]> git.donarmstrong.com Git - lilypond.git/blobdiff - lily/parser.yy
Merge branch 'lilypond/translation'
[lilypond.git] / lily / parser.yy
index 9df1034d165a2fbabb5b4c052cf917d8698dcbd3..0adb95c2f55667155309e9025d0afd60ad8a635c 100644 (file)
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
 /*
-  parser.yy -- Bison/C++ parser for LilyPond
+  This file is part of LilyPond, the GNU music typesetter.
 
-  source file of the GNU LilyPond music typesetter
-
-  (c) 1997--2007 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
+  Copyright (C) 1997--2011 Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
                  Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+
+  LilyPond is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  LilyPond is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with LilyPond.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
 %{
 deleting them.  Let's hope that a stack overflow doesnt trigger a move
 of the parse stack onto the heap. */
 
-%left PREC_TOP
-%left ADDLYRICS
 %left PREC_BOT
+%nonassoc REPEAT
+%nonassoc ALTERNATIVE
 
-%expect 1
-
-/* One shift/reduce problem
+/* The above precedences tackle the shift/reduce problem
 
 1.  \repeat
        \repeat .. \alternative
@@ -44,9 +53,28 @@ of the parse stack onto the heap. */
 
 or
 
-    \repeat { \repeat } \alternative 
+    \repeat { \repeat } \alternative
 */
 
+%right FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+      MARKUP LYRICS_STRING MARKUP_IDENTIFIER STRING STRING_IDENTIFIER
+      MARKUPLIST WITH CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER
+      SCORE BOOK BOOKPART PAPER LAYOUT MIDI
+      SEQUENTIAL SIMULTANEOUS DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN MUSIC_IDENTIFIER '{'
+      PITCH_IDENTIFIER NOTENAME_PITCH TONICNAME_PITCH
+      SCM_FUNCTION SCM_IDENTIFIER SCM_TOKEN
+      UNSIGNED DURATION_IDENTIFIER
+      CHORDMODE CHORDS DRUMMODE DRUMS FIGUREMODE FIGURES LYRICMODE LYRICS
+      NOTEMODE
+      CONTEXT TIMES NEWCONTEXT
+
+ /* The above are the symbols that can start function arguments */
+
+%left ADDLYRICS
+%left PREC_TOP
+
+
+
 
 %pure_parser
 %locations
@@ -73,6 +101,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #include "book.hh"
 #include "context-def.hh"
+#include "context-mod.hh"
 #include "dimensions.hh"
 #include "file-path.hh"
 #include "input.hh"
@@ -83,15 +112,22 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "main.hh"
 #include "misc.hh"
 #include "music.hh"
-#include "music.hh"
 #include "output-def.hh"
 #include "paper-book.hh"
-#include "program-option.hh"
 #include "scm-hash.hh"
 #include "score.hh"
 #include "text-interface.hh"
 #include "warn.hh"
 
+#define MYBACKUP(Token, Value, Location)                               \
+       do                                                              \
+               if (yychar == YYEMPTY)                                  \
+                       PARSER->lexer_->push_extra_token (Token, Value); \
+               else                                                    \
+                       PARSER->parser_error                            \
+                               (Location, _("cannot backup token"));   \
+       while (0)
+
 %}
 
 
@@ -117,7 +153,11 @@ using namespace std;
   scm_apply_0 (proc, args)
 /* Syntactic Sugar. */
 #define MAKE_SYNTAX(name, location, ...)       \
-  LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant (name), scm_list_n (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), __VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+  LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant (name), scm_list_n (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), ##__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED));
+#define START_MAKE_SYNTAX(name, ...)                                   \
+       scm_list_n (ly_lily_module_constant (name), ##__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED)
+#define FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX(start, location, ...)                       \
+       LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (scm_car (start), scm_cons2 (PARSER->self_scm (), make_input (location), scm_append_x (scm_list_2 (scm_cdr (start), scm_list_n (__VA_ARGS__, SCM_UNDEFINED)))))
 
 SCM get_next_unique_context_id ();
 SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
@@ -132,12 +172,14 @@ SCM get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ();
 
 
 static Music *make_music_with_input (SCM name, Input where);
-SCM make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music, Input loc);
-SCM run_music_function (Lily_parser *, SCM expr);
+SCM check_scheme_arg (Lily_parser *parser, Input loc, SCM fallback,
+                     SCM arg, SCM args, SCM pred);
+SCM loc_on_music (Input loc, SCM arg);
 SCM get_first_context_id (SCM type, Music *m);
 SCM make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list);
 SCM make_chord_step (int step, Rational alter);
 SCM make_simple_markup (SCM a);
+SCM try_unpack_lyrics (SCM pred, SCM arg);
 bool is_duration (int t);
 bool is_regular_identifier (SCM id);
 bool ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x);
@@ -151,14 +193,15 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 
    FIXME: Bison needs to translate some of these, eg, STRING.
 
-*/     
-   
+*/
+
 /* Keyword tokens with plain escaped name.  */
 %token ACCEPTS "\\accepts"
 %token ADDLYRICS "\\addlyrics"
 %token ALIAS "\\alias"
 %token ALTERNATIVE "\\alternative"
 %token BOOK "\\book"
+%token BOOKPART "\\bookpart"
 %token CHANGE "\\change"
 %token CHORDMODE "\\chordmode"
 %token CHORDS "\\chords"
@@ -174,7 +217,7 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token FIGURES "\\figures"
 %token GROBDESCRIPTIONS "\\grobdescriptions"
 %token HEADER "\\header"
-%token INVALID "\\invalid"
+%token INVALID "\\version-error"
 %token KEY "\\key"
 %token LAYOUT "\\layout"
 %token LYRICMODE "\\lyricmode"
@@ -182,16 +225,13 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token LYRICSTO "\\lyricsto"
 %token MARK "\\mark"
 %token MARKUP "\\markup"
+%token MARKUPLIST "\\markuplist"
 %token MIDI "\\midi"
 %token NAME "\\name"
 %token NOTEMODE "\\notemode"
-%token OBJECTID "\\objectid"   
-%token OCTAVE "\\octave"
 %token ONCE "\\once"
 %token OVERRIDE "\\override"
 %token PAPER "\\paper"
-%token PARTIAL "\\partial"
-%token RELATIVE "\\relative"
 %token REMOVE "\\remove"
 %token REPEAT "\\repeat"
 %token REST "\\rest"
@@ -200,10 +240,8 @@ void set_music_properties (Music *p, SCM a);
 %token SEQUENTIAL "\\sequential"
 %token SET "\\set"
 %token SIMULTANEOUS "\\simultaneous"
-%token SKIP "\\skip"
 %token TEMPO "\\tempo"
 %token TIMES "\\times"
-%token TRANSPOSE "\\transpose"
 %token TYPE "\\type"
 %token UNSET "\\unset"
 %token WITH "\\with"
@@ -250,37 +288,41 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %token MULTI_MEASURE_REST
 
 
-%token <i> DIGIT
 %token <i> E_UNSIGNED
 %token <i> UNSIGNED
 
 /* Artificial tokens, for more generic function syntax */
-%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP;
-%token <i> EXPECT_MUSIC;
-%token <i> EXPECT_SCM;
+%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP "markup?"
+%token <i> EXPECT_PITCH "ly:pitch?"
+%token <i> EXPECT_DURATION "ly:duration?"
+%token <scm> EXPECT_SCM "scheme?"
+%token <scm> SKIPPED_SCM "(scheme?)"
+%token <i> EXPECT_MARKUP_LIST "markup-list?"
+%token <scm> EXPECT_OPTIONAL "optional?"
 /* After the last argument. */
 %token <i> EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS;
 
+/* An artificial token for parsing embedded Lilypond */
+%token <i> EMBEDDED_LILY "#{"
+
 %token <scm> BOOK_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> CHORDMODIFIER_PITCH
 %token <scm> CHORD_MODIFIER
+%token <scm> CHORD_REPETITION
 %token <scm> CONTEXT_DEF_IDENTIFIER
+%token <scm> CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> DRUM_PITCH
+%token <scm> PITCH_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> DURATION_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> EVENT_IDENTIFIER
+%token <scm> EVENT_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> FRACTION
 %token <scm> LYRICS_STRING
 %token <scm> LYRIC_MARKUP_IDENTIFIER
-%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_EMPTY
-%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_LIST0
-%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0
-%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_MARKUP2
-%token <scm> MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_SCM2
+%token <scm> MARKUP_FUNCTION
+%token <scm> MARKUP_LIST_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> MARKUP_IDENTIFIER
+%token <scm> MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> MUSIC_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> NOTENAME_PITCH
@@ -288,6 +330,7 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %token <scm> OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> REAL
 %token <scm> RESTNAME
+%token <scm> SCM_FUNCTION
 %token <scm> SCM_IDENTIFIER
 %token <scm> SCM_TOKEN
 %token <scm> SCORE_IDENTIFIER
@@ -298,6 +341,8 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 
 %type <book> book_block
 %type <book> book_body
+%type <book> bookpart_block
+%type <book> bookpart_body
 
 %type <i> bare_unsigned
 %type <scm> figured_bass_alteration
@@ -313,8 +358,13 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 /* Music */
 %type <scm> composite_music
 %type <scm> grouped_music_list
+%type <scm> braced_music_list
+%type <scm> closed_music
 %type <scm> music
-%type <scm> prefix_composite_music
+%type <scm> music_bare
+%type <scm> complex_music
+%type <scm> complex_music_prefix
+%type <scm> mode_changed_music
 %type <scm> repeated_music
 %type <scm> sequential_music
 %type <scm> simple_music
@@ -323,18 +373,22 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> chord_body_element
 %type <scm> command_element
 %type <scm> command_event
+%type <scm> context_modification
 %type <scm> context_change
 %type <scm> direction_less_event
 %type <scm> direction_reqd_event
+%type <scm> embedded_lilypond
 %type <scm> event_chord
+%type <scm> fingering
 %type <scm> gen_text_def
 %type <scm> music_property_def
 %type <scm> note_chord_element
 %type <scm> post_event
+%type <scm> post_event_nofinger
 %type <scm> re_rhythmed_music
-%type <scm> relative_music
 %type <scm> simple_element
 %type <scm> simple_music_property_def
+%type <scm> start_symbol
 %type <scm> string_number_event
 %type <scm> tempo_event
 
@@ -342,12 +396,10 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <outputdef> output_def_head
 %type <outputdef> output_def_head_with_mode_switch
 %type <outputdef> output_def
-%type <outputdef> paper_block 
+%type <outputdef> paper_block
 
-%type <scm> alternative_music
-%type <scm> generic_prefix_music_scm 
+%type <scm> music_function_call
 %type <scm> music_list
-%type <scm> absolute_pitch
 %type <scm> assignment_id
 %type <scm> bare_number
 %type <scm> unsigned_number
@@ -368,24 +420,39 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> direction_less_char
 %type <scm> duration_length
 %type <scm> embedded_scm
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_arg
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_arg_closed
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_bare
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_bare_arg
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_closed
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_chord_body
+%type <scm> embedded_scm_event
+%type <scm> event_function_event
 %type <scm> figure_list
 %type <scm> figure_spec
 %type <scm> fraction
 %type <scm> full_markup
-%type <scm> function_scm_argument
+%type <scm> full_markup_list
 %type <scm> function_arglist
-%type <scm> function_arglist_music_last
-%type <scm> function_arglist_nonmusic_last
-%type <scm> function_arglist_nonmusic
+%type <scm> function_arglist_optional
+%type <scm> function_arglist_keep
+%type <scm> function_arglist_bare
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed_optional
+%type <scm> function_arglist_closed_keep
 %type <scm> identifier_init
+%type <scm> lilypond
 %type <scm> lilypond_header
 %type <scm> lilypond_header_body
 %type <scm> lyric_element
 %type <scm> lyric_markup
 %type <scm> markup
 %type <scm> markup_braced_list
-%type <scm> markup_braced_list_body 
+%type <scm> markup_braced_list_body
 %type <scm> markup_composed_list
+%type <scm> markup_command_list
+%type <scm> markup_command_list_arguments
+%type <scm> markup_command_basic_arguments
 %type <scm> markup_head_1_item
 %type <scm> markup_head_1_list
 %type <scm> markup_list
@@ -393,15 +460,15 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> mode_changing_head
 %type <scm> mode_changing_head_with_context
 %type <scm> multiplied_duration
-%type <scm> music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix
 %type <scm> music_function_event
+%type <scm> music_function_event_arglist
 %type <scm> music_function_chord_body
+%type <scm> music_function_chord_body_arglist
 %type <scm> new_chord
 %type <scm> new_lyrics
 %type <scm> number_expression
 %type <scm> number_factor
 %type <scm> number_term
-%type <scm> object_id_setting
 %type <scm> octave_check
 %type <scm> optional_context_mod
 %type <scm> optional_id
@@ -412,6 +479,10 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> property_operation
 %type <scm> property_path property_path_revved
 %type <scm> scalar
+%type <scm> scalar_bare
+%type <scm> scalar_closed
+%type <scm> scm_function_call
+%type <scm> scm_function_call_closed
 %type <scm> script_abbreviation
 %type <scm> simple_chord_elements
 %type <scm> simple_markup
@@ -420,8 +491,9 @@ If we give names, Bison complains.
 %type <scm> steno_pitch
 %type <scm> steno_tonic_pitch
 %type <scm> step_number
-%type <scm> step_numbers 
+%type <scm> step_numbers
 %type <scm> string
+%type <scm> tempo_range
 
 %type <score> score_block
 %type <score> score_body
@@ -436,7 +508,18 @@ prec levels in different prods */
 
 %%
 
-lilypond:      /* empty */
+start_symbol:
+       lilypond
+       | EMBEDDED_LILY {
+               SCM nn = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pitchnames");
+               PARSER->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
+       } embedded_lilypond {
+               PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("parseStringResult"), $3);
+       }
+       ;
+
+lilypond:      /* empty */ { }
        | lilypond toplevel_expression {
        }
        | lilypond assignment {
@@ -450,10 +533,6 @@ lilypond:  /* empty */
        ;
 
 
-object_id_setting:
-       OBJECTID STRING { $$ = $2; } 
-       ;
-
 toplevel_expression:
        lilypond_header {
                PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$defaultheader"), $1);
@@ -464,9 +543,15 @@ toplevel_expression:
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), book->self_scm ());
                book->unprotect ();
        }
+       | bookpart_block {
+               Book *bookpart = $1;
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("toplevel-bookpart-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), bookpart->self_scm ());
+               bookpart->unprotect ();
+       }
        | score_block {
                Score *score = $1;
-               
+
                SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("toplevel-score-handler");
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), score->self_scm ());
                score->unprotect ();
@@ -477,6 +562,10 @@ toplevel_expression:
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), music->self_scm ());
        }
        | full_markup {
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("toplevel-text-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), scm_list_1 ($1));
+       }
+       | full_markup_list {
                SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("toplevel-text-handler");
                scm_call_2 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), $1);
        }
@@ -496,11 +585,79 @@ toplevel_expression:
        }
        ;
 
-embedded_scm:
+embedded_scm_bare:
        SCM_TOKEN
        | SCM_IDENTIFIER
        ;
 
+embedded_scm_bare_arg:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | STRING
+       | STRING_IDENTIFIER
+       | full_markup
+       | full_markup_list
+       | context_modification
+       | score_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | context_def_spec_block
+       | book_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | bookpart_block
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | output_def
+       {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
+       ;
+
+/* The generic version may end in music, or not */
+
+embedded_scm:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | scm_function_call
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_arg:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | scm_function_call
+       | music
+       ;
+
+scm_function_call:
+       SCM_FUNCTION function_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+embedded_lilypond:
+       /* empty */
+       {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("void-music", @$);
+       }
+       | identifier_init
+       | music music music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$,       
+                                 scm_cons2 ($1, $2, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL)));
+       }
+       | error {
+               PARSER->error_level_ = 1;
+       }
+       | INVALID embedded_lilypond {
+               PARSER->error_level_ = 1;
+       }
+       ;
+
 
 lilypond_header_body:
        {
@@ -508,7 +665,7 @@ lilypond_header_body:
                PARSER->lexer_->add_scope ($$);
        }
        | lilypond_header_body assignment  {
-               
+
        }
        ;
 
@@ -529,7 +686,11 @@ assignment_id:
 assignment:
        assignment_id '=' identifier_init  {
                PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier ($1, $3);
-
+       }
+       | assignment_id property_path '=' identifier_init {
+               SCM path = scm_cons (scm_string_to_symbol ($1), $2);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (path, $4);
+       ;
 /*
  TODO: devise standard for protection in parser.
 
@@ -551,6 +712,10 @@ identifier_init:
                $$ = $1->self_scm ();
                $1->unprotect ();
        }
+       | bookpart_block {
+               $$ = $1->self_scm ();
+               $1->unprotect ();
+       }
        | output_def {
                $$ = $1->self_scm ();
                $1->unprotect ();
@@ -570,7 +735,7 @@ identifier_init:
                else
                        $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", @$, scm_list_1 ($1));
        }
-       | post_event {
+       | post_event_nofinger {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | number_expression {
@@ -585,9 +750,12 @@ identifier_init:
        | full_markup {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
+       | full_markup_list {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
+        | context_modification {
+                $$ = $1;
+        }
        ;
 
 context_def_spec_block:
@@ -618,7 +786,14 @@ context_def_spec_body:
                }
        }
        | context_def_spec_body context_mod {
-               unsmob_context_def ($$)->add_context_mod ($2);          
+               unsmob_context_def ($$)->add_context_mod ($2);
+       }
+       | context_def_spec_body context_modification {
+                Context_def *td = unsmob_context_def ($$);
+                SCM new_mods = unsmob_context_mod ($2)->get_mods ();
+                for (SCM m = new_mods; scm_is_pair (m); m = scm_cdr (m)) {
+                    td->add_context_mod (scm_car (m));
+                }
        }
        ;
 
@@ -627,6 +802,8 @@ context_def_spec_body:
 book_block:
        BOOK '{' book_body '}'  {
                $$ = $3;
+               pop_paper (PARSER);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-book"), SCM_BOOL_F);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -636,37 +813,112 @@ book_block:
 book_body:
        {
                $$ = new Book;
+               init_papers (PARSER);
                $$->origin ()->set_spot (@$);
                $$->paper_ = dynamic_cast<Output_def*> (unsmob_output_def (PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultpaper"))->clone ());
                $$->paper_->unprotect ();
-               $$->header_ = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultheader"); 
+               push_paper (PARSER, $$->paper_);
+               $$->header_ = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("$defaultheader");
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-book"), $$->self_scm ());
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("book-output-suffix"), SCM_BOOL_F);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("book-filename"), SCM_BOOL_F);
        }
        | BOOK_IDENTIFIER {
                $$ = unsmob_book ($1);
                $$->protect ();
                $$->origin ()->set_spot (@$);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-book"), $1);
        }
        | book_body paper_block {
                $$->paper_ = $2;
                $2->unprotect ();
+               set_paper (PARSER, $2);
+       }
+       | book_body bookpart_block {
+               Book *bookpart = $2;
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("book-bookpart-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), bookpart->self_scm ());
+               bookpart->unprotect ();
        }
        | book_body score_block {
-               SCM s = $2->self_scm ();
-               $$->add_score (s);
-               $2->unprotect();
+               Score *score = $2;
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("book-score-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), score->self_scm ());
+               score->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | book_body composite_music {
+               Music *music = unsmob_music ($2);
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("book-music-handler");
+               scm_call_3 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), $$->self_scm (), music->self_scm ());
        }
        | book_body full_markup {
-               $$->add_score ($2);
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("book-text-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), scm_list_1 ($2));
+       }
+       | book_body full_markup_list {
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("book-text-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), $2);
        }
        | book_body lilypond_header {
                $$->header_ = $2;
        }
+       | book_body embedded_scm { }
        | book_body error {
                $$->paper_ = 0;
                $$->scores_ = SCM_EOL;
+               $$->bookparts_ = SCM_EOL;
        }
-       | book_body object_id_setting {
-               $$->user_key_ = ly_scm2string ($2);
+       ;
+
+bookpart_block:
+       BOOKPART '{' bookpart_body '}' {
+               $$ = $3;
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-bookpart"), SCM_BOOL_F);
+       }
+       ;
+
+bookpart_body:
+       {
+               $$ = new Book;
+               $$->origin ()->set_spot (@$);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-bookpart"), $$->self_scm ());
+       }
+       | BOOK_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = unsmob_book ($1);
+               $$->protect ();
+               $$->origin ()->set_spot (@$);
+               PARSER->lexer_->set_identifier (ly_symbol2scm ("$current-bookpart"), $1);
+       }
+       | bookpart_body paper_block {
+               $$->paper_ = $2;
+               $2->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | bookpart_body score_block {
+               Score *score = $2;
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("bookpart-score-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), score->self_scm ());
+               score->unprotect ();
+       }
+       | bookpart_body composite_music {
+               Music *music = unsmob_music ($2);
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("bookpart-music-handler");
+               scm_call_3 (proc, PARSER->self_scm (), $$->self_scm (), music->self_scm ());
+       }
+       | bookpart_body full_markup {
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("bookpart-text-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), scm_list_1 ($2));
+       }
+       | bookpart_body full_markup_list {
+               SCM proc = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("bookpart-text-handler");
+               scm_call_2 (proc, $$->self_scm (), $2);
+       }
+       | bookpart_body lilypond_header {
+               $$->header_ = $2;
+       }
+       | bookpart_body embedded_scm { }
+       | bookpart_body error {
+               $$->paper_ = 0;
+               $$->scores_ = SCM_EOL;
        }
        ;
 
@@ -692,17 +944,14 @@ score_body:
                $$->protect ();
                $$->origin ()->set_spot (@$);
        }
-       | score_body object_id_setting {
-               $$->user_key_ = ly_scm2string ($2);
-       }
        | score_body lilypond_header    {
-               $$->header_ = $2;
+               $$->set_header ($2);
        }
        | score_body output_def {
                if ($2->lookup_variable (ly_symbol2scm ("is-paper")) == SCM_BOOL_T)
                {
                        PARSER->parser_error (@2, _("\\paper cannot be used in \\score, use \\layout instead"));
-               
+
                }
                else
                {
@@ -795,118 +1044,145 @@ output_def_body:
        ;
 
 tempo_event:
-       TEMPO steno_duration '=' bare_unsigned  {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, $2, scm_int2num ($4));
-       }                               
+       TEMPO steno_duration '=' tempo_range    {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, SCM_EOL, $2, $4);
+       }
+       | TEMPO scalar_closed steno_duration '=' tempo_range    {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, $2, $3, $5);
+       }
+       | TEMPO scalar {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("tempo", @$, $2);
+       }
        ;
 
 /*
-The representation of a  list is the
-
-  (LIST . LAST-CONS)
-
- to have efficient append.  */
+The representation of a  list is reversed to have efficient append.  */
 
 music_list:
        /* empty */ {
-               $$ = scm_cons (SCM_EOL, SCM_EOL);
+               $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
        | music_list music {
-               SCM s = $$;
-               SCM c = scm_cons ($2, SCM_EOL);
-
-               if (scm_is_pair (scm_cdr (s)))
-                       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_cdr (s), c); /* append */
-               else
-                       scm_set_car_x (s, c); /* set first cons */
-               scm_set_cdr_x (s, c);  /* remember last cell */
+               $$ = scm_cons ($2, $1);
        }
        | music_list embedded_scm {
 
        }
        | music_list error {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC("Music", @$);
-               // ugh. code dup 
+               // ugh. code dup
                m->set_property ("error-found", SCM_BOOL_T);
-               SCM s = $$;
-               SCM c = scm_cons (m->self_scm (), SCM_EOL);
+               $$ = scm_cons (m->self_scm (), $1);
                m->unprotect (); /* UGH */
+       }
+       ;
 
-               if (scm_is_pair (scm_cdr (s)))
-                       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_cdr (s), c); /* append */
-               else
-                       scm_set_car_x (s, c); /* set first cons */
-               scm_set_cdr_x (s, c);  /* remember last cell */
+braced_music_list:
+       '{' music_list '}'
+       {
+               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL);
        }
        ;
 
 music:
        simple_music
-       | composite_music
-       ;
-
-alternative_music:
-       /* empty */ {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
-       }
-       | ALTERNATIVE '{' music_list '}' {
-               $$ = scm_car ($3);
-       }
+       | composite_music %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
        ;
 
 
 repeated_music:
-       REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music alternative_music
+       REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music
        {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, $5);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, SCM_EOL);
+       }
+       | REPEAT simple_string unsigned_number music ALTERNATIVE braced_music_list
+       {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repeat", @$, $2, $3, $4, $6);
        }
        ;
 
 sequential_music:
-       SEQUENTIAL '{' music_list '}'           {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_car ($3));
+       SEQUENTIAL braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, $2);
        }
-       | '{' music_list '}'            {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, scm_car ($2));
+       | braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("sequential-music", @$, $1);
        }
        ;
 
 simultaneous_music:
-       SIMULTANEOUS '{' music_list '}'{
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_car ($3));
+       SIMULTANEOUS braced_music_list {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, $2);
        }
        | DOUBLE_ANGLE_OPEN music_list DOUBLE_ANGLE_CLOSE       {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_car ($2));
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("simultaneous-music", @$, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
        }
        ;
 
 simple_music:
        event_chord
-       | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
        | music_property_def
        | context_change
        ;
 
+context_modification:
+        WITH { PARSER->lexer_->push_initial_state (); } '{' context_mod_list '}'
+        {
+                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
+                $$ = $4;
+        }
+        | WITH CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER
+        {
+                $$ = $2;
+        }
+        | CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER
+        {
+                $$ = $1;
+        }
+        ;
+
 optional_context_mod:
-       /**/ { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
-       | WITH { PARSER->lexer_->push_initial_state (); }
-       '{' context_mod_list '}'
-       {
-               PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
-               $$ = $4;
-       }
-       ;
+        /**/ {
+            $$ = SCM_EOL;
+        }
+        | context_modification
+        {
+              $$ = $1;
+        }
+        ;
 
 context_mod_list:
-       /* */  { $$ = SCM_EOL; }
-       | context_mod_list context_mod  {
-                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $1);
+        /**/ {
+            $$ = Context_mod ().smobbed_copy ();
+        }
+        | context_mod_list context_mod  {
+                 unsmob_context_mod ($1)->add_context_mod ($2);
+        }
+        | context_mod_list CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER {
+                 Context_mod *md = unsmob_context_mod ($2);
+                 if (md)
+                     unsmob_context_mod ($1)->add_context_mods (md->get_mods ());
+        }
+        ;
+
+composite_music:
+       complex_music
+       | music_bare
+       ;
+
+/* Music that can be parsed without lookahead */
+closed_music:
+       music_bare
+       | complex_music_prefix closed_music
+       {
+               $$ = FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX ($1, @$, $2);
        }
        ;
 
-composite_music:
-       prefix_composite_music { $$ = $1; }
-       | grouped_music_list { $$ = $1; }
+music_bare:
+       mode_changed_music
+       | MUSIC_IDENTIFIER
+       | grouped_music_list
        ;
 
 grouped_music_list:
@@ -914,53 +1190,156 @@ grouped_music_list:
        | sequential_music              { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
-function_scm_argument:
-       embedded_scm  
-       | simple_string
+/* An argument list. If a function \foo expects scm scm pitch, then the lexer expands \foo into the token sequence:
+ MUSIC_FUNCTION EXPECT_PITCH EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS
+and this rule returns the reversed list of arguments. */
+
+
+function_arglist:
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional embedded_scm_arg
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional SKIPPED_SCM
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
+       }
        ;
 
-/* An argument list. If a function \foo expects scm scm music, then the lexer expands \foo into the token sequence:
- MUSIC_FUNCTION EXPECT_MUSIC EXPECT_SCM EXPECT_SCM
-and this rule returns the reversed list of arguments. */
+function_arglist_optional:
+       function_arglist_keep %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+       }
+       ;
 
-function_arglist_music_last:
-       EXPECT_MUSIC function_arglist music {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+function_arglist_keep:
+       EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_keep pitch_also_in_chords {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
        }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_keep duration_length {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_keep embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 ($2, $4)))
+               {
+                       $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+               } else {
+                       $$ = try_unpack_lyrics ($2, $4);
+                       if (!SCM_UNBNDP ($$))
+                               $$ = scm_cons ($$, $3);
+                       else {
+                               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+                               MYBACKUP (SKIPPED_SCM, $4, @4);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       | function_arglist
        ;
 
-function_arglist_nonmusic_last:
-       EXPECT_MARKUP function_arglist full_markup {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+
+function_arglist_closed:
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
        }
-       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist function_scm_argument {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_optional SKIPPED_SCM
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
        }
        ;
 
-function_arglist_nonmusic: EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;
+function_arglist_closed_optional:
+       function_arglist_closed_keep %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
        }
-       | EXPECT_MARKUP function_arglist_nonmusic full_markup {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, $3);
        }
-       | EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_nonmusic function_scm_argument {
-               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_closed_optional
+       {
+               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+       }
+       ;
+
+function_arglist_closed_keep:
+       EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_keep pitch_also_in_chords {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_keep duration_length {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_OPTIONAL EXPECT_SCM function_arglist_keep embedded_scm_arg_closed
+       {
+               if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 ($2, $4)))
+               {
+                       $$ = scm_cons ($4, $3);
+               } else {
+                       $$ = try_unpack_lyrics ($2, $4);
+                       if (!SCM_UNBNDP ($$))
+                               $$ = scm_cons ($$, $3);
+                       else {
+                               $$ = scm_cons (loc_on_music (@3, $1), $3);
+                               MYBACKUP (SKIPPED_SCM, $4, @4);
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       | function_arglist_closed
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_closed:
+       embedded_scm_bare
+       | scm_function_call_closed
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_arg_closed:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | scm_function_call_closed
+       | closed_music
+       ;
+
+scm_function_call_closed:
+       SCM_FUNCTION function_arglist_closed {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
-function_arglist: EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
-               /* This is for 0-ary functions, so they don't need to
-                  read a lookahead token */
+function_arglist_bare:
+       EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
                $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
-       | function_arglist_music_last
-       | function_arglist_nonmusic_last
+       | EXPECT_PITCH function_arglist_optional pitch_also_in_chords {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_DURATION function_arglist_closed_optional duration_length {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       }
        ;
 
-generic_prefix_music_scm:
+music_function_call:
        MUSIC_FUNCTION function_arglist {
-               $$ = ly_append2 (scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$)), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -970,31 +1349,40 @@ optional_id:
        | '=' simple_string {
                $$ = $2;
        }
-       ;       
+       ;
 
+complex_music:
+       music_function_call
+       | repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
+       | re_rhythmed_music     { $$ = $1; }
+       | complex_music_prefix music
+       {
+               $$ = FINISH_MAKE_SYNTAX ($1, @$, $2);
+       }
+       ;
 
-prefix_composite_music:
-       generic_prefix_music_scm {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+complex_music_prefix:
+       CONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod {
+                Context_mod *ctxmod = unsmob_context_mod ($4);
+                SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
+                if (ctxmod)
+                        mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
+               $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", $2, $3, mods, SCM_BOOL_F);
        }
-       | CONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, $4, SCM_BOOL_F);
+       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod {
+                Context_mod *ctxmod = unsmob_context_mod ($4);
+                SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
+                if (ctxmod)
+                        mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
+               $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", $2, $3, mods, SCM_BOOL_T);
        }
-       | NEWCONTEXT simple_string optional_id optional_context_mod music {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $2, $3, $5, $4, SCM_BOOL_T);
+       | TIMES fraction {
+                $$ = START_MAKE_SYNTAX ("time-scaled-music", $2);
        }
+       ;
 
-       | TIMES fraction music {
-                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("time-scaled-music", @$, $2, $3);
-       }
-       | repeated_music                { $$ = $1; }
-       | TRANSPOSE pitch_also_in_chords pitch_also_in_chords music {
-               Pitch from = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
-               Pitch to = *unsmob_pitch ($3);
-               SCM pitch = pitch_interval (from, to).smobbed_copy ();
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("transpose-music", @$, pitch, $4);
-       }
-       | mode_changing_head grouped_music_list {
+mode_changed_music:
+       mode_changing_head grouped_music_list {
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("chords"))
                {
                  $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $2);
@@ -1006,25 +1394,27 @@ prefix_composite_music:
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
        | mode_changing_head_with_context optional_context_mod grouped_music_list {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $1, SCM_EOL, $3, $2, SCM_BOOL_T);
+                Context_mod *ctxmod = unsmob_context_mod ($2);
+                SCM mods = SCM_EOL;
+                if (ctxmod)
+                        mods = ctxmod->get_mods ();
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("context-specification", @$, $1, SCM_EOL, mods, SCM_BOOL_T, $3);
                if ($1 == ly_symbol2scm ("ChordNames"))
                {
                  $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("unrelativable-music", @$, $$);
                }
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
-       | relative_music        { $$ = $1; }
-       | re_rhythmed_music     { $$ = $1; }
        ;
 
-mode_changing_head: 
+mode_changing_head:
        NOTEMODE {
                SCM nn = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pitchnames");
                PARSER->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
 
                $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("notes");
        }
-       | DRUMMODE 
+       | DRUMMODE
                {
                SCM nn = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("drumPitchNames");
                PARSER->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
@@ -1050,7 +1440,7 @@ mode_changing_head:
        }
        ;
 
-mode_changing_head_with_context: 
+mode_changing_head_with_context:
        DRUMS {
                SCM nn = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("drumPitchNames");
                PARSER->lexer_->push_note_state (alist_to_hashq (nn));
@@ -1075,22 +1465,10 @@ mode_changing_head_with_context:
        }
        ;
 
-
-relative_music:
-       RELATIVE absolute_pitch music {
-               Pitch start = *unsmob_pitch ($2);
-               $$ = make_music_relative (start, $3, @$);
-       }
-       | RELATIVE composite_music {
-               Pitch middle_c (0, 0, 0);
-               $$ = make_music_relative (middle_c, $2, @$);
-       }
-       ;
-
 new_lyrics:
        ADDLYRICS { PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state (); }
        /*cont */
-       grouped_music_list {
+       composite_music {
        /* Can also use music at the expensive of two S/Rs similar to
            \repeat \alternative */
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
@@ -1099,16 +1477,16 @@ new_lyrics:
        }
        | new_lyrics ADDLYRICS {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
-       } grouped_music_list {
+       } composite_music {
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
                $$ = scm_cons ($4, $1);
        }
        ;
 
 re_rhythmed_music:
-       grouped_music_list new_lyrics {
+       composite_music new_lyrics {
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("add-lyrics", @$, $1, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
-       }
+       } %prec FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS
        | LYRICSTO simple_string {
                PARSER->lexer_->push_lyric_state ();
        } music {
@@ -1125,10 +1503,10 @@ context_change:
 
 
 property_path_revved:
-       embedded_scm {
+       embedded_scm_closed {
                $$ = scm_cons ($1, SCM_EOL);
        }
-       | property_path_revved embedded_scm {
+       | property_path_revved embedded_scm_closed {
                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $1);
        }
        ;
@@ -1136,7 +1514,7 @@ property_path_revved:
 property_path:
        property_path_revved  {
                $$ = scm_reverse_x ($1, SCM_EOL);
-       } 
+       }
        ;
 
 property_operation:
@@ -1148,7 +1526,7 @@ property_operation:
                $$ = scm_list_2 (ly_symbol2scm ("unset"),
                        scm_string_to_symbol ($2));
        }
-       | OVERRIDE simple_string property_path '=' embedded_scm {
+       | OVERRIDE simple_string property_path '=' scalar {
                $$ = scm_append (scm_list_2 (scm_list_3 (ly_symbol2scm ("push"),
                                                        scm_string_to_symbol ($2), $5),
                                             $3));
@@ -1178,6 +1556,17 @@ context_mod:
        | context_def_mod STRING {
                $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, $2);
        }
+       | context_def_mod embedded_scm {
+          if (ly_symbol2scm ("consists") != $1)
+          {
+            $$ = SCM_EOL;
+             PARSER->parser_error (@1, _ ("only \\consists takes non-string argument."));
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, $2);
+          }
+       }
        ;
 
 context_prop_spec:
@@ -1198,7 +1587,7 @@ context_prop_spec:
 
 simple_music_property_def:
        OVERRIDE context_prop_spec property_path '=' scalar {
-               $$ = scm_append (scm_list_2 (scm_list_n (scm_car ($2),                  
+               $$ = scm_append (scm_list_2 (scm_list_n (scm_car ($2),
                                ly_symbol2scm ("OverrideProperty"),
                                scm_cadr ($2),
                                $5, SCM_UNDEFINED),
@@ -1255,26 +1644,39 @@ simple_string: STRING {
        }
        ;
 
-scalar: string {
+scalar_bare:
+       string {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | LYRICS_STRING {
+       | lyric_element {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | bare_number {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-        | embedded_scm {
+        | embedded_scm_bare {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | full_markup {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
+       | full_markup_list
+       {
+               $$ = $1;
        }
        ;
 
+scalar:
+       scalar_bare |
+       scm_function_call
+       ;
+
+scalar_closed:
+       scalar_bare |
+       scm_function_call_closed
+       ;
+
+
 event_chord:
        /* TODO: Create a special case that avoids the creation of
           EventChords around simple_elements that have no post_events?
@@ -1288,13 +1690,28 @@ event_chord:
                i.set_location (@1, @2);
                $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("event-chord", i, elts);
        }
+       | CHORD_REPETITION optional_notemode_duration post_events {
+               Input i;
+               i.set_location (@1, @3);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("repetition-chord", i,
+                                 PARSER->lexer_->chord_repetition_.last_chord_,
+                                 PARSER->lexer_->chord_repetition_.repetition_function_,
+                                 $2, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
+       }
        | MULTI_MEASURE_REST optional_notemode_duration post_events {
                Input i;
                i.set_location (@1, @3);
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("multi-measure-rest", i, $2, $3);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("multi-measure-rest", i, $2,
+                                 scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
        }
        | command_element
-       | note_chord_element
+       /* note chord elements are memorized into
+          PARSER->lexer_->chord_repetition_ so that the chord repetition
+          mechanism copy them when a chord repetition symbol is found
+       */
+       | note_chord_element    {
+               PARSER->lexer_->chord_repetition_.last_chord_ = $$;
+       }
        ;
 
 
@@ -1305,7 +1722,7 @@ note_chord_element:
                SCM dur = unsmob_duration ($2)->smobbed_copy ();
                SCM es = m->get_property ("elements");
                SCM postevs = scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL);
-               
+
                for (SCM s = es; scm_is_pair (s); s = scm_cdr (s))
                  unsmob_music (scm_car (s))->set_property ("duration", dur);
                es = ly_append2 (es, postevs);
@@ -1359,7 +1776,6 @@ chord_body_element:
        }
        | DRUM_PITCH post_events {
                Music *n = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NoteEvent", @$);
-               n->set_property ("duration", $2);
                n->set_property ("drum-type", $1);
 
                if (scm_is_pair ($2)) {
@@ -1368,41 +1784,79 @@ chord_body_element:
                }
                $$ = n->unprotect ();
        }
-       | music_function_chord_body { 
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $1);
+       | music_function_chord_body
+       ;
+
+/* We can't accept a music argument, not even a closed one,
+ * immediately before chord_body_elements, otherwise a function \fun
+ * with a signature of two music arguments can't be sorted out
+ * properly in a construct like
+ * <\fun { c } \fun { c } c>
+ * The second call could be interpreted either as a chord constituent
+ * or a music expression.
+ */
+
+music_function_chord_body_arglist:
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM music_function_chord_body_arglist embedded_scm_chord_body
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
        }
        ;
 
-music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix: MUSIC_FUNCTION {
-               SCM sig = scm_object_property (yylval.scm, ly_symbol2scm ("music-function-signature"));
-               if (scm_is_pair (sig) && to_boolean (scm_memq (ly_music_p_proc, scm_cdr (scm_reverse (sig)))))
-               {
-                       PARSER->parser_error (@$, "Music function applied to event may not have a Music argument, except as the last argument.");
-               }
+embedded_scm_chord_body:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | SCM_FUNCTION music_function_chord_body_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
+       | chord_body_element
+       | SKIPPED_SCM
        ;
 
 music_function_chord_body:
-       /* We could allow chord functions to have multiple music arguments,
-          but it's more consistent with music_function_event if we
-          prohibit it here too */
-       music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix EXPECT_MUSIC function_arglist_nonmusic chord_body_element {
-               $$ = ly_append2 (scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$)), scm_reverse_x ($3, scm_list_1 ($4)));
+       MUSIC_FUNCTION music_function_chord_body_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+/* We could accept a closed music argument before the post events
+ * indicated by a trailing argument list.  For symmetry with chord
+ * bodies and in order to avoid too tricky and complex behavior, we
+ * refrain from doing so.
+ */
+music_function_event_arglist:
+       function_arglist_bare
+       | EXPECT_SCM music_function_event_arglist embedded_scm_event
+       {
+               $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED,
+                                      $3, $2, $1);
        }
-       | music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix function_arglist_nonmusic {
-               $$ = ly_append2 (scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$)), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+       ;
+
+embedded_scm_event:
+       embedded_scm_bare_arg
+       | SCM_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
+       | post_event
+       | SKIPPED_SCM
        ;
 
 music_function_event:
-       /* Post-events can only have the last argument as music, without this
-          restriction we get a shift/reduce conflict from e.g.
-          c8-\partcombine c8 -. */
-       music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix EXPECT_MUSIC function_arglist_nonmusic post_event {
-               $$ = ly_append2 (scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$)), scm_reverse_x ($3, scm_list_1 ($4)));
+       MUSIC_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
-       | music_function_identifier_musicless_prefix function_arglist_nonmusic {
-               $$ = ly_append2 (scm_list_2 ($1, make_input (@$)), scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
+       ;
+
+event_function_event:
+       EVENT_FUNCTION music_function_event_arglist {
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("music-function", @$,
+                                        $1, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1410,9 +1864,6 @@ command_element:
        command_event {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | SKIP duration_length {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("skip-music", @$, $2);
-       }
        | E_BRACKET_OPEN {
                Music *m = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("LigatureEvent", @$);
                m->set_property ("span-direction", scm_from_int (START));
@@ -1424,7 +1875,7 @@ command_element:
                $$ = m->unprotect ();
        }
        | E_BACKSLASH {
-               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("voice-separator", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("voice-separator", @$);
        }
        | '|'      {
                SCM pipe = PARSER->lexer_->lookup_identifier ("pipeSymbol");
@@ -1437,24 +1888,16 @@ command_element:
                        $$ = m->unprotect ();
                }
                else
-                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("bar-check", @$, SCM_UNDEFINED);
+                       $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("bar-check", @$);
 
        }
-       | 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 ("Timing"), SCM_BOOL_F, $$, SCM_EOL, SCM_BOOL_F);
-       }
-
        | TIME_T fraction  {
                SCM proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("make-time-signature-set");
 
                $$ = scm_apply_2   (proc, scm_car ($2), scm_cdr ($2), SCM_EOL);
        }
        | MARK scalar {
-               SCM proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("make-mark-set");
-
-               $$ = scm_call_1 (proc, $2);
+               $$ = MAKE_SYNTAX ("make-mark-set", @$, $2);
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1477,7 +1920,7 @@ command_event:
 
                Music *key = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("KeyChangeEvent", @$);
                if (scm_ilength ($3) > 0)
-               {               
+               {
                        key->set_property ("pitch-alist", $3);
                        key->set_property ("tonic", Pitch (0, 0, 0).smobbed_copy ());
                        key->transpose (* unsmob_pitch ($2));
@@ -1499,13 +1942,17 @@ post_events:
                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $$);
        }
        ;
-       
-post_event:
+
+post_event_nofinger:
        direction_less_event {
                $$ = $1;
        }
-       | '-' music_function_event {
-               $$ = run_music_function (PARSER, $2);
+       | script_dir music_function_event {
+               $$ = $2;
+               if ($1)
+               {
+                       unsmob_music ($$)->set_property ("direction", scm_from_int ($1));
+               }
        }
        | HYPHEN {
                if (!PARSER->lexer_->is_lyric_state ())
@@ -1536,6 +1983,18 @@ post_event:
        | string_number_event
        ;
 
+post_event:
+       post_event_nofinger
+       | script_dir fingering {
+               if ($1)
+               {
+                       Music *m = unsmob_music ($2);
+                       m->set_property ("direction", scm_from_int ($1));
+               }
+               $$ = $2;
+       }
+       ;
+
 string_number_event:
        E_UNSIGNED {
                Music *s = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("StringNumberEvent", @$);
@@ -1549,7 +2008,7 @@ direction_less_char:
                $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("bracketOpenSymbol");
        }
        | ']'  {
-               $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("bracketCloseSymbol"); 
+               $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("bracketCloseSymbol");
        }
        | '~'  {
                $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("tildeSymbol");
@@ -1600,8 +2059,9 @@ direction_less_event:
                a->set_property ("tremolo-type", scm_from_int ($1));
                $$ = a->unprotect ();
         }
-       ;       
-       
+       | event_function_event  
+       ;
+
 direction_reqd_event:
        gen_text_def {
                $$ = $1;
@@ -1682,6 +2142,7 @@ pitch:
        steno_pitch {
                $$ = $1;
        }
+       | PITCH_IDENTIFIER
        ;
 
 pitch_also_in_chords:
@@ -1701,7 +2162,10 @@ gen_text_def:
                        make_simple_markup ($1));
                $$ = t->unprotect ();
        }
-       | DIGIT {
+       ;
+
+fingering:
+       UNSIGNED {
                Music *t = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("FingeringEvent", @$);
                t->set_property ("digit", scm_from_int ($1));
                $$ = t->unprotect ();
@@ -1738,13 +2202,6 @@ script_dir:
        | '-'   { $$ = CENTER; }
        ;
 
-
-absolute_pitch:
-       steno_pitch     {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
-       ;
-
 duration_length:
        multiplied_duration {
                $$ = $1;
@@ -1775,6 +2232,7 @@ steno_duration:
        | DURATION_IDENTIFIER dots      {
                Duration *d = unsmob_duration ($1);
                Duration k (d->duration_log (), d->dot_count () + $2);
+               k = k.compressed (d->factor ());
                *d = k;
                $$ = $1;
        }
@@ -1822,10 +2280,7 @@ tremolo_type:
        ;
 
 bass_number:
-       DIGIT   {
-               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
-       }
-       | UNSIGNED {
+       UNSIGNED {
                $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
        }
        | STRING { $$ = $1; }
@@ -1883,6 +2338,10 @@ bass_figure:
                        {
                        m->set_property ("no-continuation", SCM_BOOL_T);
                        }
+               else if ($2 == ly_symbol2scm ("backslash"))
+                       {
+                       m->set_property ("augmented-slash", SCM_BOOL_T);
+                       }
        }
        ;
 
@@ -1897,6 +2356,9 @@ figured_bass_modification:
        | '/'           {
                $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("slash");
        }
+       | E_BACKSLASH {
+               $$ = ly_symbol2scm ("backslash");
+       }
        ;
 
 br_bass_figure:
@@ -1940,7 +2402,7 @@ simple_element:
                        n = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("RestEvent", @$);
                else
                        n = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("NoteEvent", @$);
-               
+
                n->set_property ("pitch", $1);
                n->set_property ("duration", $5);
 
@@ -1962,7 +2424,7 @@ simple_element:
                n->set_property ("duration", $2);
                n->set_property ("drum-type", $1);
 
-               $$ = n->unprotect ();           
+               $$ = n->unprotect ();
        }
        | RESTNAME optional_notemode_duration           {
                Music *ev = 0;
@@ -1972,7 +2434,7 @@ simple_element:
                  }
                else {
                        ev = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("RestEvent", @$);
-               
+
                    }
                ev->set_property ("duration", $2);
                $$ = ev->unprotect ();
@@ -1991,7 +2453,7 @@ simple_element:
 simple_chord_elements:
        simple_element  {
                $$ = scm_list_1 ($1);
-       }       
+       }
        | new_chord {
                 if (!PARSER->lexer_->is_chord_state ())
                         PARSER->parser_error (@1, _ ("have to be in Chord mode for chords"));
@@ -2003,7 +2465,7 @@ simple_chord_elements:
                        unsmob_music (scm_car (s))->set_property ("duration", $2);
                }
                $$ = $1;
-       }       
+       }
        ;
 
 lyric_element:
@@ -2027,7 +2489,7 @@ new_chord:
 
 chord_items:
        /**/ {
-               $$ = SCM_EOL;           
+               $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
        | chord_items chord_item {
                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $$);
@@ -2078,7 +2540,16 @@ step_number:
        | bare_unsigned CHORD_MINUS {
                $$ = make_chord_step ($1, FLAT_ALTERATION);
        }
-       ;       
+       ;
+
+tempo_range:
+       bare_unsigned {
+               $$ = scm_from_int ($1);
+       }
+       | bare_unsigned '~' bare_unsigned {
+               $$ = scm_cons (scm_from_int ($1), scm_from_int ($3));
+       }
+       ;
 
 /*
        UTILITIES
@@ -2139,9 +2610,6 @@ bare_unsigned:
        UNSIGNED {
                        $$ = $1;
        }
-       | DIGIT {
-               $$ = $1;
-       }
        ;
 
 unsigned_number:
@@ -2150,7 +2618,6 @@ unsigned_number:
                $$ = $1;
        }
        ;
-       
 
 exclamations:
                { $$ = 0; }
@@ -2178,6 +2645,18 @@ lyric_markup:
        }
        ;
 
+full_markup_list:
+       MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       | MARKUPLIST
+               { PARSER->lexer_->push_markup_state (); }
+       markup_list {
+               $$ = $3;
+               PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
+       }
+       ;
+
 full_markup:
        MARKUP_IDENTIFIER {
                $$ = $1;
@@ -2191,8 +2670,8 @@ full_markup:
        ;
 
 markup_top:
-       markup_list { 
-               $$ = scm_list_2 (ly_lily_module_constant ("line-markup"),  $1); 
+       markup_list {
+               $$ = scm_list_2 (ly_lily_module_constant ("line-markup"),  $1);
        }
        | markup_head_1_list simple_markup      {
                $$ = scm_car (scm_call_2 (ly_lily_module_constant ("map-markup-command-list"), $1, scm_list_1 ($2)));
@@ -2203,18 +2682,24 @@ markup_top:
        ;
 
 markup_list:
-       markup_composed_list {
+       MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER {
+               $$ = $1;
+       }
+       | markup_composed_list {
                $$ = $1;
        }
        | markup_braced_list {
                $$ = $1;
        }
+       | markup_command_list {
+               $$ = scm_list_1 ($1);
+       }
        ;
 
 markup_composed_list:
        markup_head_1_list markup_braced_list {
                $$ = scm_call_2 (ly_lily_module_constant ("map-markup-command-list"), $1, $2);
-               
+
        }
        ;
 
@@ -2230,19 +2715,38 @@ markup_braced_list_body:
                $$ = scm_cons ($2, $1);
        }
        | markup_braced_list_body markup_list {
-               $$ = scm_append_x (scm_list_2 (scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL), $1));
+               $$ = scm_reverse_x ($2, $1);
        }
        ;
 
-markup_head_1_item:
-       MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0     {
-               $$ = scm_list_1 ($1);
+markup_command_list:
+       MARKUP_LIST_FUNCTION markup_command_list_arguments {
+         $$ = scm_cons ($1, scm_reverse_x($2, SCM_EOL));
        }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_MARKUP1 embedded_scm {
-               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, $2);
+       ;
+
+markup_command_basic_arguments:
+       EXPECT_MARKUP_LIST markup_command_list_arguments markup_list {
+         $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_SCM markup_command_list_arguments embedded_scm_closed {
+         $$ = check_scheme_arg (PARSER, @3, SCM_UNDEFINED, $3, $2, $1);
+       }
+       | EXPECT_NO_MORE_ARGS {
+         $$ = SCM_EOL;
        }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_MARKUP2 embedded_scm embedded_scm       {
-               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, $2, $3);
+       ;
+
+markup_command_list_arguments:
+       markup_command_basic_arguments { $$ = $1; }
+       | EXPECT_MARKUP markup_command_list_arguments markup {
+         $$ = scm_cons ($3, $2);
+       }
+       ;
+
+markup_head_1_item:
+       MARKUP_FUNCTION EXPECT_MARKUP markup_command_list_arguments {
+         $$ = scm_cons ($1, scm_reverse_x ($3, SCM_EOL));
        }
        ;
 
@@ -2277,26 +2781,11 @@ simple_markup:
                sc->unprotect ();
                PARSER->lexer_->pop_state ();
        }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0 embedded_scm {
-               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1, $2);
-       }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1_SCM2 embedded_scm embedded_scm embedded_scm {
-               $$ = scm_list_4 ($1, $2, $3, $4);
-       }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_SCM0_SCM1 embedded_scm embedded_scm {
-               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, $2, $3);
-       }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_EMPTY {
-               $$ = scm_list_1 ($1);
-       }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_LIST0 markup_list {
-               $$ = scm_list_2 ($1,$2);
-       }
-       | MARKUP_HEAD_MARKUP0_MARKUP1 markup markup {
-               $$ = scm_list_3 ($1, $2, $3);
+       | MARKUP_FUNCTION markup_command_basic_arguments {
+               $$ = scm_cons ($1, scm_reverse_x ($2, SCM_EOL));
        }
        ;
-       
+
 markup:
        markup_head_1_list simple_markup        {
                SCM mapper = ly_lily_module_constant ("map-markup-command-list");
@@ -2346,13 +2835,17 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
        } else if (scm_is_number (sid)) {
                *destination = sid;
                return NUMBER_IDENTIFIER;
-       } else if (unsmob_context_def (sid)) {
-               Context_def *def= unsmob_context_def (sid)->clone ();
+        } else if (unsmob_context_def (sid)) {
+                Context_def *def= unsmob_context_def (sid)->clone ();
 
-               *destination = def->self_scm ();
-               def->unprotect ();
-               
-               return CONTEXT_DEF_IDENTIFIER;
+                *destination = def->self_scm ();
+                def->unprotect ();
+
+                return CONTEXT_DEF_IDENTIFIER;
+        } else if (unsmob_context_mod (sid)) {
+                *destination = unsmob_context_mod (sid)->smobbed_copy ();
+
+                return CONTEXT_MOD_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (unsmob_score (sid)) {
                Score *score = new Score (*unsmob_score (sid));
                *destination = score->self_scm ();
@@ -2370,13 +2863,16 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
 
                mus->unprotect ();
                return is_event ? EVENT_IDENTIFIER : MUSIC_IDENTIFIER;
+       } else if (unsmob_pitch (sid)) {
+               *destination = unsmob_pitch (sid)->smobbed_copy ();
+               return PITCH_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (unsmob_duration (sid)) {
                *destination = unsmob_duration (sid)->smobbed_copy ();
                return DURATION_IDENTIFIER;
        } else if (unsmob_output_def (sid)) {
                Output_def *p = unsmob_output_def (sid);
                p = p->clone ();
-       
+
                *destination = p->self_scm ();
                p->unprotect ();
                return OUTPUT_DEF_IDENTIFIER;
@@ -2385,9 +2881,12 @@ Lily_lexer::try_special_identifiers (SCM *destination, SCM sid)
                if (is_lyric_state ())
                        return LYRIC_MARKUP_IDENTIFIER;
                return MARKUP_IDENTIFIER;
+       } else if (Text_interface::is_markup_list (sid)) {
+               *destination = sid;
+               return MARKUPLIST_IDENTIFIER;
        }
 
-       return -1;      
+       return -1;
 }
 
 SCM
@@ -2406,25 +2905,37 @@ get_next_unique_lyrics_context_id ()
        return scm_from_locale_string (s);
 }
 
-
-SCM
-run_music_function (Lily_parser *parser, SCM expr)
+SCM check_scheme_arg (Lily_parser *my_lily_parser, Input loc, SCM fallback,
+                     SCM arg, SCM args, SCM pred)
 {
-       SCM func = scm_car (expr);
-       Input *loc = unsmob_input (scm_cadr (expr));
-       SCM args = scm_cddr (expr);
-       SCM sig = scm_object_property (func, ly_symbol2scm ("music-function-signature"));
-
-       SCM type_check_proc = ly_lily_module_constant ("type-check-list");
+       SCM unwrap = SCM_UNDEFINED;
+       if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 (pred, arg)))
+               return scm_cons (arg, args);
+       unwrap = try_unpack_lyrics (pred, arg);
+       if (!SCM_UNBNDP (unwrap))
+               return scm_cons (unwrap, args);
+       if (SCM_UNBNDP (fallback)) {
+               args = scm_cons (SCM_BOOL_F, args);
+               fallback = SCM_BOOL_F;
+       } else {
+               args = scm_cons (loc_on_music (loc, fallback), args);
+               fallback = SCM_CDR (scm_last_pair (args));
+       }
+       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_last_pair (args), SCM_EOL);
+       MAKE_SYNTAX ("argument-error", loc, scm_length (args), pred, arg);
+       scm_set_cdr_x (scm_last_pair (args), fallback);
+       return args;
+}
 
-       if (!to_boolean (scm_call_3  (type_check_proc, scm_cadr (expr), sig, args)))
+SCM loc_on_music (Input loc, SCM arg)
+{
+       if (Music *m = unsmob_music (arg))
        {
-               parser->error_level_ = 1;
-               return LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("void-music"), scm_list_2 (parser->self_scm (), make_input (*loc)));
+               m = m->clone ();
+               m->set_spot (loc);
+               return m->unprotect ();
        }
-
-       SCM syntax_args = scm_list_4 (parser->self_scm (), make_input (*loc), func, args);
-       return LOWLEVEL_MAKE_SYNTAX (ly_lily_module_constant ("music-function"), syntax_args);
+       return arg;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -2507,6 +3018,17 @@ make_chord_elements (SCM pitch, SCM dur, SCM modification_list)
        return scm_call_3 (chord_ctor, pitch, dur, modification_list);
 }
 
+SCM
+try_unpack_lyrics (SCM pred, SCM arg)
+{
+       if (Music *m = unsmob_music (arg))
+               if (m->is_mus_type ("lyric-event")) {
+                       SCM text = m->get_property ("text");
+                       if (scm_is_true (scm_call_1 (pred, text)))
+                                       return text;
+                       }
+       return SCM_UNDEFINED;
+}      
 
 /* Todo: actually also use apply iso. call too ...  */
 bool
@@ -2516,27 +3038,14 @@ ly_input_procedure_p (SCM x)
                || (scm_is_pair (x) && ly_is_procedure (scm_car (x)));
 }
 
-SCM
-make_music_relative (Pitch start, SCM music, Input loc)
-{
-       Music *relative = MY_MAKE_MUSIC ("RelativeOctaveMusic", loc);
-       relative->set_property ("element", music);
-       
-       Music *m = unsmob_music (music);
-       Pitch last = m->to_relative_octave (start);
-       if (lily_1_8_relative)
-               m->set_property ("last-pitch", last.smobbed_copy ());
-       return relative->unprotect ();
-}
-
 int
 yylex (YYSTYPE *s, YYLTYPE *loc, void *v)
 {
        Lily_parser *pars = (Lily_parser*) v;
        Lily_lexer *lex = pars->lexer_;
 
-       lex->lexval = (void*) s;
-       lex->lexloc = loc;
+       lex->lexval_ = (void*) s;
+       lex->lexloc_ = loc;
        lex->prepare_for_next_token ();
        return lex->yylex ();
 }