arguments embedded_scm_closed {
+         $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED, $3, $2, $1);
        }
        | EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
          $$ = SCM_EOL;
@@ -2610,6 +2863,9 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
 
                mus->unprotect ();
                return is_event ? EVENT_IDENTIFIER : MUSIC_IDENTIFIER;
+       } else if (unsmob_pitch (sid)) {
+               *destination = unsmob_pitch (sid)->smobbed_copy ();
+               return PITCH_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (unsmob_duration (sid)) {
                *destination = unsmob_duration (sid)->smobbed_copy ();
                return DURATION_IDENTIFIER;
@@ -2627,7 +2883,7 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
                return MARKUP_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (Text_interface::is_markup_list (sid)) {
                *destination = sid;
-               return MARKUPLINES_IDENTIFIER;
+               return MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER;
        }
 
        return -1;
@@ -2649,25 +2905,37 @@ get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ()
        return scm_from_locale_string (s);
 }
 
-
-SCM
-run_music_function (Lily_parser *parser, SCM expr)
+SCM check_scheme_arg (Lily_parser *my_lily_parser, Input loc, SCM fallback,
+                     SCM arg, SCM args, SCM pred)
 {
-       SCM func = scm_car (expr);
-       Input *loc = unsmob_input (scm_cadr (expr));
-       SCM args = scm_cddr (expr);
-       SCM sig = scm_object_property (func, ly_symbol2scm ("music-function-signature"));
-
-       SCM type_check_proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("type-check-list");
+       SCM unwrap = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 (pred, arg)))
+               return scm_cons (arg, args);
+       unwrap = try_unpack_lyrics (pred, arg);
+       if (!SCM_UNBNDP (unwrap))
+               return scm_cons (unwrap, args);
+       if (SCM_UNBNDP (fallback)) {
+               args = scm_cons (SCM_BOOL_F, args);
+               fallback = SCM_BOOL_F;
+       } else {
+               args = scm_cons (loc_on_music (loc, fallback), args);
+               fallback = SCM_CDR (scm_last_pair (args));
+       }
+       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_last_pair (args), SCM_EOL);
+       MAKE_SYNTAX ("argument-error", loc, scm_length (args), pred, arg);
+       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_last_pair (args), fallback);
+       return args;
+}
 
-       if (!to_boolean (scm_call_3  (type_check_proc, scm_cadr (expr), sig, args)))
+SCM loc_on_music (Input loc, SCM arg)
+{
+       if (Music *m = unsmob_music (arg))
        {
-               parser->error_level_ = 1;
-               return LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("void-music"), scm_list_2 (parser->self_scm (), make_input (*loc)));
+               m = m->clone ();
+               m->set_spot (loc);
+               return m->unprotect ();
        }
-
-       SCM syntax_args = scm_list_4 (parser->self_scm (), make_input (*loc), func, args);
-       return LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("music-function"), syntax_args);
+       return arg;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -2750,6 +3018,17 @@ make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list)
        return scm_call_3 (chord_ctor, pitch, dur, modification_list);
 }
 
+SCM
+try_unpack_lyrics (SCM pred, SCM arg)
+{
+       if (Music *m = unsmob_music (arg))
+               if (m->is_mus_type ("lyric-event")) {
+                       SCM text = m->get_property ("text");
+                       if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 (pred, text)))
+                                       return text;
+                       }
+       return SCM_UNDEFINED;
+}      
 
 /* Todo: actually also use apply iso. call too ...  */
 bool
@@ -2759,19 +3038,6 @@ ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x)
                || (scm_is_pair (x) && ly_is_procedure (scm_car (x)));
 }
 
-SCM
-make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music, Input loc)
-{
-       Music *relative = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("RelativeOctaveMusic", loc);
-       relative->set_property ("element", music);
-
-       Music *m = unsmob_music (music);
-       Pitch last = m->to_relative_octave (start);
-       if (lily_1_8_relative)
-               m->set_property ("last-pitch", last.smobbed_copy ());
-       return relative->unprotect ();
-}
-
 int
 yylex (YYSTYPE *s, YYLTYPE *loc, void *v)
 {