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@subsubheading Classical Music
+
This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project
in Lilypond.
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@subsubheading Early Music
+
Lilypond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
as this passage of Gregorian chant.
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@subsubheading Modern Music
+
Contemporary composers find Lilypond well-suited to displaying
-unusual notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Bača's
-@emph{Čáry}, for unaccompanied bass flute.
+unusual notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Baca's
+@emph{Cáry}, for unaccompanied bass flute.
@exampleImage{cary}
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@subsubheading Efficient, flexible creation of performance materials
+
Various performance materials can be created from the same source
code. This is an excerpt of @uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/,
Nicolas Sceaux's} engraving of Handel's @emph{Giulio Cesare}, in
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-@help NEED BETTER TABLATURE EXAMPLE!!
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@subsubheading Tablature
+
Lilypond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
suit any instrument that reads from tablature. Here is a passage
from a Bach Lute Suite, with tablature generated automatically
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@subsubheading Schenker Graphs
+
Standard output can be modified heavily. Here someone has created
an impressive Schenkerian analysis.
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@subsubheading Vocal Music
+
Lilypond is excellent for vocal music of all kinds, from sacred
hymns to opera. Here is a medieval motet with slightly unusual
requirements. The tenor voice is written in a different meter
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@subsubheading Educational Applications
+
Lilypond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise.
@exampleImage{theory}
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-@help NEED BETTER POP EXAMPLE!! Also a better theory example would be nice.
-
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@subsubheading Popular Music
+
It is simple to create pop lead sheets with melody, lyrics,
chord names, and fretboards. In this example you see some of the
predefined fretboard diagrams, but these can be heavily customized
@exampleImage{chart}
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-@help NEED DIFFERENT ORCHESTRAL OR OPERA EXAMPLE?!
-
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@subsubheading Large Projects
+
Lilypond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
-full symphony orchestra, as well. Score, parts, piano reductions,
-and conductors' scores can be produced from the same source files.
+full symphony orchestra, as well. In addition, the text-based
+input provides greater accessibility -- this example was
+contributed by Hu Haipeng, a blind composer.
-@exampleImage{orchestral}
+@exampleImage{orchestra}
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