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Fix some bugs in the dynamic engraver and PostScript backend
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index d0109edac543f80487894843f6c18e2297b23c63..795639ae5b4e12eacfa02285035bd15299c4d65c 100644 (file)
@@ -114,12 +114,11 @@ using namespace std;
 - Don't use lily module, create a new module instead.
 - delay application of the function
 */
-#define LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX(proc, args)       \
-  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));
+  scm_apply_0 (ly_lily_module_constant (name), scm_list_n (make_input (location), __VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED));
 
+Music *property_op_to_music (SCM op);
+SCM context_spec_music (SCM type, SCM id, SCM m, SCM ops, bool create_new);
 SCM get_next_unique_context_id ();
 SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
 
@@ -133,10 +132,12 @@ SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
 
 
 
+SCM make_lyric_combine_music (SCM name, SCM music);
 SCM make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music);
-SCM run_music_function (Lily_parser *, SCM expr);
+Music *run_music_function (Lily_parser *, SCM expr);
+Music *set_property_music (SCM sym, SCM value);
 SCM get_first_context_id (SCM type, Music *m);
-SCM make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list);
+SCM make_chord (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list);
 SCM make_chord_step (int step, int alter);
 SCM make_simple_markup (SCM a);
 bool is_duration (int t);
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token ADDQUOTE "\\addquote"
 %token ALIAS "\\alias"
 %token ALTERNATIVE "\\alternative"
-%token BOOK "\\book"
+%token BOOK "\book"
 %token CHANGE "\\change"
 %token CHORDMODE "\\chordmode"
 %token CHORDS "\\chords"
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token TEMPO "\\tempo"
 %token TIMES "\\times"
 %token TRANSPOSE "\\transpose"
+%token TRANSPOSITION "\\transposition"
 %token TYPE "\\type"
 %token UNSET "\\unset"
 %token WITH "\\with"
@@ -222,10 +224,8 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token CHORD_COLON ":"
 %token CHORD_MINUS "-"
 %token CHORD_SLASH "/"
-%token ANGLE_OPEN "<"
-%token ANGLE_CLOSE ">"
-%token DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN "<<"
 %token DOUBLE_ANGLE_CLOSE ">>"
+%token DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN "<<"
 %token E_BACKSLASH "\\"
 %token E_ANGLE_CLOSE "\\>"
 %token E_CHAR "\\C[haracter]"
@@ -323,14 +323,14 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <i> tremolo_type
 
 /* Music */
-%type <scm> composite_music
-%type <scm> grouped_music_list
-%type <scm> music
-%type <scm> prefix_composite_music
-%type <scm> repeated_music
-%type <scm> sequential_music
-%type <scm> simple_music
-%type <scm> simultaneous_music
+%type <scm> Composite_music
+%type <scm> Grouped_music_list
+%type <scm> Music
+%type <scm> Prefix_composite_music
+%type <scm> Repeated_music
+%type <scm> Sequential_music
+%type <scm> Simple_music
+%type <scm> Simultaneous_music
 %type <scm> chord_body
 %type <scm> chord_body_element
 %type <scm> command_element
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> re_rhythmed_music
 %type <scm> relative_music
 %type <scm> simple_element
-%type <scm> simple_music_property_def
 %type <scm> string_number_event
 %type <scm> tempo_event
+%type <scm> toplevel_music
 
 %type <outputdef> output_def_body
 %type <outputdef> output_def_head
@@ -356,16 +356,15 @@ 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_list
+%type <scm> Alternative_music
+%type <scm> Generic_prefix_music_scm 
+%type <scm> Music_list
 %type <scm> absolute_pitch
 %type <scm> assignment_id
 %type <scm> bare_number
 %type <scm> music_function_event
 %type <scm> music_function_chord_body
 %type <scm> music_function_musicless_prefix
-%type <scm> music_function_musicless_function
 %type <scm> bass_figure
 %type <scm> figured_bass_modification
 %type <scm> br_bass_figure
@@ -419,7 +418,6 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> property_operation
 %type <scm> scalar
 %type <scm> script_abbreviation
-%type <scm> simple_chord_elements
 %type <scm> simple_markup
 %type <scm> simple_string
 %type <scm> steno_duration
@@ -478,7 +476,7 @@ toplevel_expression:
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), score->self_scm ());
                score->unprotect ();
        }
-       | composite_music {
+       | toplevel_music {
                Music *music = unsmob_music ($1);
                SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("toplevel-music-handler");
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), music->self_scm ());
@@ -503,6 +501,11 @@ toplevel_expression:
        }
        ;
 
+toplevel_music:
+       Composite_music {
+       }
+       ;
+
 embedded_scm:
        SCM_T
        | SCM_IDENTIFIER
@@ -574,17 +577,8 @@ identifier_init:
        | context_def_spec_block {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | music  {
-               /* Hack: Create event-chord around standalone events.
-                  Prevents the identifier from being interpreted as a post-event. */
-               Music *mus = unsmob_music ($1);
-               bool is_event = mus &&
-                       (scm_memq (ly_symbol2scm ("event"), mus->get_property ("types"))
-                               != SCM_BOOL_F);
-               if (!is_event)
-                       $$ = $1;
-               else
-                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", @$, scm_list_1 ($1));
+       | Music  {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
        | post_event {
                $$ = $1;
@@ -692,7 +686,7 @@ score_block:
        ;
 
 score_body:
-       music {
+       Music {
                SCM m = $1;
                SCM scorify = ly_lily_module_constant ("scorify-music");
                SCM score = scm_call_2 (scorify, m, PARSER->self_scm ());
@@ -830,11 +824,11 @@ The representation of a  list is the
 
  to have efficient append.  */
 
-music_list:
+Music_list:
        /* empty */ {
                $$ = scm_cons (SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | music_list music {
+       | Music_list Music {
                SCM s = $$;
                SCM c = scm_cons ($2, SCM_EOL);
 
@@ -844,10 +838,10 @@ music_list:
                        scm_set_car_x (s, c); /* set first cons */
                scm_set_cdr_x (s, c);  /* remember last cell */
        }
-       | music_list embedded_scm {
+       | Music_list embedded_scm {
 
        }
-       | music_list error {
+       | Music_list error {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("Music");
                // ugh. code dup 
                m->set_property ("error-found", SCM_BOOL_T);
@@ -863,47 +857,47 @@ music_list:
        }
        ;
 
-music:
-       simple_music
-       | composite_music
+Music:
+       Simple_music
+       | Composite_music
        ;
 
-alternative_music:
+Alternative_music:
        /* empty */ {
                $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
-       | ALTERNATIVE '{' music_list '}' {
+       | ALTERNATIVE '{' Music_list '}' {
                $$ = scm_car ($3);
        }
        ;
 
 
-repeated_music:
-       REPEAT simple_string bare_unsigned music alternative_music
+Repeated_music:
+       REPEAT simple_string bare_unsigned Music Alternative_music
        {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, scm_int2num ($3), $4, $5);
        }
        ;
 
-sequential_music:
-       SEQUENTIAL '{' music_list '}'           {
+Sequential_music:
+       SEQUENTIAL '{' Music_list '}'           {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_car ($3));
        }
-       | '{' music_list '}'            {
+       | '{' Music_list '}'            {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_car ($2));
        }
        ;
 
-simultaneous_music:
-       SIMULTANEOUS '{' music_list '}'{
+Simultaneous_music:
+       SIMULTANEOUS '{' Music_list '}'{
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_car ($3));
        }
-       | DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN music_list DOUBLE_ANGLE_CLOSE       {
+       | simul_open Music_list simul_close     {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_car ($2));
        }
        ;
 
-simple_music:
+Simple_music:
        event_chord
        | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
        | music_property_def
@@ -927,14 +921,14 @@ context_mod_list:
        }
        ;
 
-composite_music:
-       prefix_composite_music { $$ = $1; }
-       | grouped_music_list { $$ = $1; }
+Composite_music:
+       Prefix_composite_music { $$ = $1; }
+       | Grouped_music_list { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
-grouped_music_list:
-       simultaneous_music              { $$ = $1; }
-       | sequential_music              { $$ = $1; }
+Grouped_music_list:
+       Simultaneous_music              { $$ = $1; }
+       | Sequential_music              { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
 function_scm_argument:
@@ -945,7 +939,7 @@ function_scm_argument:
 /*
 TODO: use code generation for this
 */
-music_function_musicless_function:
+Generic_prefix_music_scm:
        MUSIC_FUNCTION {
                $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$));
        }
@@ -955,63 +949,35 @@ music_function_musicless_function:
        | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP full_markup {
                $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, make_input (@$), $2);
        }
+       | music_function_musicless_prefix Music {
+               $$ = ly_append2 ($1, scm_list_1 ($2));
+       }
        | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
                $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3);
        }
        | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_SCM function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
                $$ = scm_list_5 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4);
        }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MARKUP full_markup full_markup {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MUSIC full_markup Music {
                $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3);
        }
-       ;
-
-/*
-TODO: use code generation for this
-*/
-music_function_musicless_prefix:
-       MUSIC_FUNCTION_MUSIC {
-               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$));
-       }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument { 
-               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, make_input (@$), $2);
-       }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MARKUP full_markup full_markup {
                $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3);
        }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
-               $$ = scm_list_5 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4);
-       }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
-               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED);
-       }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MUSIC full_markup {
-               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, make_input (@$), $2);
-       }
-       ;
-
-generic_prefix_music_scm:
-       music_function_musicless_function {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
-       | music_function_musicless_prefix music {
-               $$ = ly_append2 ($1, scm_list_1 ($2));
-       }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MUSIC_MUSIC music music {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MUSIC_MUSIC Music Music {
                $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3);
        }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_MUSIC_MUSIC function_scm_argument music music {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_MUSIC_MUSIC function_scm_argument Music Music {
                $$ = scm_list_5 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4);
        }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_MUSIC_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument music music {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_MUSIC_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument Music Music {
                $$ = scm_list_n ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED);
        }
-       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MUSIC_MUSIC full_markup music music {
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_MARKUP_MUSIC_MUSIC full_markup Music Music {
                $$ = scm_list_5 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4);
        }
        ;
 
-
 optional_id:
        /**/ { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
        | '=' simple_string {
@@ -1020,31 +986,48 @@ optional_id:
        ;       
 
 
-prefix_composite_music:
-       generic_prefix_music_scm {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+Prefix_composite_music:
+       Generic_prefix_music_scm {
+               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1)->unprotect ();
        }
-       | CONTEXT    simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, $4, SCM_BOOL_F);
+       | CONTEXT    simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod Music {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($2, $3, $5, $4, false);
        }
-       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, $4, SCM_BOOL_T);
+       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod Music {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($2, $3, $5, $4, true);
        }
 
-       | TIMES fraction music {
-                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("time-scaled-music", @$, $2, $3);
+       | TIMES fraction Music  
+       {
+                int n = scm_to_int (scm_car ($2));
+                int d = scm_to_int (scm_cdr ($2));
+
+                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("TimeScaledMusic");
+                m->set_spot (@$);
+
+                m->set_property ("element", $3);
+                m->set_property ("numerator", scm_from_int (n));
+                m->set_property ("denominator", scm_from_int (d));
+                m->compress (Moment (Rational (n,d)));
+                $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
-       | repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
-       | TRANSPOSE pitch_also_in_chords pitch_also_in_chords music {
+       | Repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
+       | TRANSPOSE pitch_also_in_chords pitch_also_in_chords Music {
+               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("TransposedMusic");
                Pitch from = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
                Pitch to = *unsmob_pitch ($3);
-               SCM pitch = pitch_interval (from, to).smobbed_copy ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("transpose-music", @$, pitch, $4);
+
+               Music *p = unsmob_music ($4);
+               p->transpose (pitch_interval (from, to));
+               m->set_property ("element", $4);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
-       | mode_changing_head grouped_music_list {
+       | mode_changing_head Grouped_music_list {
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("chords"))
                {
-                 $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $2);
+                 Music *chm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("UnrelativableMusic");
+                 chm->set_property ("element", $2);
+                 $$ = chm->unprotect ();
                }
                else
                {
@@ -1052,11 +1035,13 @@ prefix_composite_music:
                }
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
-       | mode_changing_head_with_context optional_context_mod grouped_music_list {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $1, SCM_EOL, $3, $2, SCM_BOOL_T);
+       | mode_changing_head_with_context optional_context_mod Grouped_music_list {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($1, SCM_UNDEFINED, $3, $2, true);
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("ChordNames"))
                {
-                 $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $$);
+                 Music *chm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("UnrelativableMusic");
+                 chm->set_property ("element", $$);
+                 $$ = chm->unprotect ();
                }
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
@@ -1124,11 +1109,11 @@ mode_changing_head_with_context:
 
 
 relative_music:
-       RELATIVE absolute_pitch music {
+       RELATIVE absolute_pitch Music {
                Pitch start = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
                $$ = make_music_relative (start, $3);
        }
-       | RELATIVE composite_music {
+       | RELATIVE Composite_music {
                Pitch middle_c (0, 0, 0);
                $$ = make_music_relative (middle_c, $2);
        }
@@ -1137,8 +1122,8 @@ relative_music:
 new_lyrics:
        ADDLYRICS { PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state (); }
        /*cont */
-       grouped_music_list {
-       /* Can also use music at the expensive of two S/Rs similar to
+       Grouped_music_list {
+       /* Can also use Music at the expensive of two S/Rs similar to
            \repeat \alternative */
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
 
@@ -1146,27 +1131,56 @@ new_lyrics:
        }
        | new_lyrics ADDLYRICS {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
-       } grouped_music_list {
+       } Grouped_music_list {
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
                $$ = scm_cons ($4, $1);
        }
        ;
 
 re_rhythmed_music:
-       grouped_music_list new_lyrics {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("add-lyrics", @$, $1, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+       Grouped_music_list new_lyrics {
+               SCM voice = $1;
+               SCM name = get_first_context_id (scm_makfrom0str ("Voice"), unsmob_music (voice)); 
+               if (!scm_is_string (name))
+               {
+                       name = get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
+                       voice = context_spec_music (scm_makfrom0str ("Voice"),
+                                                   name,
+                                                   voice, SCM_EOL, false);
+               }
+
+               SCM context = scm_makfrom0str ("Lyrics");
+               Music *all = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("SimultaneousMusic");
+
+               SCM lst = SCM_EOL;
+               for (SCM s = $2; scm_is_pair (s); s = scm_cdr (s))
+               {
+                       SCM com = make_lyric_combine_music (name, scm_car (s));
+                       SCM csm = context_spec_music (context,
+                               SCM_UNDEFINED, com, SCM_EOL, true);
+                       lst = scm_cons (csm, lst);
+               }
+               all->set_property ("elements", scm_cons (voice,
+                       lst));
+               $$ = all->unprotect ();
        }
        | LYRICSTO simple_string {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
-       } music {
+       } Music {
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("lyric-combine", @$, $2, $4);
+               SCM name = $2;
+               $$ = make_lyric_combine_music (name, $4);
        }
        ;
 
 context_change:
        CHANGE STRING '=' STRING  {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-change", @$, scm_string_to_symbol ($2), $4);
+               Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("ContextChange");
+               t-> set_property ("change-to-type", scm_string_to_symbol ($2));
+               t-> set_property ("change-to-id", $4);
+               t->set_spot (@$);
+
+               $$ = t->unprotect ();
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1230,46 +1244,50 @@ context_prop_spec:
        }
        ;
 
-simple_music_property_def:
+music_property_def:
        OVERRIDE context_prop_spec embedded_scm '=' scalar {
-               $$ = scm_list_5 (scm_car ($2),
-                       ly_symbol2scm ("OverrideProperty"),
+               Music *m = property_op_to_music (scm_list_4 (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("push"),
                        scm_cadr ($2),
-                       $5, $3);
+                       $5, $3));
+               $$ = context_spec_music (scm_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
        }
        | OVERRIDE context_prop_spec embedded_scm  embedded_scm '=' scalar {
-               $$ = scm_list_n (scm_car ($2),                  
-                       ly_symbol2scm ("OverrideProperty"),
+               Music *m = property_op_to_music (scm_list_5 (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("push"),
                        scm_cadr ($2),
-                       $6, $4, $3, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+                       $6, $4, $3));
+               $$ = context_spec_music (scm_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
        }
        | REVERT context_prop_spec embedded_scm {
-               $$ = scm_list_4 (scm_car ($2),
-                       ly_symbol2scm ("RevertProperty"),
+               Music *m = property_op_to_music (scm_list_3 (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("pop"),
                        scm_cadr ($2),
-                       $3);
+                       $3));
+
+               $$ = context_spec_music (scm_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
        }
        | SET context_prop_spec '=' scalar {
-               $$ = scm_list_4 (scm_car ($2),
-                       ly_symbol2scm ("PropertySet"),
+               Music *m = property_op_to_music (scm_list_3 (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("assign"),
                        scm_cadr ($2),
-                       $4);
+                       $4));
+               $$ = context_spec_music (scm_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
        }
        | UNSET context_prop_spec {
-               $$ = scm_list_3 (scm_car ($2),
-                       ly_symbol2scm ("PropertyUnset"),
-                       scm_cadr ($2));
+               Music *m = property_op_to_music (scm_list_2 (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("unset"),
+                       scm_cadr ($2)));
+               $$ = context_spec_music (scm_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
+       }
+       | ONCE music_property_def {
+               Music *m = unsmob_music ($2);
+               SCM e = m->get_property ("element");
+                unsmob_music (e)->set_property ("once", SCM_BOOL_T);
+               $$ = $2;
        }
        ;
 
-music_property_def:
-       simple_music_property_def {
-               $$ = LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("property-operation"), scm_cons (PARSER->self_scm (), scm_cons2 (make_input (@$), SCM_BOOL_F, $1)));
-       }
-       | ONCE simple_music_property_def {
-               $$ = LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("property-operation"), scm_cons (PARSER->self_scm (), scm_cons2 (make_input (@$), SCM_BOOL_T, $2)));
-       }
-       ;
 
 string:
        STRING {
@@ -1314,25 +1332,45 @@ scalar: string {
        }
        ;
 
+/*
+
+pre_events doesn't contain anything. It is a trick:
+
+Adding pre_events to the simple_element
+makes the choice between
+
+  string:  STRING
+
+and
+
+  simple_element: STRING
+
+a single shift/reduction conflict.
+
+nevertheless, this is not very clean, and we should find a different
+solution.
+
+*/
+pre_events: /* empty */
+       ;
+
 event_chord:
-       /* TODO: Create a special case that avoids the creation of
-          EventChords around simple_elements that have no post_events?
-        */
-       simple_chord_elements post_events       {
-               SCM elts = ly_append2 ($1, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+       pre_events simple_element post_events   {
+               Music *m = unsmob_music ($2);
+               m->protect ();
+               SCM elts = m->get_property ("elements");
 
-               Input i;
+               elts = ly_append2 (elts, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
+
+               m->set_property ("elements", elts);
                /* why is this giving wrong start location? -ns
-                * i = @$; */
-               i.set_location (@1, @2);
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", i, elts);
-       }
-       | MULTI_MEASURE_REST optional_notemode_duration post_events {
+                * $2->set_spot (@$); */
                Input i;
-               i.set_location (@1, @3);
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("multi-measure-rest", i, $2, $3);
+               i.set_location (@2, @3);
+               m->set_spot (i);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
-       | command_element
+       | command_element { $$ = $1; }
        | note_chord_element
        ;
 
@@ -1355,10 +1393,26 @@ note_chord_element:
        }
        ;
 
+chord_open: '<'
+       ;
+
+chord_close: '>'
+       ;
+
+simul_open: DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN
+       ;
+
+simul_close: DOUBLE_ANGLE_CLOSE
+       ;
+
 chord_body:
-       ANGLE_OPEN chord_body_elements ANGLE_CLOSE
+       chord_open chord_body_elements chord_close
        {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", @$, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               m->set_property ("elements",
+                       scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1410,13 +1464,15 @@ chord_body_element:
                $$ = n->unprotect ();
        }
        | music_function_chord_body { 
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+               Music *m = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        ;
 
 music_function_chord_body:
-       music_function_musicless_function {
-               $$ = $1;
+       MUSIC_FUNCTION {
+               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$));
        }
        | music_function_musicless_prefix chord_body_element {
                $$ = ly_append2 ($1, scm_list_1 ($2));
@@ -1427,52 +1483,102 @@ music_function_event:
        music_function_musicless_prefix post_event {
                $$ = ly_append2 ($1, scm_list_1 ($2));
        }
-       | music_function_musicless_function {
-               $$ = $1;
+       ;
+
+/*
+TODO: use code generation for this
+*/
+music_function_musicless_prefix:
+       MUSIC_FUNCTION_MUSIC {
+               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$));
+       }
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument { 
+               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, make_input (@$), $2);
+       }
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
+               $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3);
+       }
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
+               $$ = scm_list_5 ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4);
+       }
+       | MUSIC_FUNCTION_SCM_SCM_SCM_SCM_MUSIC function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument function_scm_argument {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, make_input (@$), $2, $3, $4, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED);
        }
        ;
-       
+
 
 command_element:
        command_event {
-               $$ = $1;
+               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               m->set_property ("elements", scm_cons ($1, SCM_EOL));
+               Music *e = unsmob_music ($1);
+               e-> set_spot (@$);
+               m-> set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        | SKIP duration_length {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("skip-music", @$, $2);
+               Music *skip = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("SkipMusic");
+               skip->set_property ("duration", $2);
+               skip->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = skip->unprotect ();
        }
        | E_BRACKET_OPEN {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("LigatureEvent");
                m->set_property ("span-direction", scm_from_int (START));
                m->set_spot (@$);
-               $$ = m->unprotect();
+
+               Music *chord = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               chord->set_property ("elements", scm_cons (m->self_scm (), SCM_EOL));
+               m->unprotect();
+               chord->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = chord->unprotect ();
        }
        | E_BRACKET_CLOSE {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("LigatureEvent");
                m->set_property ("span-direction", scm_from_int (STOP));
                m->set_spot (@$);
-               $$ = m->unprotect ();
+
+               Music *chord = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               chord->set_property ("elements", scm_cons (m->self_scm (), SCM_EOL));
+               chord->set_spot (@$);
+               m->unprotect ();
+               $$ = chord->unprotect ();
        }
        | E_BACKSLASH {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("voice-separator", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("VoiceSeparator");
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        | '|'      {
                SCM pipe = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pipeSymbol");
 
                Music *m = unsmob_music (pipe);
                if (m)
-               {
                        m = m->clone ();
-                       m->set_spot (@$);
-                       $$ = m->unprotect ();
-               }
                else
-                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("bar-check", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+                       m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("BarCheck");
 
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
-       | PARTIAL duration_length       {
+       | TRANSPOSITION pitch {
+               Pitch middle_c;
+               Pitch sounds_as_c = pitch_interval (*unsmob_pitch ($2), middle_c);
+               Music *m = set_property_music (ly_symbol2scm ("instrumentTransposition"),
+                                        sounds_as_c.smobbed_copy());
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = context_spec_music (ly_symbol2scm ("Staff"), SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                       m->unprotect (), SCM_EOL, false);
+       }
+       | PARTIAL duration_length       {
                Moment m = - unsmob_duration ($2)->get_length ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("property-operation", @$, SCM_BOOL_F, ly_symbol2scm ("Timing"), ly_symbol2scm ("PropertySet"), ly_symbol2scm ("measurePosition"), m.smobbed_copy ());
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, ly_symbol2scm ("Score"), SCM_BOOL_F, $$, SCM_EOL, SCM_BOOL_F);
+               Music *p = set_property_music (ly_symbol2scm ( "measurePosition"),m.smobbed_copy ());
+               p->set_spot (@$);
+               SCM ps = p->unprotect ();
+               ps = context_spec_music (ly_symbol2scm ("Timing"), SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                       ps, SCM_EOL, false);
+               $$ = context_spec_music (ly_symbol2scm ("Score"), SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                       ps, SCM_EOL, false);
        }
 
        | TIME_T fraction  {
@@ -1534,7 +1640,9 @@ post_event:
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | '-' music_function_event {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $2);
+               Music *mus = run_music_function (PARSER, $2);
+               mus->set_spot (@1);
+               $$ = mus->unprotect ();
        }
        | HYPHEN {
                if (!PARSER->lexer_->is_lyric_state ())
@@ -1755,7 +1863,7 @@ script_abbreviation:
        | '|'           {
                $$ = scm_makfrom0str ("Bar");
        }
-       | ANGLE_CLOSE   {
+       | '>'           {
                $$ = scm_makfrom0str ("Larger");
        }
        | '.'           {
@@ -1957,7 +2065,10 @@ figure_list:
 
 figure_spec:
        FIGURE_OPEN figure_list FIGURE_CLOSE {
-               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL);
+               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               $2 = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL);
+               m->set_property ("elements", $2);
+               $$ = m->self_scm ();
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1992,16 +2103,36 @@ simple_element:
                if ($2 % 2 || $3 % 2)
                        n->set_property ("force-accidental", SCM_BOOL_T);
 
+               Music *v = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               v->set_property ("elements", scm_list_1 (n->self_scm ()));
+               n->unprotect ();
+
+               v->set_spot (@$);
                n->set_spot (@$);
-               $$ = n->unprotect ();
+               $$ = v->unprotect ();
        }
        | DRUM_PITCH optional_notemode_duration {
                Music *n = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NoteEvent");
                n->set_property ("duration", $2);
                n->set_property ("drum-type", $1);
 
-               $$ = n->unprotect ();           
+               Music *v = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               v->set_property ("elements", scm_list_1 (n->self_scm ()));
+               n->unprotect ();
+               v->set_spot (@$);
+               n->set_spot (@$);
+               $$ = v->unprotect ();
+               
        }
+       | figure_spec optional_notemode_duration {
+               Music *m = unsmob_music ($1);
+               m->set_spot (@$);
+               for (SCM s = m->get_property ("elements"); scm_is_pair (s); s = scm_cdr (s))
+               {
+                       unsmob_music (scm_car (s))->set_property ("duration", $2);
+               }
+               $$ = m->unprotect ();
+       }       
        | RESTNAME optional_notemode_duration           {
                Music *ev = 0;
                if (ly_scm2string ($1) == "s") {
@@ -2014,7 +2145,17 @@ simple_element:
                    }
                ev->set_property ("duration", $2);
                ev->set_spot (@$);
-               $$ = ev->unprotect ();
+               Music *velt = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               velt->set_property ("elements", scm_list_1 (ev->self_scm ()));
+               velt->set_spot (@$);
+
+               ev->unprotect();
+
+               $$ = velt->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | MULTI_MEASURE_REST optional_notemode_duration         {
+               SCM proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("make-multi-measure-rest");
+               $$ = scm_call_2 (proc, $2, make_input (@$));
        }
        | lyric_element optional_notemode_duration      {
                if (!PARSER->lexer_->is_lyric_state ())
@@ -2024,26 +2165,16 @@ simple_element:
                levent->set_property ("text", $1);
                levent->set_property ("duration",$2);
                levent->set_spot (@$);
-               $$= levent->unprotect ();
-       }
-       ;
+               Music *velt = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("EventChord");
+               velt->set_property ("elements", scm_list_1 (levent->self_scm ()));
 
-simple_chord_elements:
-       simple_element  {
-               $$ = scm_list_1 ($1);
-       }       
+               $$= velt->unprotect ();
+       }
        | new_chord {
                 if (!PARSER->lexer_->is_chord_state ())
                         PARSER->parser_error (@1, _ ("have to be in Chord mode for chords"));
                 $$ = $1;
        }
-       | figure_spec optional_notemode_duration {
-               for (SCM s = $1; scm_is_pair (s); s = scm_cdr (s))
-               {
-                       unsmob_music (scm_car (s))->set_property ("duration", $2);
-               }
-               $$ = $1;
-       }       
        ;
 
 lyric_element:
@@ -2057,11 +2188,11 @@ lyric_element:
 
 new_chord:
        steno_tonic_pitch optional_notemode_duration   {
-               $$ = make_chord_elements ($1, $2, SCM_EOL);
+               $$ = make_chord ($1, $2, SCM_EOL);
        }
        | steno_tonic_pitch optional_notemode_duration chord_separator chord_items {
                SCM its = scm_reverse_x ($4, SCM_EOL);
-               $$ = make_chord_elements ($1, $2, scm_cons ($3, its));
+               $$ = make_chord ($1, $2, scm_cons ($3, its));
        }
        ;
 
@@ -2413,6 +2544,66 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
        return -1;      
 }
 
+Music *
+property_op_to_music (SCM op)
+{
+       Music *m = 0;
+       SCM tag = scm_car (op);
+       SCM symbol = scm_cadr (op);
+       SCM args = scm_cddr (op);
+       SCM grob_val = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       SCM grob_path = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       SCM val = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       
+       if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("assign"))
+               {
+               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("PropertySet");
+               val = scm_car (args);
+               }
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("unset"))
+               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("PropertyUnset");
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("push"))
+               {
+               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("OverrideProperty");
+               grob_val = scm_car (args);
+               grob_path = scm_cdr (args);
+               m->set_property ("pop-first", SCM_BOOL_T);
+               }
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("pop")) {
+               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("RevertProperty");
+               grob_path = args;
+               }
+
+       m->set_property ("symbol", symbol);
+
+       if (val != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               m->set_property ("value", val);
+       if (grob_val != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               m->set_property ("grob-value", grob_val);
+       if (grob_path != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               m->set_property ("grob-property-path", grob_path);
+
+       return m;
+}
+
+SCM
+context_spec_music (SCM type, SCM id, SCM m, SCM ops, bool create_new)
+{
+       Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("ContextSpeccedMusic");
+
+       csm->set_property ("element", m);
+
+       csm->set_property ("context-type",
+               scm_is_symbol (type) ? type : scm_string_to_symbol (type));
+       csm->set_property ("property-operations", ops);
+       if (create_new)
+               csm->set_property ("create-new", SCM_BOOL_T);
+
+       if (scm_is_string (id))
+               csm->set_property ("context-id", id);
+       return csm->unprotect ();
+}
+
 SCM
 get_next_unique_context_id ()
 {
@@ -2430,7 +2621,7 @@ get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ()
 }
 
 
-SCM
+Music *
 run_music_function (Lily_parser *parser, SCM expr)
 {
        SCM func = scm_car (expr);
@@ -2439,15 +2630,34 @@ run_music_function (Lily_parser *parser, SCM expr)
        SCM sig = scm_object_property (func, ly_symbol2scm ("music-function-signature"));
 
        SCM type_check_proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("type-check-list");
+       bool ok  = true;
 
        if (!to_boolean (scm_call_3  (type_check_proc, scm_cadr (expr), sig, args)))
        {
                parser->error_level_ = 1;
-               return LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("void-music"), scm_list_2 (parser->self_scm (), make_input (*loc)));
+               ok = false;
        }
 
-       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);
+       SCM m = SCM_EOL;
+       if (ok)
+               m = scm_apply_0 (func, scm_cons (parser->self_scm(),
+                                                scm_cdr (expr)));
+
+
+       Music* retval = 0;
+       if (unsmob_music (m))
+               {
+               retval = unsmob_music (m);
+               retval->protect ();
+               }
+       else
+               {
+               if (ok)
+                       loc->error (_ ("music head function must return Music object")); 
+               retval = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("Music");
+               }
+       retval->set_spot (*loc);
+       return retval;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -2517,10 +2727,13 @@ make_chord_step (int step, int alter)
 
 
 SCM
-make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list)
+make_chord (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list)
 {
-       SCM chord_ctor = ly_lily_module_constant ("construct-chord-elements");
-       return scm_call_3 (chord_ctor, pitch, dur, modification_list);
+       SCM chord_ctor = ly_lily_module_constant ("construct-chord");
+       SCM ch = scm_call_3 (chord_ctor, pitch, dur, modification_list);
+
+       unsmob_music (ch)->protect();   
+       return ch;
 }
 
 
@@ -2532,6 +2745,15 @@ ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x)
                || (scm_is_pair (x) && ly_is_procedure (scm_car (x)));
 }
 
+Music*
+set_property_music (SCM sym, SCM value)
+{
+       Music *p = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("PropertySet");
+       p->set_property ("symbol", sym);
+       p->set_property ("value", value);
+       return p;
+}
+
 SCM
 make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music)
 {
@@ -2545,6 +2767,16 @@ make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music)
        return relative->unprotect ();
 }
 
+SCM
+make_lyric_combine_music (SCM name, SCM music)
+{
+       Music *combine = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("LyricCombineMusic");
+       combine->set_property ("element", music);
+       combine->set_property ("associated-context", name);
+       return combine->unprotect ();
+}
+
+
 int
 yylex (YYSTYPE *s, YYLTYPE *loc, void *v)
 {