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@@ -5,26 +5,24 @@
 
   source file of the GNU LilyPond music typesetter
 
-  (c)  1997--2002 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
+  (c) 1997--2004 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
            Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 */
 
 /*
-  Two shift/reduce problems:
-    - empty music-list
-    - empty pre-events
-
+  Four shift/reduce problems:
 
+1.     foo = bar.
 
-(bullshit.
+       "bar" -> String -> Lyric -> Music -> music-assignment
 
-s/r:
+       "bar" -> String -> string-assignment
 
-1.     foo = bar.
 
-       "bar" -> String -> Lyric -> Music
+Similar problem for
 
-       "bar" -> String
+ * \markup identifier.
+ * \markup { }
 
 
 2.  \repeat
@@ -50,14 +48,17 @@ TODO:
 * The rules for who is protecting what are very shady. Uniformise
   this.
 
-* There are too many lexical modes. 
-
+* There are too many lexical modes?
 
 */
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 
-#include "translator-def.hh"
+#include "scm-option.hh"
+#include "context-def.hh"
 #include "lily-guile.hh"
 #include "misc.hh"
 #include "my-lily-lexer.hh"
@@ -73,12 +74,48 @@ TODO:
 #include "input.hh"
 #include "lilypond-input-version.hh"
 #include "scm-hash.hh"
-#include "auto-change-iterator.hh"
-#include "chord.hh"
 #include "ly-modules.hh"
 #include "music-sequence.hh"
 #include "input-smob.hh"
 #include "event.hh"
+#include "text-item.hh"
+#include "music-list.hh"
+
+#define MY_MAKE_MUSIC(x)  make_music_by_name (ly_symbol2scm (x))
+
+Music *property_op_to_music (SCM op);
+Music *context_spec_music (SCM type, SCM id, Music * m, SCM ops_);
+SCM get_next_unique_context ();
+
+#define YYERROR_VERBOSE 1
+
+My_lily_parser* my_lily_parser;
+#define YYPARSE_PARAM my_lily_parser
+#define YYLEX_PARAM my_lily_parser
+#define THIS\
+       ((My_lily_parser *) my_lily_parser)
+
+#define yyerror THIS->parser_error
+
+/*
+  Add symbols to the  TAGS field of a music object. 
+*/
+
+void
+tag_music (Music*m,  SCM tag, Input ip)
+{
+       SCM tags = m->get_mus_property ("tags");
+       if (gh_symbol_p (tag))
+               tags = scm_cons (tag, tags);
+       else if (gh_list_p (tag))
+               tags = gh_append2 (tag, tags);
+       else
+               ip.warning (_("Tag must be symbol or list of symbols."));
+
+       m->set_mus_property ("tags", tags);
+}
+
+
 
 bool
 regular_identifier_b (SCM id)
@@ -95,6 +132,15 @@ regular_identifier_b (SCM id)
   return v;
 }
 
+SCM
+make_simple_markup (SCM a)
+{
+       static SCM simple;
+       if (!simple)
+       simple = scm_c_eval_string ("simple-markup");
+
+       return scm_list_n (simple, a, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+}
 
 
 bool
@@ -112,9 +158,39 @@ set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a)
        }
 }
 
+SCM
+make_chord_step (int step, int alter)
+{
+       if (step == 7)
+               alter += FLAT;
+
+       while(step < 0)
+               step += 7;
+       Pitch m((step -1) / 7 , (step - 1) % 7, alter);
+       return m.smobbed_copy ();
+}
+
 
+SCM
+make_chord (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list)
+{
+       static SCM chord_ctor;
+       if (!chord_ctor)
+               chord_ctor= scm_c_eval_string ("construct-chord");
+       SCM ch=  scm_call_3 (chord_ctor, pitch, dur, modification_list);
+       scm_gc_protect_object (ch);
+       return ch;
+}
 
-#define MY_MAKE_MUSIC(x)  make_music_by_name (ly_symbol2scm (x))
+/*
+  Todo: actually also use apply iso. call too ... 
+*/
+bool
+ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x)
+{
+       return gh_procedure_p (x)
+               || (gh_pair_p (x) && gh_procedure_p (gh_car (x)));
+}
 
 Music* 
 set_property_music (SCM sym, SCM value)
@@ -125,24 +201,6 @@ set_property_music (SCM sym, SCM value)
        return p;
 }
 
-
-// needed for bison.simple's malloc () and free ()
-
-// #include <malloc.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-
-
-#define YYERROR_VERBOSE 1
-
-My_lily_parser* my_lily_parser;
-#define YYPARSE_PARAM my_lily_parser
-#define YYLEX_PARAM my_lily_parser
-#define THIS\
-       ((My_lily_parser *) my_lily_parser)
-
-#define yyerror THIS->parser_error
-
 %}
 
 /* We use SCMs to do strings, because it saves us the trouble of
@@ -176,70 +234,74 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *s,  void * v)
 
 %pure_parser
 
-/* tokens which are not keywords */
-%token AUTOCHANGE
-%token ALIAS
-%token APPLY
+
 %token ACCEPTS
+%token ADDLYRICS
+%token NEWADDLYRICS
+%token ALIAS
 %token ALTERNATIVE
+%token APPLY
+%token APPLYCONTEXT
+%token APPLYOUTPUT
+%token AUTOCHANGE
 %token BAR
 %token BREATHE
-%token CHORDMODIFIERS
+%token CHANGE
+%token CHORDMODIFIERS  
 %token CHORDS
+%token LESSLESS
+%token MOREMORE
 %token CLEF
+%token COMMANDSPANREQUEST
 %token CONSISTS
-%token DURATION
-%token SEQUENTIAL
-%token GROBDESCRIPTIONS
-%token SIMULTANEOUS
 %token CONSISTSEND
+%token CONTEXT
+%token DEFAULT
 %token DENIES
+%token DESCRIPTION
 %token EXTENDER
 %token FIGURES FIGURE_OPEN FIGURE_CLOSE
 %token FIGURE_BRACKET_CLOSE FIGURE_BRACKET_OPEN
 %token GRACE 
+%token ACCIACCATURA
+%token APPOGGIATURA 
+%token GROBDESCRIPTIONS
 %token HEADER
 %token HYPHEN
 %token INVALID
 %token KEY
 %token LYRICS
 %token MARK
-%token MULTI_MEASURE_REST
 %token MIDI
-%token PITCH
-%token DEFAULT
+%token MULTI_MEASURE_REST
 %token NAME
-%token PITCHNAMES
+%token NEWCONTEXT
 %token NOTES
+%token OCTAVE
 %token ONCE
+%token OVERRIDE SET REVERT 
 %token PAPER
+%token PARTCOMBINE
 %token PARTIAL
-%token PROPERTY
-%token OVERRIDE SET REVERT 
 %token RELATIVE
 %token REMOVE
 %token REPEAT
-%token ADDLYRICS
-%token PARTCOMBINE
+%token REST
 %token SCM_T
 %token SCORE
+%token SEQUENTIAL
+%token SIMULTANEOUS
 %token SKIP
 %token SPANREQUEST
-%token COMMANDSPANREQUEST
+%token TAG
 %token TEMPO
-%token OUTPUTPROPERTY
-%token TIME_T
 %token TIMES
+%token TIME_T
 %token TRANSLATOR
 %token TRANSPOSE
 %token TYPE
 %token UNSET
-%token CONTEXT
-%token REST
-
-%token CHORD_OPEN
-%token CHORD_CLOSE
-
+%token WITH
 
 /* escaped */
 %token E_CHAR E_EXCLAMATION E_SMALLER E_BIGGER E_OPEN E_CLOSE
@@ -250,8 +312,12 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *s,  void * v)
 %token FIGURE_SPACE
 
 %type <i>      exclamations questions dots optional_rest
-%type <i>      bass_number bass_mod
-%type <scm>    br_bass_figure bass_figure figure_list figure_spec
+%type <i>       bass_mod
+%type <scm>    grace_head
+%type <scm>    oct_check
+%type <scm>    context_mod_list
+%type <scm>    lyric_element
+%type <scm>    bass_number br_bass_figure bass_figure figure_list figure_spec
 %token <i>     DIGIT
 %token <scm>   NOTENAME_PITCH
 %token <scm>   TONICNAME_PITCH
@@ -259,8 +325,9 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *s,  void * v)
 %token <scm>   DURATION_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm>    FRACTION
 %token <id>    IDENTIFIER
-
-
+%token DRUMS
+%token <scm>   DRUM_PITCH
+%token <scm>   CHORD_MODIFIER
 %token <scm>   SCORE_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm>   MUSIC_OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm>   NUMBER_IDENTIFIER
@@ -273,10 +340,22 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *s,  void * v)
 %token <i>     UNSIGNED
 %token <scm>   REAL
 
+%token MARKUP
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_EMPTY
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0_MARKUP1
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_MARKUP1
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1 
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_SCM2 
+%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_MARKUP2
+
+%token <scm> MARKUP_IDENTIFIER MARKUP_HEAD_LIST0
+%type <scm> markup markup_line markup_list  markup_list_body full_markup 
+
 %type <outputdef> output_def
 %type <scm>    lilypond_header lilypond_header_body
-%type <music>  open_event_parens close_event_parens open_event close_event
-%type <music> event_with_dir event_that_take_dir verbose_event
+%type <music>  open_event close_event
 %type <i>      sub_quotes sup_quotes
 %type <music>  simple_element  event_chord command_element Simple_music  Composite_music 
 %type <music>  Repeated_music
@@ -289,36 +368,31 @@ yylex (YYSTYPE *s,  void * v)
 %type <music> note_chord_element chord_body chord_body_element
 %type <scm>  chord_body_elements 
 %type <scm> steno_duration optional_notemode_duration multiplied_duration
-%type <scm>  verbose_duration
        
-%type <scm>  pre_events post_events
-%type <music> gen_text_def
+%type <scm>   post_events 
+%type <music> gen_text_def direction_less_event direction_reqd_event
 %type <scm>   steno_pitch pitch absolute_pitch pitch_also_in_chords
-%type <scm>   explicit_pitch steno_tonic_pitch
-
-%type <scm>    chord_additions chord_subtractions chord_notes chord_step
-%type <music>  chord
-%type <scm>    chord_note chord_inversion chord_bass
+%type <scm>    steno_tonic_pitch
 %type <scm>    duration_length fraction
 
+%type <scm> new_chord step_number chord_items chord_item chord_separator step_numbers
+
 %type <scm>  embedded_scm scalar
 %type <music>  Music Sequential_music Simultaneous_music 
-%type <music>  relative_music re_rhythmed_music part_combined_music
-%type <music>  property_def translator_change  simple_property_def
-%type <scm> Music_list
-%type <outputdef>  music_output_def_body
-%type <music> shorthand_command_req
-%type <music>  post_event 
-%type <music> command_req verbose_command_req
-%type <music>  extender_req
-%type <music> hyphen_req
-%type <music> string_event
+%type <music>  relative_music re_rhythmed_music 
+%type <music>  music_property_def context_change
+%type <scm> context_prop_spec 
+%type <scm> Music_list 
+%type <scm> property_operation context_mod translator_mod optional_context_mod
+%type <outputdef>  music_output_def_body music_output_def_head
+%type <music>  post_event tagged_post_event
+%type <music> command_req 
+%type <music> string_number_event
 %type <scm>    string bare_number number_expression number_term number_factor 
 %type <score>  score_block score_body
 
 %type <scm>    translator_spec_block translator_spec_body
 %type <music>  tempo_event
-%type <scm> notenames_body notenames_block chordmodifiers_block
 %type <scm>    script_abbreviation
 
 
@@ -344,23 +418,49 @@ lilypond: /* empty */
        ;
 
 toplevel_expression:
-       notenames_block                 {
-               THIS->lexer_->pitchname_tab_ =  $1;
-       }
-       | chordmodifiers_block                  {
-               THIS->lexer_->chordmodifier_tab_  = $1;
-       }
-       | lilypond_header {
+       lilypond_header {
                THIS->input_file_->header_ = $1;
        }
        | score_block {
-               THIS->input_file_->scores_.push ($1);
+               Score * sc = $1;
+
+               SCM head = ly_module_p (sc->header_) ? sc->header_ : THIS->input_file_->header_.to_SCM ();
+
+               Path p = split_path (THIS->output_basename_);
+               int *c =  &THIS->input_file_->score_count_;
+               if (*c)
+                       {
+                       p.base += "-" + to_string (*c);
+                       }
+
+               (*c)++;
+               SCM outname = scm_makfrom0str (p.to_string ().to_str0());
+
+               for (int i=0; i < sc->defs_.size (); i++)
+                       default_rendering (sc->music_, sc->defs_[i]->self_scm(),head, outname);
+
+               if (sc->defs_.is_empty ())
+               {
+                  Music_output_def *id =
+                       unsmob_music_output_def (THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier
+                               ("$defaultpaper"));
+
+                  id = id ? id->clone () : new Paper_def;
+       
+                  default_rendering (sc->music_, id->self_scm(), head, outname);
+                                               
+                  scm_gc_unprotect_object (id->self_scm ());
+               }
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object (sc->self_scm());
        }
        | output_def {
+               SCM id = SCM_EOL;
                if (dynamic_cast<Paper_def*> ($1))
-                       THIS->lexer_->set_identifier (scm_makfrom0str ("$defaultpaper"), $1->self_scm ());
+                       id = scm_makfrom0str ("$defaultpaper");
                else if (dynamic_cast<Midi_def*> ($1))
-                       THIS->lexer_->set_identifier (scm_makfrom0str ("$defaultmidi"), $1->self_scm ());
+                       id = scm_makfrom0str ("$defaultmidi");
+               THIS->lexer_->set_identifier (id,   $1->self_scm ());
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($1->self_scm ());
        }
        ;
 
@@ -370,30 +470,7 @@ embedded_scm:
        ;
 
 
-chordmodifiers_block:
-       CHORDMODIFIERS notenames_body   {  $$ = $2; }
-       ;
-
-notenames_block:
-       PITCHNAMES notenames_body   {  $$ = $2; }
-       ;
-
-notenames_body:
-       embedded_scm    {
-         int i = scm_ilength ($1);
-
-         SCM tab = scm_make_vector (gh_int2scm (i), SCM_EOL);
-         for (SCM s = $1; gh_pair_p (s); s = ly_cdr (s)) {
-               SCM pt = ly_cdar (s);
-               if (!unsmob_pitch (pt))
-                       THIS->parser_error ("Need pitch object.");
-               else
-                       scm_hashq_set_x (tab, ly_caar (s), pt);
-         }
 
-         $$ = tab;
-       }
-       ;
 
 lilypond_header_body:
        {
@@ -445,12 +522,14 @@ all objects can be unprotected as soon as they're here.
        ;
 
 
-
 identifier_init:
        score_block {
                $$ = $1->self_scm ();
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($$);
        }
+       | full_markup {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
        | output_def {
                $$ = $1->self_scm ();
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($$);
@@ -466,9 +545,6 @@ identifier_init:
                $$ = $1->self_scm ();
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($$);
        }
-       | verbose_duration {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
        | number_expression {
                $$ = $1;
        }
@@ -488,58 +564,27 @@ translator_spec_block:
        ;
 
 translator_spec_body:
-       TRANSLATOR_IDENTIFIER   {
-               $$ = $1;
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)-> set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-       }
-       | TYPE STRING   {
-               $$ = Translator_def::make_scm ();
-               Translator_def*td =  unsmob_translator_def ($$);
-               td->translator_group_type_ = $2;
-               td->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body STRING '=' embedded_scm                  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->add_property_assign ($2, $4);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body STRING OVERRIDE embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)
-                       ->add_push_property (scm_string_to_symbol ($2), $4, $6);
+       /**/ {
+               $$ = Context_def::make_scm ();
+               unsmob_context_def ($$)->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
        }
-       | translator_spec_body STRING SET embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)
-                       ->add_push_property (scm_string_to_symbol ($2), $4, $6);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body STRING REVERT embedded_scm  {
-         unsmob_translator_def ($$)->add_pop_property (
-               scm_string_to_symbol ($2), $4);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body NAME STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->type_name_ = $3;
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body CONSISTS STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->add_element ($3);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body ALIAS STRING  {
-               Translator_def*td = unsmob_translator_def ($$);
-               td->type_aliases_ = scm_cons ($3, td->type_aliases_);
+       | TRANSLATOR_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = $1;
+               unsmob_context_def ($$)->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
        }
        | translator_spec_body GROBDESCRIPTIONS embedded_scm {
-               Translator_def*td = unsmob_translator_def($$);
-               // td->add_property_assign (ly_symbol2scm ("allGrobDescriptions"), $3);
-               for (SCM p = $3; gh_pair_p (p); p = ly_cdr (p))
-                       td->add_property_assign (scm_symbol_to_string (ly_caar (p)), ly_cdar (p));
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body CONSISTSEND STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->add_last_element ( $3);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body ACCEPTS STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->set_acceptor ($3,true);
-       }
-       | translator_spec_body DENIES STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->set_acceptor ($3,false);
+               Context_def*td = unsmob_context_def($$);
+
+               for (SCM p = $3; gh_pair_p (p); p = ly_cdr (p)) {
+                       SCM tag = gh_caar (p);
+
+                       /* TODO: should make new tag "grob-definition" ? */
+                       td->add_context_mod (scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("assign"),
+                                                       tag, gh_cons (ly_cdar (p), SCM_EOL), SCM_UNDEFINED));
+               }
        }
-       | translator_spec_body REMOVE STRING  {
-               unsmob_translator_def ($$)->remove_element ($3);
+       | translator_spec_body context_mod {
+               unsmob_context_def ($$)->add_context_mod ($2);          
        }
        ;
 
@@ -553,12 +598,7 @@ score_block:
        /*cont*/ '{' score_body '}'     {
                THIS->pop_spot ();
                $$ = $4;
-               if (!$$->defs_.size ())
-               {
-                 Music_output_def *id =
-                       unsmob_music_output_def (THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultpaper"));
-                 $$->add_output (id ? id->clone () :  new Paper_def );
-               }
+
        }
        ;
 
@@ -580,14 +620,15 @@ score_body:
 
        }
        | SCORE_IDENTIFIER {
-               $$ = unsmob_score ($1);
+               $$ = new Score ( *unsmob_score ($1));
                $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
        }
        | score_body lilypond_header    {
                $$->header_ = $2;
        }
        | score_body output_def {
-               $$->add_output ($2);
+               $$->defs_.push ($2);
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
        }
        | score_body error {
 
@@ -605,8 +646,8 @@ output_def:
        }
        ;
 
-music_output_def_body:
-       MIDI '{'    {
+music_output_def_head:
+       MIDI    {
                Music_output_def *id = unsmob_music_output_def (THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultmidi"));
 
 
@@ -619,7 +660,7 @@ music_output_def_body:
                $$ = p;
                THIS->lexer_->add_scope (p->scope_);
        }
-       | PAPER '{'     {
+       | PAPER         {
                Music_output_def *id = unsmob_music_output_def (THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultpaper"));
                  Paper_def *p = 0;
                if (id)
@@ -630,16 +671,18 @@ music_output_def_body:
                THIS->lexer_->add_scope (p->scope_);
                $$ = p;
        }
-       | PAPER '{' MUSIC_OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER         {
-               Music_output_def * o =  unsmob_music_output_def ($3);
-               $$ =o;
+       ;
 
-               THIS->lexer_->add_scope (o->scope_);
+
+music_output_def_body:
+       music_output_def_head '{' { 
+               
        }
-       | MIDI '{' MUSIC_OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER  {
+       | music_output_def_head '{' MUSIC_OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER         {
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($1->self_scm ());
                Music_output_def * o =  unsmob_music_output_def ($3);
                $$ = o;
-
+               THIS->lexer_->remove_scope ();
                THIS->lexer_->add_scope (o->scope_);
        }
        | music_output_def_body assignment  {
@@ -654,10 +697,11 @@ music_output_def_body:
                        music.
                */
                int m = gh_scm2int ( $2->get_mus_property ("metronome-count"));
-               Duration *d = unsmob_duration ($2->get_mus_property ("duration"));
+               Duration *d = unsmob_duration ($2->get_mus_property ("tempo-unit"));
                Midi_def * md = dynamic_cast<Midi_def*> ($$);
                if (md)
                        md->set_tempo (d->get_length (), m);
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
        }
        | music_output_def_body error {
 
@@ -666,8 +710,8 @@ music_output_def_body:
 
 tempo_event:
        TEMPO steno_duration '=' bare_unsigned  {
-               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TempoEvent");
-               $$->set_mus_property ("duration", $2);
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("MetronomeChangeEvent");
+               $$->set_mus_property ("tempo-unit", $2);
                $$->set_mus_property ("metronome-count", gh_int2scm ( $4));
        }
        ;
@@ -741,17 +785,30 @@ Repeated_music:
                r->set_mus_property ("repeat-count", gh_int2scm (times >? 1));
 
                r-> set_mus_property ("elements",alts);
-               if (gh_equal_p ($2, scm_makfrom0str ("tremolo")))
-               {
-               /*
-               we can not get durations and other stuff correct down the line, so we have to
-               add to the duration log here.
-               */
-                       SCM func = scm_primitive_eval (ly_symbol2scm ("shift-duration-log"));
-                       if (($3 % 3) == 0)
-                         gh_call3 (func, r->self_scm (), gh_int2scm(-intlog2 ($3*2/3)),gh_int2scm(1));
-                       else
-                         gh_call3 (func, r->self_scm (), gh_int2scm(-intlog2 ($3)), gh_int2scm(0));
+               if (gh_equal_p ($2, scm_makfrom0str ("tremolo"))) {
+                       /*
+                       we can not get durations and other stuff correct down the line, so we have to
+                       add to the duration log here.
+                       */
+                       static SCM func;
+
+                       if (!func)
+                               func = scm_primitive_eval (ly_symbol2scm ("shift-duration-log"));
+
+                       int dots = ($3 % 3) ? 0 : 1;
+                       int shift = -intlog2 ((dots) ? ($3*2/3) : $3);
+
+                       Sequential_music * seq = dynamic_cast<Sequential_music*> ($4);
+                       
+                       if (seq) {
+                               int list_len =scm_ilength (seq->music_list ());
+                               if (list_len != 2)
+                                       seq->origin ()->warning ("Chord tremolo must have 2 elements.");
+                               shift -= 1;
+                               r->compress (Moment (Rational (1,list_len)));
+                               }
+                       gh_call3 (func, r->self_scm (), gh_int2scm(shift),gh_int2scm(dots));
+
                }
                r->set_spot (*$4->origin ());
 
@@ -779,7 +836,7 @@ Simultaneous_music:
                $$->set_spot(THIS->here_input());
 
        }
-       | '<' Music_list '>'    {
+       | simul_open Music_list simul_close     {
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SimultaneousMusic");
                $$->set_mus_property ("elements", ly_car ($2));
                $$->set_spot(THIS->here_input());
@@ -788,65 +845,91 @@ Simultaneous_music:
 
 Simple_music:
        event_chord             { $$ = $1; }
-       | OUTPUTPROPERTY embedded_scm embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm     {
-               SCM pred = $2;
-               if (!gh_symbol_p ($3))
-               {
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Second argument must be a symbol")); 
-               }
-               /* Should check # args */
-               if (!gh_procedure_p (pred))
-               {
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("First argument must be a procedure taking one argument"));
-               }
-
-               Music*m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("OutputPropertySetMusic");
-               m->set_mus_property ("predicate", pred);
-               m->set_mus_property ("grob-property", $3);
-               m->set_mus_property ("grob-value",  $5);
-
-               $$ = m;
+       | APPLYOUTPUT embedded_scm {
+               if (!ly_input_procedure_p ($2))
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("\\applycontext takes function argument"));
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("ApplyOutputEvent");
+               $$->set_mus_property ("procedure", $2);
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
+       }
+       | APPLYCONTEXT embedded_scm {
+               if (!ly_input_procedure_p ($2))
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("\\applycontext takes function argument"));
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("ApplyContext");
+               $$->set_mus_property ("procedure", $2);
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
        }
        | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER {
                $$ = unsmob_music ($1);
        }
-       | property_def
-       | translator_change
+       | music_property_def
+       | context_change
        ;
 
 
-Composite_music:
-       CONTEXT STRING Music    {
-               Music*csm =MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
+optional_context_mod:
+       /**/ { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
+       | WITH '{' context_mod_list '}'  { $$ = $3; }
+       ;
 
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", $3->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($3->self_scm ());
+grace_head:
+       GRACE  { $$ = scm_makfrom0str ("Grace"); } 
+       | ACCIACCATURA { $$ = scm_makfrom0str ("Acciaccatura"); }
+       | APPOGGIATURA { $$ = scm_makfrom0str ("Appoggiatura"); }
+       ;
 
-               csm->set_mus_property ("context-type",$2);
-               csm->set_mus_property ("context-id", scm_makfrom0str (""));
+context_mod_list:
+       /* */  { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
+       | context_mod_list context_mod  {
+                $$ = gh_cons ($2, $1);
+       }
+       ;
 
-               $$ = csm;
+Composite_music:
+       AUTOCHANGE Music        {
+               static SCM proc ;
+               if (!proc)
+                       proc = scm_c_eval_string ("make-autochange-music");
+       
+               SCM res = scm_call_1 (proc,  $2->self_scm ());
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
+               $$ = unsmob_music (res);
+               scm_gc_protect_object (res);
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
        }
-       | AUTOCHANGE STRING Music       {
-       Music*chm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("AutoChangeMusic");
-               chm->set_mus_property ("element", $3->self_scm ());
-               chm->set_mus_property ("iterator-ctor", Auto_change_iterator::constructor_proc);
+       | PARTCOMBINE Music Music {
+               static SCM proc;
+               if (!proc)
+                       proc = scm_c_eval_string ("make-part-combine-music");
 
+               SCM res = scm_call_1 (proc, gh_list ($2->self_scm (),
+                       $3->self_scm (), SCM_UNDEFINED));  
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($3->self_scm ());
-               chm->set_mus_property ("what", $2); 
-
-               $$ = chm;
-               chm->set_spot (*$3->origin ());
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
+               $$ = unsmob_music (res);
+               scm_gc_protect_object (res);
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
        }
-       | GRACE Music {
+       | grace_head Music {
 #if 1
        /*
                The other version is for easier debugging  of
                Sequential_music_iterator in combination with grace notes.
        */
 
-               SCM start = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("startGraceMusic");
-               SCM stop = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("stopGraceMusic");
+/*
+
+TODO: should distinguish between both grace types in the
+basic music objects too, since the meaning is different.
+
+*/
+
+               String start_str = "start" + ly_scm2string ($1) + "Music"; 
+               String stop_str = "stop" + ly_scm2string ($1) + "Music"; 
+               
+               SCM start = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier (start_str);
+               SCM stop = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier (stop_str);
+
                Music *startm = unsmob_music (start);
                Music *stopm = unsmob_music (stop);
 
@@ -864,7 +947,6 @@ Composite_music:
                        scm_gc_unprotect_object (startm->self_scm ());
                }
 
-       
                Music* seq = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SequentialMusic");
                seq->set_mus_property ("elements", ms);
 
@@ -878,17 +960,18 @@ Composite_music:
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
 #endif
        }
-       | CONTEXT string '=' string Music {
-               Music * csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", $5->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($5->self_scm ());
+       | CONTEXT string '=' string optional_context_mod Music {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($2, $4, $6, $5);
 
-               csm->set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
-               csm->set_mus_property ("context-id", $4);
-
-               $$ = csm;
        }
+       | CONTEXT STRING optional_context_mod Music {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($2, SCM_UNDEFINED, $4, $3);
+       }
+       | NEWCONTEXT string optional_context_mod Music {
+               $$ = context_spec_music ($2, get_next_unique_context (),
+                                        $4, $3);
+       }
+
        | TIMES {
                THIS->push_spot ();
        }
@@ -898,9 +981,9 @@ Composite_music:
        {
                int n = gh_scm2int (ly_car ($3)); int d = gh_scm2int (ly_cdr ($3));
                Music *mp = $4;
-       $$= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TimeScaledMusic");
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->pop_spot ());
 
+               $$= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TimeScaledMusic");
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->pop_spot ());
 
                $$->set_mus_property ("element", mp->self_scm ());
                scm_gc_unprotect_object (mp->self_scm ());
@@ -923,16 +1006,36 @@ Composite_music:
                scm_gc_unprotect_object (p->self_scm ());
        }
        | APPLY embedded_scm Music  {
-               SCM ret = gh_call1 ($2, $3->self_scm ());
-               Music *m = unsmob_music (ret);
-               if (!m) {
-                       THIS->parser_error ("\\apply must return a Music");
-                       m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("Music");
+               if (!ly_input_procedure_p ($2))
+                       {
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("\\apply takes function argument"));
+                       $$ = $3;
+                       }
+               else
+                       {
+                       SCM ret = gh_call1 ($2, $3->self_scm ());
+                       Music *m = unsmob_music (ret);
+                       if (!m) {
+                               THIS->parser_error ("\\apply must return a Music");
+                               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("Music");
+                               }
+                       $$ = m;
                        }
-               $$ = m;
        }
        | NOTES
-               { THIS->lexer_->push_note_state (); }
+               {
+               SCM nn = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pitchnames");
+               THIS->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
+       }
+       Music
+               { $$ = $3;
+                 THIS->lexer_->pop_state ();
+               }
+       | DRUMS
+               {
+               SCM nn = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("drumPitchNames");
+               THIS->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
+       }
        Music
                { $$ = $3;
                  THIS->lexer_->pop_state ();
@@ -948,10 +1051,13 @@ Composite_music:
 
                  THIS->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
-       | CHORDS
-               { THIS->lexer_->push_chord_state (); }
-       Music
-               {
+       | CHORDS {
+               SCM nn = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("chordmodifiers");
+               THIS->lexer_->chordmodifier_tab_ = alist_to_hashq (nn);
+               nn = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pitchnames");
+               THIS->lexer_->push_chord_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
+
+       } Music {
                  Music * chm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("UnrelativableMusic");
                  chm->set_mus_property ("element", $3->self_scm ());
                  scm_gc_unprotect_object ($3->self_scm());
@@ -968,7 +1074,10 @@ Composite_music:
        }
        | relative_music        { $$ = $1; }
        | re_rhythmed_music     { $$ = $1; } 
-       | part_combined_music   { $$ = $1; } 
+       | TAG embedded_scm Music {
+               tag_music ($3, $2, THIS->here_input ());
+               $$ = $3;
+       }
        ;
 
 relative_music:
@@ -980,8 +1089,10 @@ relative_music:
                $$->set_mus_property ("element", p->self_scm ());
                scm_gc_unprotect_object (p->self_scm ());
 
-               $$->set_mus_property ("last-pitch", p->to_relative_octave (pit).smobbed_copy ());
 
+               Pitch retpitch = p->to_relative_octave (pit);
+               if (lily_1_8_relative)
+                       $$->set_mus_property ("last-pitch", retpitch.smobbed_copy ());
        }
        ;
 
@@ -993,25 +1104,19 @@ re_rhythmed_music:
          scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm ());
          $$ = l;
        }
-       ;
-
-part_combined_music:
-       PARTCOMBINE STRING Music Music {
-       Music * p= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PartCombineMusic");
-               p->set_mus_property ("what", $2);
-               p->set_mus_property ("elements", gh_list ($3->self_scm (),$4->self_scm (), SCM_UNDEFINED));  
-
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($3->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($4->self_scm ());  
-
-               $$ = p;
+       | NEWADDLYRICS string Music {
+         Music*l =MY_MAKE_MUSIC("NewLyricCombineMusic");
+         l->set_mus_property ("element", $3->self_scm ());
+         scm_gc_unprotect_object ($3->self_scm ());
+         $$ = l;
+         l->set_mus_property ("associated-context", $2);
        }
        ;
 
-translator_change:
-       TRANSLATOR STRING '=' STRING  {
+context_change:
+       CHANGE STRING '=' STRING  {
                Music*t= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TranslatorChange");
-               t-> set_mus_property ("change-to-type", $2);
+               t-> set_mus_property ("change-to-type", scm_string_to_symbol ($2));
                t-> set_mus_property ("change-to-id", $4);
 
                $$ = t;
@@ -1019,136 +1124,135 @@ translator_change:
        }
        ;
 
-property_def:
-       simple_property_def
-       | ONCE simple_property_def {
-               $$ = $2;
-               SCM e = $2->get_mus_property ("element");
-               unsmob_music (e)->set_mus_property ("once", SCM_BOOL_T);
+property_operation:
+       STRING '='  scalar {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("assign"),
+                       scm_string_to_symbol ($1), $3, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | STRING UNSET {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("unset"),
+                       scm_string_to_symbol ($1), SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | STRING SET embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("poppush"),
+                       scm_string_to_symbol ($1), $3, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | STRING OVERRIDE embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("push"),
+                       scm_string_to_symbol ($1), $3, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | STRING REVERT embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("pop"),
+                       scm_string_to_symbol ($1), $3, SCM_UNDEFINED);
        }
        ;
 
-simple_property_def:
-       PROPERTY STRING '.' STRING '='  scalar {
-               Music *t = set_property_music (scm_string_to_symbol ($4), $6);
-               Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
+translator_mod:
+       CONSISTSEND { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("consists-end"); }
+       | CONSISTS { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("consists"); }
+       | REMOVE { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("remove"); }
 
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", t->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (t->self_scm ());
+       | ACCEPTS { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("accepts"); }
+       | DENIES { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("denies"); }
 
-               $$ = csm;
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
+       | ALIAS { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("alias"); }
+       | TYPE { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("translator-type"); }
+       | DESCRIPTION { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("description"); }
+       | NAME { $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("context-name"); }
+       ;
 
-               csm-> set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
+context_mod:
+       property_operation { $$ = $1; }
+       | translator_mod STRING {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, SCM_UNDEFINED);
        }
-       | PROPERTY STRING '.' STRING UNSET {
-               
-               Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PropertyUnset");
-               t->set_mus_property ("symbol", scm_string_to_symbol ($4));
-
-               Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", t->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (t->self_scm ());
-
-               $$ = csm;
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
+       ;
 
-               csm-> set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
+context_prop_spec:
+       STRING  {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("Bottom"), scm_string_to_symbol ($1), SCM_UNDEFINED);
        }
-       | PROPERTY STRING '.' STRING SET embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm {
-               bool autobeam
-                 = gh_equal_p ($4, scm_makfrom0str ("autoBeamSettings"));
-               bool itc = internal_type_checking_global_b;
-               Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("OverrideProperty");
-               t->set_mus_property ("symbol", scm_string_to_symbol ($4));
-               t->set_mus_property ("pop-first", SCM_BOOL_T);
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = false;
-               t->set_mus_property ("grob-property", $6);
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = itc;
-               t->set_mus_property ("grob-value", $8);
+       | STRING '.' STRING {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (scm_string_to_symbol ($1), scm_string_to_symbol ($3), SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       ;
 
-               Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", t->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (t->self_scm ());
-               $$ = csm;
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
+music_property_def:
+       OVERRIDE context_prop_spec embedded_scm '=' scalar {
+               $$ = property_op_to_music (scm_list_n (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("poppush"),
+                       gh_cadr ($2),
+                       $3, $5, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+               $$= context_spec_music (gh_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, $$, SCM_EOL);
+       }
+       | SET context_prop_spec '=' scalar {
+               $$ = property_op_to_music (scm_list_n (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("assign"),
+                       gh_cadr ($2),
+                       $4, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+               $$= context_spec_music (gh_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, $$, SCM_EOL);
+       }
+       | REVERT context_prop_spec embedded_scm {
+               $$ = property_op_to_music (scm_list_n (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("pop"),
+                       gh_cadr ($2),
+                       $3, SCM_UNDEFINED));
 
-               csm-> set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
+               $$= context_spec_music (gh_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, $$, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | PROPERTY STRING '.' STRING OVERRIDE
-               embedded_scm '=' embedded_scm
-       {
-               /*
-                       UGH UGH UGH UGH.
-               */
-               bool autobeam
-                 = gh_equal_p ($4, scm_makfrom0str ("autoBeamSettings"));
-               bool itc = internal_type_checking_global_b;
-
-               Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("OverrideProperty");
-               t->set_mus_property ("symbol", scm_string_to_symbol ($4));
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = false;
-               t->set_mus_property ("grob-property", $6);
-               t->set_mus_property ("grob-value", $8);
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = itc;
-
-               Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", t->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (t->self_scm ());
-
-               $$ = csm;
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-
-               csm-> set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
-
+       | UNSET context_prop_spec {
+               $$ = property_op_to_music (scm_list_n (
+                       ly_symbol2scm ("unset"),
+                       gh_cadr ($2)));
+               $$= context_spec_music (gh_car ($2), SCM_UNDEFINED, $$, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | PROPERTY STRING '.' STRING REVERT embedded_scm {
-               Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("RevertProperty");
-               bool autobeam
-                 = gh_equal_p ($4, scm_makfrom0str ("autoBeamSettings"));
-               bool itc = internal_type_checking_global_b;
-
-               t->set_mus_property ("symbol", scm_string_to_symbol ($4));
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = false;
-               t->set_mus_property ("grob-property", $6);
-               if (autobeam)
-                       internal_type_checking_global_b = itc;
-       
-               Music *csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-               csm->set_mus_property ("element", t->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (t->self_scm ());
-
-               $$ = csm;
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-
-               csm-> set_mus_property ("context-type", $2);
+       | ONCE music_property_def {
+               $$ = $2;
+               $$->set_mus_property ("once", SCM_BOOL_T);
        }
        ;
 
 
+
 scalar:
         string          { $$ = $1; }
         | bare_int      { $$ = gh_int2scm ($1); }
         | embedded_scm  { $$ = $1; }
+       | full_markup {  $$ = $1; }
+       | DIGIT { $$ = gh_int2scm ($1); }
         ;
 
+/*
+This is a trick:
+
+Adding pre_events to the simple_element
+makes the choice between
 
-event_chord:
-       pre_events {
+  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: {
                THIS->push_spot ();
-       } /*cont */ simple_element post_events  {
-               SCM elts = $3-> get_mus_property ("elements");
+       }
+       ;
+
+event_chord:
+       pre_events simple_element post_events   {
+               SCM elts = $2-> get_mus_property ("elements");
 
-               elts = gh_append3 (elts, scm_reverse_x ($1, SCM_EOL),
-                                  scm_reverse_x ($4, SCM_EOL));
+               elts = gh_append2 (elts, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
 
-               $3-> set_mus_property ("elements", elts);
-               $$ = $3;
+               $2->set_mus_property ("elements", elts);
+               $$ = $2;
        }
        | command_element
        | note_chord_element
@@ -1171,8 +1275,20 @@ note_chord_element:
        }
        ;
 
+chord_open: '<'
+       ;
+
+chord_close: '>'
+       ;
+
+simul_open: LESSLESS
+       ;
+
+simul_close: MOREMORE
+       ;
+
 chord_body:
-       CHORD_OPEN chord_body_elements CHORD_CLOSE
+       chord_open chord_body_elements chord_close
        {
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("EventChord");
                $$->set_mus_property ("elements",
@@ -1198,9 +1314,22 @@ chord_body_element:
                if ($2 % 2 || $3 % 2)
                        n->set_mus_property ("force-accidental", SCM_BOOL_T);
 
-               SCM arts = scm_reverse_x ($4, SCM_EOL);
-               n->set_mus_property ("articulations", arts);
+               if (gh_pair_p ($4)) {
+                       SCM arts = scm_reverse_x ($4, SCM_EOL);
+                       n->set_mus_property ("articulations", arts);
+               }
+               $$ = n;
+       }
+       | DRUM_PITCH post_events {
+               Music *n =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("NoteEvent");
+               n->set_mus_property ("duration" ,$2);
+               n->set_mus_property ("drum-type" , $1);
+               n->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
 
+               if (gh_pair_p ($2)) {
+                       SCM arts = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL);
+                       n->set_mus_property ("articulations", arts);
+               }
                $$ = n;
        }
        ;
@@ -1209,11 +1338,24 @@ command_element:
        command_req {
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("EventChord");
                $$->set_mus_property ("elements", scm_cons ($1->self_scm (), SCM_EOL));
-         scm_gc_unprotect_object ($1->self_scm());
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($1->self_scm());
 
                $$-> set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
                $1-> set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
        }
+       | SKIP duration_length {
+               Music * skip = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SkipMusic");
+               skip->set_mus_property ("duration", $2);
+
+               $$ = skip;
+       }
+       | OCTAVE { THIS->push_spot (); }
+         pitch {
+               Music *l = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("RelativeOctaveCheck");
+               $$ = l;
+               $$->set_spot (THIS->pop_spot ());
+               $$->set_mus_property ("pitch", $3);
+       }
        | E_LEFTSQUARE {
                Music *l = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("LigatureEvent");
                l->set_mus_property ("span-direction", gh_int2scm (START));
@@ -1221,7 +1363,7 @@ command_element:
 
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("EventChord");
                $$->set_mus_property ("elements", scm_cons (l->self_scm (), SCM_EOL));
-         scm_gc_unprotect_object (l->self_scm());
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object (l->self_scm());
                $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
        }
        | E_RIGHTSQUARE {
@@ -1232,8 +1374,7 @@ command_element:
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("EventChord");
                $$->set_mus_property ("elements", scm_cons (l->self_scm (), SCM_EOL));
                $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-         scm_gc_unprotect_object (l->self_scm());
-
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object (l->self_scm());
        }
        | E_BACKSLASH {
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("VoiceSeparator");
@@ -1254,7 +1395,7 @@ command_element:
                $$ = csm;
                $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
 
-               csm->set_mus_property ("context-type", scm_makfrom0str ("Timing"));
+               csm->set_mus_property ("context-type", ly_symbol2scm ("Timing"));
        }
        | PARTIAL duration_length       {
                Moment m = - unsmob_duration ($2)->get_length ();
@@ -1265,7 +1406,7 @@ command_element:
                scm_gc_unprotect_object (p->self_scm ());
 
                $$ =sp ;
-               sp-> set_mus_property ("context-type", scm_makfrom0str ("Timing"));
+               sp-> set_mus_property ("context-type", ly_symbol2scm ("Timing"));
        }
        | CLEF STRING  {
                static SCM proc ;
@@ -1277,88 +1418,36 @@ command_element:
                $$ = unsmob_music (result);
        }
        | TIME_T fraction  {
-               Music * p1 = set_property_music (ly_symbol2scm ( "timeSignatureFraction"), $2);
-
-               int l = gh_scm2int (ly_car ($2));
-               int o = gh_scm2int (ly_cdr ($2));
-
-               Moment one_beat = Moment (1)/Moment (o);
-               Moment len = Moment (l) * one_beat;
-
-
-               Music *p2 = set_property_music (ly_symbol2scm ("measureLength"), len.smobbed_copy ());
-               Music *p3 = set_property_music (ly_symbol2scm ("beatLength"), one_beat.smobbed_copy ());
-
-               SCM list = scm_list_n (p1->self_scm (), p2->self_scm (), p3->self_scm(), SCM_UNDEFINED);
-               Music *seq = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SequentialMusic");
-               seq->set_mus_property ("elements", list);
-               
-
-               Music * sp = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
-               sp->set_mus_property ("element", seq->self_scm ());
-
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (p3->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (p2->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (p1->self_scm ());
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object (seq->self_scm ());
+               static SCM proc;
+               if (!proc)
+                       proc = scm_c_eval_string ("make-time-signature-set");
 
-               $$ = sp;
+               SCM result = scm_apply_2   (proc, gh_car ($2), gh_cdr ($2), SCM_EOL);
+               scm_gc_protect_object (result);
+               $$ = unsmob_music (result);
+       }
+       | MARK scalar {
+               static SCM proc;
+               if (!proc)
+                       proc = scm_c_eval_string ("make-mark-set");
 
-               sp-> set_mus_property ("context-type", scm_makfrom0str ( "Timing"));
+               SCM result = scm_call_1 (proc, $2);
+               scm_gc_protect_object (result);
+               $$ = unsmob_music (result);
        }
        ;
 
 command_req:
-       shorthand_command_req   { $$ = $1; }
-       | verbose_command_req   { $$ = $1; }
-       ;
-
-shorthand_command_req:
-       extender_req {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
-       | hyphen_req {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
-       | '~'   {
-               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TieEvent");
-       }
-       | '['           {
-               Music *b= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("BeamEvent");
-               b->set_mus_property ("span-direction", gh_int2scm (START));
-               $$ = b;
-
-               THIS->last_beam_start_ = b->self_scm ();
-       }
-       | ']'           {
-               Music *b= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("BeamEvent");
-               b->set_mus_property ("span-direction", gh_int2scm (STOP));
-               $$ = b;
-       }
-       | BREATHE {
+       BREATHE {
                $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("BreathingSignEvent");
        }
        | E_TILDE {
-               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PorrectusEvent");
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PesOrFlexaEvent");
        }
-       ;
-
-verbose_command_req:
-       MARK DEFAULT  {
+       | MARK DEFAULT  {
                Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("MarkEvent");
                $$ = m;
        }
-       | MARK scalar {
-               Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("MarkEvent");
-               m->set_mus_property ("label", $2);
-               $$ = m;
-       }
-       | SKIP duration_length {
-               Music * skip = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SkipEvent");
-               skip->set_mus_property ("duration", $2);
-
-               $$ = skip;
-       }
        | tempo_event {
                $$ = $1;
        }
@@ -1367,11 +1456,18 @@ verbose_command_req:
                $$ = key;
        }
        | KEY NOTENAME_PITCH SCM_IDENTIFIER     {
+
                Music *key= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("KeyChangeEvent");
-               
-               key->set_mus_property ("pitch-alist", $3);
-               ((Music*)key)->transpose (* unsmob_pitch ($2));
-               $$ = key; 
+               if (scm_ilength ($3) > 0)
+               {               
+                       key->set_mus_property ("pitch-alist", $3);
+                       key->set_mus_property ("tonic", Pitch (0,0,0).smobbed_copy());
+                       ((Music*)key)->transpose (* unsmob_pitch ($2));
+               } else {
+                       THIS->parser_error (_("Second argument must be pitch list."));
+               }
+
+               $$ = key;
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1384,16 +1480,49 @@ post_events:
                $$ = gh_cons ($2->self_scm(), $$);
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm());
        }
+       | post_events tagged_post_event {
+               $2 -> set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
+               $$ = scm_cons ($2->self_scm(), $$);
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm());
+       }
+       ;
+
+
+tagged_post_event:
+       '-' TAG embedded_scm post_event {
+               tag_music ($4, $3, THIS->here_input ());
+               $$ = $4;
+       }
        ;
 
 post_event:
-       verbose_event
-       | event_with_dir
-       | close_event
-       | string_event
+       direction_less_event {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       | HYPHEN {
+               if (!THIS->lexer_->lyric_state_b ())
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Lyric mode for lyrics"));
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("HyphenEvent");
+       }
+       | EXTENDER {
+               if (!THIS->lexer_->lyric_state_b ())
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Lyric mode for lyrics"));
+               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ExtenderEvent");
+       }
+       | script_dir direction_reqd_event {
+               if ($1)
+                       $2->set_mus_property ("direction", gh_int2scm ($1));
+               $$ = $2;
+       }
+       | script_dir direction_less_event {
+               if ($1)
+                       $2->set_mus_property ("direction", gh_int2scm ($1));
+               $$ = $2;
+       }
+       | string_number_event
        ;
 
-string_event:
+string_number_event:
        E_UNSIGNED {
                Music * s = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("StringNumberEvent");
                s->set_mus_property ("string-number",  gh_int2scm($1));
@@ -1403,47 +1532,46 @@ string_event:
        ;
 
 
-event_that_take_dir:
-       gen_text_def
-       | verbose_event
-       | close_event
-       | open_event
-       | '['  {
-               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NewBeamEvent");
+direction_less_event:
+       '['  {
+
+
+/*
+
+TODO: should take all these defs out of the parser, adn make use
+configurable, i.e.
+
+
+(set-articulation '~ "trill")
+
+*/
+               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("BeamEvent");
                m->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
                m->set_mus_property ("span-direction" , gh_int2scm (START));
                $$ = m;
        }
        | ']'  {
-               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NewBeamEvent");
+               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("BeamEvent");
                m->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
                m->set_mus_property ("span-direction" , gh_int2scm (STOP));
                $$ = m;
        }
        | '~' {
-               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NewTieEvent");
+               Music * m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("TieEvent");
                m->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
                $$ = m;
        }
-       | script_abbreviation {
-               SCM s = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("dash" + ly_scm2string ($1));
-               Music *a = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ArticulationEvent");
-               if (gh_string_p (s))
-                       a->set_mus_property ("articulation-type", s);
-               else THIS->parser_error (_ ("Expecting string as script definition"));
-               $$ = a;
+       | close_event {
+               $$ = $1;
+               dynamic_cast<Music *> ($$)->set_mus_property ("span-direction",
+                       gh_int2scm (START));
        }
-       ;
-
-event_with_dir:
-       script_dir event_that_take_dir  {
-               $2->set_mus_property ("direction", gh_int2scm ($1));
-               $$ = $2;
+       | open_event {
+               $$ = $1;
+               dynamic_cast<Music *> ($$)->set_mus_property ("span-direction",
+                       gh_int2scm (STOP));
        }
-       ;
-       
-verbose_event:
-       EVENT_IDENTIFIER        {
+       | EVENT_IDENTIFIER      {
                $$ = unsmob_music ($1);
        }
        | tremolo_type  {
@@ -1452,6 +1580,27 @@ verbose_event:
                a->set_mus_property ("tremolo-type", gh_int2scm ($1));
                $$ = a;
         }
+       ;       
+       
+direction_reqd_event:
+       gen_text_def {
+               $$ = $1; 
+       }
+       | script_abbreviation {
+               SCM s = THIS->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("dash" + ly_scm2string ($1));
+               Music *a = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ArticulationEvent");
+               if (gh_string_p (s))
+                       a->set_mus_property ("articulation-type", s);
+               else THIS->parser_error (_ ("Expecting string as script definition"));
+               $$ = a;
+       }
+       ;
+
+oct_check:
+       /**/ { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
+       | '='  { $$ = gh_int2scm (0); }
+       | '=' sub_quotes { $$ = gh_int2scm ($2); }
+       | '=' sup_quotes { $$ = gh_int2scm ($2); }
        ;
 
 sup_quotes:
@@ -1478,15 +1627,13 @@ steno_pitch:
        }
        | NOTENAME_PITCH sup_quotes     {
                Pitch p = *unsmob_pitch ($1);
-               p.octave_ +=  $2;
+               p = p.transposed (Pitch ($2,0,0));
                $$ = p.smobbed_copy ();
        }
        | NOTENAME_PITCH sub_quotes      {
                Pitch p =* unsmob_pitch ($1);
-
-               p.octave_ +=  -$2;
+               p = p.transposed (Pitch (-$2,0,0));
                $$ = p.smobbed_copy ();
-
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1500,15 +1647,14 @@ steno_tonic_pitch:
        }
        | TONICNAME_PITCH sup_quotes    {
                Pitch p = *unsmob_pitch ($1);
-               p.octave_ +=  $2;
+               p = p.transposed (Pitch ($2,0,0));
                $$ = p.smobbed_copy ();
        }
        | TONICNAME_PITCH sub_quotes     {
                Pitch p =* unsmob_pitch ($1);
 
-               p.octave_ +=  -$2;
+               p = p.transposed (Pitch (-$2,0,0));
                $$ = p.smobbed_copy ();
-
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1516,9 +1662,6 @@ pitch:
        steno_pitch {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | explicit_pitch {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
        ;
 
 pitch_also_in_chords:
@@ -1526,52 +1669,7 @@ pitch_also_in_chords:
        | steno_tonic_pitch
        ;
 
-explicit_pitch:
-       PITCH embedded_scm {
-               $$ = $2;
-               if (!unsmob_pitch ($2)) {
-                       THIS->parser_error (_f ("Expecting musical-pitch value", 3));
-                        $$ = Pitch ().smobbed_copy ();
-               }
-       }
-       ;
-
-verbose_duration:
-       DURATION embedded_scm   {
-               $$ = $2;
-               if (!unsmob_duration ($2))
-               {
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Must have duration object"));
-                       $$ = Duration ().smobbed_copy ();
-               }
-       }
-       ;
-
-extender_req:
-       EXTENDER {
-               if (!THIS->lexer_->lyric_state_b ())
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Lyric mode for lyrics"));
-               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ExtenderEvent");
-       }
-       ;
-
-hyphen_req:
-       HYPHEN {
-               if (!THIS->lexer_->lyric_state_b ())
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Lyric mode for lyrics"));
-               $$ = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("HyphenEvent");
-       }
-       ;
-
 close_event:
-       close_event_parens {
-               $$ = $1;
-               dynamic_cast<Music *> ($$)->set_mus_property ("span-direction", gh_int2scm (START))
-;
-       }
-       ;
-close_event_parens:
        '('     {
                Music * s= MY_MAKE_MUSIC("SlurEvent");
                $$ = s;
@@ -1596,14 +1694,6 @@ close_event_parens:
 
 
 open_event:
-       open_event_parens {
-               $$ = $1;
-               dynamic_cast<Music *> ($$)->set_mus_property ("span-direction", gh_int2scm (STOP))
-;
-       }
-       ;
-
-open_event_parens:
        E_EXCLAMATION   {
                Music *s =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("CrescendoEvent");
                s->set_spot (THIS->here_input());
@@ -1625,17 +1715,18 @@ open_event_parens:
        ;
 
 gen_text_def:
-       embedded_scm {
+       full_markup {
                Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TextScriptEvent");
                t->set_mus_property ("text", $1);
                t->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-               $$ = t;
+               $$ = t; 
        }
        | string {
                Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("TextScriptEvent");
-               t->set_mus_property ("text", $1);
+               t->set_mus_property ("text", make_simple_markup ($1));
                t->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
                $$ = t;
+       
        }
        | DIGIT {
                Music * t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("FingerEvent");
@@ -1675,15 +1766,6 @@ script_dir:
        | '-'   { $$ = CENTER; }
        ;
 
-pre_events:
-       /* empty */ { 
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
-       }
-       | pre_events open_event {
-               $$ = gh_cons ($2->self_scm(), $$);
-               scm_gc_unprotect_object ($2->self_scm());
-       }
-       ;
 
 absolute_pitch:
        steno_pitch     {
@@ -1695,9 +1777,6 @@ duration_length:
        multiplied_duration {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | verbose_duration {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }       
        ;
 
 optional_notemode_duration:
@@ -1713,10 +1792,6 @@ optional_notemode_duration:
 
                THIS->beam_check ($$);
        }
-       | verbose_duration {
-               $$ = $1;
-               THIS->default_duration_ = *unsmob_duration ($$);
-       }       
        ;
 
 steno_duration:
@@ -1789,13 +1864,18 @@ tremolo_type:
                BASS FIGURES
 *****************************************************************/
 bass_number:
-       DIGIT
-       | UNSIGNED 
+       DIGIT   {
+               $$ = scm_number_to_string (gh_int2scm ($1), gh_int2scm (10));
+       }
+       | UNSIGNED {
+               $$ = scm_number_to_string (gh_int2scm ($1), gh_int2scm (10));
+       }
+       | STRING { $$ =  $1; }
        ;
 
 bass_mod:
-       '-'     { $$ = -1; }
-       | '+'   { $$ = 1; } 
+       '-'     { $$ = -2; }
+       | '+'   { $$ = 2; } 
        | '!'   { $$ = 0; }
        ;
 
@@ -1809,7 +1889,7 @@ bass_figure:
                Music *bfr = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("BassFigureEvent");
                $$ = bfr->self_scm();
 
-               bfr->set_mus_property ("figure", gh_int2scm ($1));
+               bfr->set_mus_property ("figure", $1);
 
                scm_gc_unprotect_object ($$);
        }
@@ -1865,21 +1945,26 @@ optional_rest:
        ;
 
 simple_element:
-       pitch exclamations questions optional_notemode_duration optional_rest {
+       pitch exclamations questions oct_check optional_notemode_duration optional_rest {
 
                Input i = THIS->pop_spot ();
                if (!THIS->lexer_->note_state_b ())
                        THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Note mode for notes"));
 
                Music *n = 0;
-               if ($5)
+               if ($6)
                        n =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("RestEvent");
                else
                        n =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("NoteEvent");
                
                n->set_mus_property ("pitch", $1);
-               n->set_mus_property ("duration", $4);
+               n->set_mus_property ("duration", $5);
 
+               if (gh_number_p ($4))
+               {
+                       int q = gh_scm2int ($4); 
+                       n->set_mus_property ("absolute-octave", gh_int2scm (q-1));
+               }
 
                if ($3 % 2)
                        n->set_mus_property ("cautionary", SCM_BOOL_T);
@@ -1894,6 +1979,21 @@ simple_element:
                n->set_spot (i);
                $$ = v;
        }
+       | DRUM_PITCH optional_notemode_duration {
+               Input i = THIS->pop_spot ();
+
+               Music *n =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("NoteEvent");
+               n->set_mus_property ("duration" ,$2);
+               n->set_mus_property ("drum-type" , $1);
+
+               Music *v = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("EventChord");
+               v->set_mus_property ("elements", scm_list_n (n->self_scm (), SCM_UNDEFINED));
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object (n->self_scm());
+               v->set_spot (i);
+               n->set_spot (i);
+               $$ = v;
+               
+       }
        | figure_spec optional_notemode_duration {
                Music * m = unsmob_music ($1);
                Input i = THIS->pop_spot (); 
@@ -1922,6 +2022,8 @@ simple_element:
                velt->set_mus_property ("elements", scm_list_n (ev->self_scm (),SCM_UNDEFINED));
                velt->set_spot (i);
 
+               scm_gc_unprotect_object (ev->self_scm());
+
                $$ = velt;
        }
        | MULTI_MEASURE_REST optional_notemode_duration         {
@@ -1936,8 +2038,11 @@ simple_element:
                scm_gc_protect_object (mus);
                $$ = unsmob_music (mus);
        }
-       | STRING optional_notemode_duration     {
+       
+       | lyric_element optional_notemode_duration      {
                Input i = THIS->pop_spot ();
+               if (!THIS->lexer_->lyric_state_b ())
+                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Lyric mode for lyrics"));
 
                Music * lreq = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("LyricEvent");
                 lreq->set_mus_property ("text", $1);
@@ -1948,111 +2053,90 @@ simple_element:
 
                $$= velt;
        }
-       | chord {
+       | new_chord {
                THIS->pop_spot ();
 
-               if (!THIS->lexer_->chord_state_b ())
-                       THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Chord mode for chords"));
-               $$ = $1;
+                if (!THIS->lexer_->chord_state_b ())
+                        THIS->parser_error (_ ("Have to be in Chord mode for chords"));
+                $$ = unsmob_music ($1);
        }
        ;
 
-
-chord:
-       steno_tonic_pitch optional_notemode_duration chord_additions chord_subtractions chord_inversion chord_bass {
-                $$ = Chord::get_chord ($1, $3, $4, $5, $6, $2);
-               $$->set_spot (THIS->here_input ());
-        };
-
-chord_additions: 
-       {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
-       } 
-       | CHORD_COLON chord_notes {
-               $$ = $2;
-       }
+lyric_element:
+       full_markup { $$ = $1; }
+       | STRING {  $$ = $1 ; }
        ;
 
-chord_notes:
-       chord_step {
-               $$ = $1;
+new_chord:
+       steno_tonic_pitch optional_notemode_duration   {
+               $$ = make_chord ($1, $2, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | chord_notes '.' chord_step {
-               $$ = gh_append2 ($$, $3);
+       | steno_tonic_pitch optional_notemode_duration chord_separator chord_items {
+               SCM its = scm_reverse_x ($4, SCM_EOL);
+               $$ = make_chord ($1, $2, gh_cons ($3, its));
        }
        ;
 
-chord_subtractions: 
-       {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
-       } 
-       | CHORD_CARET chord_notes {
-               $$ = $2;
+chord_items:
+       /**/ {
+               $$ = SCM_EOL;           
+       }
+       | chord_items chord_item {
+               $$ = gh_cons ($2, $$);
        }
        ;
 
-
-chord_inversion:
-       {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
+chord_separator:
+       CHORD_COLON {
+               $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("chord-colon");
        }
-       | CHORD_SLASH steno_tonic_pitch {
-               $$ = $2;
+       | CHORD_CARET {
+               $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("chord-caret"); 
        }
-       ;
-
-chord_bass:
-       {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
+       | CHORD_SLASH steno_tonic_pitch {
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("chord-slash"), $2, SCM_UNDEFINED); 
        }
        | CHORD_BASS steno_tonic_pitch {
-               $$ = $2;
+               $$ = scm_list_n (ly_symbol2scm ("chord-bass"), $2, SCM_UNDEFINED); 
        }
        ;
 
-chord_step:
-       chord_note {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($1, SCM_EOL);
+chord_item:
+       chord_separator {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
-       | CHORDMODIFIER_PITCH {
-               $$ = scm_cons (unsmob_pitch ($1)->smobbed_copy (), SCM_EOL);
+       | step_numbers {
+               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($1, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | CHORDMODIFIER_PITCH chord_note { /* Ugh. */
-               $$ = scm_list_n (unsmob_pitch ($1)->smobbed_copy (),
-                       $2, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       | CHORD_MODIFIER  {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
        ;
 
-chord_note:
-       bare_unsigned {
-                Pitch m;
-               m.notename_ = ($1 - 1) % 7;
-               m.octave_ = $1 > 7 ? 1 : 0;
-               m.alteration_ = 0;
+step_numbers:
+       step_number { $$ = gh_cons ($1, SCM_EOL); } 
+       | step_numbers '.' step_number {
+               $$ = gh_cons ($3, $$);
+       }
+       ;
 
-               $$ = m.smobbed_copy ();
+step_number:
+       bare_unsigned {
+               $$ = make_chord_step ($1, 0);
         } 
        | bare_unsigned '+' {
-               Pitch m;
-               m.notename_ = ($1 - 1) % 7;
-               m.octave_ = $1 > 7 ? 1 : 0;
-               m.alteration_ = 1;
-
-
-               $$ = m.smobbed_copy ();
+               $$ = make_chord_step ($1, SHARP);
        }
        | bare_unsigned CHORD_MINUS {
-               Pitch m;
-               m.notename_ = ($1 - 1) % 7;
-               m.octave_ = $1 > 7 ? 1 : 0;
-               m.alteration_ = -1;
-
-               $$ = m.smobbed_copy ();
+               $$ = make_chord_step ($1, FLAT);
        }
-        ;
+        ;      
 
 /*
        UTILITIES
+
+TODO: should deprecate in favor of Scheme?
+
  */
 number_expression:
        number_expression '+' number_term {
@@ -2154,6 +2238,85 @@ questions:
        ;
 
 
+
+full_markup:
+       MARKUP_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       | MARKUP 
+               { THIS->lexer_->push_markup_state (); }
+       markup
+               { $$ = $3;
+                 THIS->lexer_->pop_state ();
+               }
+       ;
+
+
+/*
+This should be done more dynamically if possible.
+*/ 
+markup:
+       STRING {
+               $$ = make_simple_markup ($1);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_EMPTY {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0 markup {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0_MARKUP1 markup markup {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, $3, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_MARKUP1 SCM_T markup {
+               $$  = scm_list_n ($1, $2, $3, SCM_UNDEFINED); 
+       }
+       | markup_line {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_LIST0 markup_list {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1,$2, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0 embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_MARKUP2 embedded_scm embedded_scm markup {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, $3, $4, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_SCM2 embedded_scm embedded_scm embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, $3, $4, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1 embedded_scm embedded_scm {
+               $$ = scm_list_n ($1, $2, $3, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       | MARKUP_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       
+       ;
+
+markup_list:
+       chord_open markup_list_body chord_close { $$ = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL); }
+       ;
+
+markup_line:
+       '{' markup_list_body '}' {
+               static SCM line ;
+               if (!line)
+                       line = scm_c_eval_string ("line-markup");
+       
+               $$ = scm_list_n (line, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL), SCM_UNDEFINED);
+       }
+       ;
+
+markup_list_body:
+       /**/ {  $$ = SCM_EOL; }
+       | markup_list_body markup {
+               $$ = gh_cons ($2, $1) ;
+       }
+       ;
+
+
 %%
 
 void
@@ -2198,8 +2361,11 @@ My_lily_parser::beam_check (SCM dur)
 }
 
 
+
+
 /*
-It is a little strange, to have this function in this file, but
+
+It is a little strange to have this function in this file, but
 otherwise, we have to import music classes into the lexer.
 
 */
@@ -2212,8 +2378,8 @@ My_lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM * destination, SCM sid)
        } else if (gh_number_p (sid)) {
                *destination = sid;
                return NUMBER_IDENTIFIER;
-       } else if (unsmob_translator_def (sid)) {
-               *destination = unsmob_translator_def (sid)->clone_scm();
+       } else if (unsmob_context_def (sid)) {
+               *destination = unsmob_context_def (sid)->clone_scm();
                return TRANSLATOR_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (unsmob_score (sid)) {
                Score *sc =  new Score (*unsmob_score (sid));
@@ -2234,6 +2400,97 @@ My_lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM * destination, SCM sid)
 
                *destination = p->self_scm();
                return MUSIC_OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER;
+       } else if (Text_item::markup_p (sid)) {
+               *destination = sid;
+               return MARKUP_IDENTIFIER;
        }
+
        return -1;      
 }
+
+Music *
+property_op_to_music (SCM op)
+{
+       Music * m = 0;
+       SCM tag = gh_car (op);
+       SCM symbol  = gh_cadr (op);
+       SCM args = gh_cddr (op);
+       SCM grob_val = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       SCM grob_sym = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       SCM val = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       
+       if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("assign"))
+               {
+               m =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PropertySet");
+               val = gh_car (args);
+               }
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("unset"))
+               m =  MY_MAKE_MUSIC("PropertyUnset");
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("poppush")
+                || tag == ly_symbol2scm ("push"))
+               {
+               m  = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("OverrideProperty");
+               grob_sym = gh_car (args);
+               grob_val = gh_cadr (args);
+               }
+       else if (tag == ly_symbol2scm ("pop")) {
+               m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("RevertProperty");
+               grob_sym = gh_car (args);
+               }
+
+       m->set_mus_property ("symbol", symbol);
+
+       if (val != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               m->set_mus_property ("value", val);
+       if (grob_val != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               m->set_mus_property ("grob-value", grob_val);
+
+       if (grob_sym != SCM_UNDEFINED)
+               {
+               bool itc = internal_type_checking_global_b;
+               /* UGH.
+               */
+               bool autobeam = gh_equal_p (symbol, ly_symbol2scm ("autoBeamSettings"));
+               if (autobeam)
+                       internal_type_checking_global_b = false;
+               m->set_mus_property ("grob-property", grob_sym);
+               if (autobeam)
+                       internal_type_checking_global_b = itc;
+               }
+
+       if (op == ly_symbol2scm ("poppush"))
+               m->set_mus_property ("pop-first", SCM_BOOL_T); 
+
+
+       return m;
+}
+
+Music*
+context_spec_music (SCM type, SCM id, Music * m, SCM ops)
+{
+       Music * csm = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("ContextSpeccedMusic");
+
+       csm->set_mus_property ("element", m->self_scm ());
+       scm_gc_unprotect_object (m->self_scm ());
+
+       csm->set_mus_property ("context-type",
+               gh_symbol_p (type) ? type : scm_string_to_symbol (type));
+       csm->set_mus_property ("property-operations", ops);
+
+       if (gh_string_p (id))
+               csm->set_mus_property ("context-id", id);
+       return csm;
+}
+
+
+SCM
+get_next_unique_context ()
+{
+       static int new_context_count;
+
+       char s[1024];
+       snprintf (s, 1024, "uniqueContext%d", new_context_count ++);
+               
+       return scm_makfrom0str (s);
+}
+