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+%******************************************************
+% Inspirational header for Unfretted Strings section %
+% of Lilypond Documentation. This passage is taken %
+% from Ravel's String Quartet. %
+% ****************************************************%
+
+%\version "2.11.61"
+
+#(set-global-staff-size 15)
+\paper{
+ ragged-end=##t
+ line-width=17\cm
+ indent=0\cm
+}
+
+\layout {
+ \context { \Score
+ \remove "Bar_number_engraver"
+ \override PaperColumn #'keep-inside-line = ##t
+ \override NonMusicalPaperColumn #'keep-inside-line = ##t
+ }
+}
+
+%*************** MACROS ******************%
+
+#(define (octave-up m t)
+ (let* ((octave (1- t))
+ (new-note (ly:music-deep-copy m))
+ (new-pitch (ly:make-pitch
+ octave
+ (ly:pitch-notename (ly:music-property m 'pitch))
+ (ly:pitch-alteration (ly:music-property m 'pitch)))))
+ (set! (ly:music-property new-note 'pitch) new-pitch)
+ new-note))
+
+#(define (octavize-chord elements t)
+ (cond ((null? elements) elements)
+ ((eq? (ly:music-property (car elements) 'name) 'NoteEvent)
+ (cons (car elements)
+ (cons (octave-up (car elements) t)
+ (octavize-chord (cdr elements) t))))
+ (else (cons (car elements) (octavize-chord (cdr elements ) t)))))
+
+#(define (octavize music t)
+ (if (eq? (ly:music-property music 'name) 'EventChord)
+ (ly:music-set-property! music 'elements (octavize-chord
+(ly:music-property music 'elements) t)))
+ music)
+
+octaves = #(define-music-function (parser location arg mus) (integer? ly:music?)
+ (music-map (lambda (x) (octavize x arg)) mus))
+
+%\relative c' { d e \octaves #-1 { \times 2/3 {f g c }}} % this is an example of the macro in practice
+
+%*********************************************************************
+% This is a sweet macro by Mark Polesky to make the 4th-string
+% indication look like it did in the original score
+%********************************************************************
+#(define-markup-command (No layout props n) (string?)
+ (define (format-char c)
+ (let ((s (string c)))
+ (if (number? (string->number s))
+ (markup #:hspace 0.125 #:number s #:hspace 0.125)
+ (markup #:hspace 0 #:fontsize 2 s))))
+ (define (format-string s i)
+ (let ((n (string-length s)))
+ (if (= n 0)
+ (markup #:null)
+ (markup (format-char (string-ref s i))
+ (if (= (+ i 1) n)
+ (markup #:null)
+ (format-string s (+ i 1)))))))
+ (let ((i (string-length n)))
+ (interpret-markup layout props
+ (markup
+ #:concat (
+ #:concat (
+ #:fontsize 3 "4"
+ #:hspace 0.5
+ #:override '(baseline-skip . 0.825)
+ #:override '(direction . 1)
+ #:dir-column (
+ #:fontsize 2 #:center-align "."
+ #:fontsize 1 #:center-align "e"
+ )
+ )
+ #:hspace 0.75
+ #:concat (
+ (format-string n 0)
+ #:fontsize 2 ""
+ )
+ )
+ )
+ )
+ )
+)
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%5
+
+
+poco = \markup { \italic { \fontsize #+2.0 "poco" }}
+apoco = \markup { \italic { \fontsize #+2.0 "a" }}
+menovivo = \markup { \bold { \fontsize #+3.0 { "Poco meno vivo"} } }
+pocorit = \markup { \bold { \fontsize #+3.0 { "poco rit."} } }
+pocodim = \markup { \italic { \fontsize #+2.0 "un poco dim." }}
+
+vlnOne = \relative c''' {
+ \key f \major
+ \time 4/4
+ \set Staff.midiInstrument = "violin"
+% \override TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
+ \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##f
+ \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
+
+ \once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'( -3.8 . 0.5 )
+ es4^\apoco
+ \once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'( -1.0 . -0.8 )
+ \times 2/3 { c8(^\poco d es) } es4 \times 2/3 { c8( d es) } | % 1
+ es4\ff\< \times 2/3 { c8( d es) } es4 \times 2/3 { c8( d es)\! } | % 2
+ \grace { a,,8[( a'\fff]^\menovivo } a'4) g8( a) d,4 c8( d) | % 3
+ a4 g8( a) d,4 c8( d) | % 4
+ a4 g8( a) d,8^\pocorit r8 r4 | % 5
+ ais16(\p\< e' ais e') e16(\f\> ais, e ais,)\! ais8 r r4 | % 6
+}
+
+vlnTwo = \relative c' {
+ \key f \major
+ \time 4/4
+ \set Staff.midiInstrument = "violin"
+% \override TupletNumber #'stencil = ##f
+ \override TupletBracket #'bracket-visibility = ##f
+ \set tupletSpannerDuration = #(ly:make-moment 1 4)
+ \times 2/3 { \octaves #1 {fis8 fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis }} | % 1
+ \times 2/3 { \octaves #1 {fis8\ff\< fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis fis\! }} |% 2
+ <ais, e' ais e'>16\fff( ais' e ais,) ais16( e' ais e') e16( ais, e ais,) ais16( e' ais e') | % 3
+ e16( ais, e ais,) ais16( e' ais e') e16( ais, e ais,) ais16( e' ais e') | % 4
+ e16( ais, e ais,)
+ \set subdivideBeams = ##t
+ \set Score.beatLength = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
+ ais16( e') e( ais,)
+ d4^\markup \No #"Corde"
+ \once \override TextScript #'extra-offset = #'( -5.5 . 4.4 )
+ c8(_\markup { \italic { \fontsize #+1.0 "vibrato" }} d) | % 5
+ \set subdivideBeams = ##f
+ a2 ~ a8 g( c d) % 6
+}
+vlnTwoDyn = {
+ s1*4
+ s2 s4\f\< s8. s16\! |
+ s16 s16\> s8 s2 s8 s16 s32 s32\!
+
+}
+
+vla = \relative c'' {
+ \key f \major
+ \time 4/4
+ \clef "alto"
+ \set Staff.midiInstrument = "viola"
+ \override Stem #'length = #9.5
+ bes4:32 a4:32 gis4:32 a4:32 | % 1
+ bes4:32 a4:32 gis4:32 a4:32\! | % 2
+\tweak #'extra-offset #'(-1.3 . -0.0)
+% \clef "treble"
+ \revert Stem #'length
+ \acciaccatura { a8 } a'4\fff g8( a) d,4 c8( d) \clef "alto" | %3
+ a4 g8( a) d,4 c8( d) | % 4
+ a4 g8 a <e ais>2:32 | % 5
+ <e ais>1:32 | % 6
+}
+
+vlaDyn = {
+ s1 | s2\ff\< s4 s8 s16\! s32 s64 \clef "treble" s64 |
+ s1*2 | s2 s4\f\< s8 s16 s32 s32\! | % 3-5
+ s16 s16\> s8 s2 s8 s16 s32 s32\! | %6
+
+}
+
+vc = \relative c' {
+ \key f \major
+ \time 4/4
+ \clef "bass"
+ \set Staff.midiInstrument = "cello"
+ \override Stem #'length = #9.5
+ c4:32 d4:32 es4:32 d4:32 | % 1
+ c4:32 d4:32 es4:32 d4:32\! | % 2
+ \revert Stem #'length
+ \set subdivideBeams = ##t
+ \set Score.beatLength = #(ly:make-moment 1 8)
+ <fis,, cis'>16\fff( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) % 3
+ <fis cis'>16( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) % 3
+ <fis c'>16( <c' ais'>) <c ais'>( <fis, c'>) % 3
+ <fis c'>16( <c' ais'>) <c ais'>( <fis, c'>) | % 3
+ <fis cis'>16( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) % 4
+ <fis cis'>16( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) % 4
+ <fis c'>16( <c' ais'>) <c ais'>( <fis, c'>) % 4
+ <fis c'>16( <c' ais'>) <c ais'>( <fis, c'>) | % 4
+ <fis cis'>16( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) % 5
+ <fis cis'>16( <cis' ais'>) <cis ais'>( <fis, cis'>) fis2^\( ~ | % 5
+ fis4 g c,\) r4 % 6
+}
+vcDyn = {
+ s1 | s2\ff\< s4 s8. s16\! | % 1-2
+ s1*2 % 3-4
+ s2 s4\f\< s8 s16 s32 s32\! | % 5
+ s4\> s4 s4\! s4 | % 6
+}
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Score Block %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\score {
+
+ << % creates new grand staff
+ \new StaffGroup = "strings" <<
+ \context Staff = "violinOne" \vlnOne
+ \context Staff = "violinTwo" <<
+ \context Voice = "violin 2" { \vlnTwo }
+ \context Voice = "violin 2 dynamics" { \vlnTwoDyn }
+ >>
+ \new Staff = "viola" <<
+ \context Voice = "viola" { \vla }
+ \context Voice = "viola dynamics" { \vlaDyn }
+ >>
+ \new Staff = "cello" <<
+ \context Voice = "cello" { \vc }
+ \context Voice = "cello dynamics" { \vcDyn }
+ >>
+ >> % end of "strings" staffgroup
+
+ >> % end of grand staff
+
+ \layout {
+ \context {
+ \Score
+ \override TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
+ \override BarNumber #'padding = #3
+ \override RehearsalMark #'padding = #2
+ skipBars = ##t
+ } % context \Score \overrides end
+ } % layout end
+
+ \midi { }
+
+} % score end
+