LilyPond runs on all popular platforms: GNU/Linux, MacOS X, and
Windows. LilyPond comes with extensive documentation and hundreds
of example files. There is an active user community answering
-questions on the Lilypond user mailing list, while the development
+questions on the lilypond-user mailing list, while the development
team makes sure that problems are solved quickly.
@node Examples
@unnumberedsec Examples
-Lilypond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
+LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
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Here is a passage from Franz Liszt's solo piano transcription
of the Overture to Wagner's @emph{Tannhäuser}. The spacing
-in this example was all performed by Lilypond's formatting
+in this example was all performed by LilyPond's formatting
algorithms, without tweaks of any kind. It
handles cross-staff beaming gracefully and puts the system brace
perfectly around all three staves.
@subsubheading Classical Music
This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project
-in Lilypond.
+in LilyPond.
@exampleImage{bach-bwv610}
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@subsubheading Early Music
-Lilypond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
+LilyPond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
as this passage of Gregorian chant.
@exampleImage{ancient-headword}
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@subsubheading Modern Music
-Contemporary composers find Lilypond well-suited to displaying
+Contemporary composers find LilyPond well-suited to displaying
unusual notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Bača's
@emph{Čáry}, for unaccompanied bass flute.
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@subsubheading Tablature
-Lilypond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
+LilyPond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
suit any instrument that reads from tablature. The tablature
staff is generated automatically from notes entered for the 5-line
staff.
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@subsubheading Vocal Music
-Lilypond is excellent for vocal music of all kinds, from sacred
+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
than the others, but must line up as if it were in the same meter.
-Lilypond handles this most elegantly. Note also the incipits with
+LilyPond handles this most elegantly. Note also the incipits with
Vaticana style clefs, the slashed stems indicating plicated notes,
and the ligature braces above certain groups of notes.
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@subsubheading Educational Applications
-Lilypond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
+LilyPond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise.
@exampleImage{theory}
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@subsubheading Large Projects
-Lilypond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
+LilyPond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
full symphony orchestra, as well. In addition, the text-based
input provides greater accessibility -- this example was
contributed by Hu Haipeng, a blind composer.
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@subheading Concerts
-Lilypond engravings have been used for performances around the world.
+LilyPond engravings have been used for performances around the world.
Some highlights:
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@qq{[..after the first orchestra rehearsal] I got numerous
compliments about the quality of the scores. Even more
-importantly, while Lilypond provides numerous hacks to improve the
+importantly, while LilyPond provides numerous hacks to improve the
way its scores look, what the orchestra got from me is basically
the raw, untouched output.}
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@qq{thanks and kudos to the development team for their incredible
work. I've never seen anything approaching the output that I get
-from Lilypond -- I'm totally confident that my music publishing
+from LilyPond -- I'm totally confident that my music publishing
needs will be fulfilled beyond my expectations using this great
-application. [..] basically untweaked Lilypond output [..] looks
+application. [..] basically untweaked LilyPond output [..] looks
better than most recent @q{professional} publications I've compared
it to (q.v., just about any Warner Bros. score, and even many of
the most recent by @q{the old houses}). [..]}
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@subsubheading Chris Cannam, lead programmer of the @uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/, RoseGarden} project
-@qq{Lilypond is obviously the zillion-ton gorilla [of great music
+@qq{LilyPond is obviously the zillion-ton gorilla [of great music
typesetting].}
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@subsubheading David Bobroff, Bass Trombone, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
-@qq{I think Lilypond is great [..] The more I learn about LilyPond
+@qq{I think LilyPond is great [..] The more I learn about LilyPond
the more I like it!}
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many different computer languages. Emacs is a highly extensible
editor and can be used as an Integrated Development Environment.
There is a @q{lilypond mode} which supplies the language
-definitions for working with Lilypond source files.
+definitions for working with LilyPond source files.
@uref{http://www.vim.org}
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@subsubheading lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). @emph{2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)}
-Lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
+lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。
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graphics.
@*
Author Kris Shaffer remarks
-“GNU Lilypond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
+“GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial
alternatives seem second-rate.”
This article is now available @uref{http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8583,on-line}.
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@subsubheading February 26, 2005
-The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,Lilypond Snippet
-Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of Lilypond code
+The @uref{http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it/,LilyPond Snippet
+Repository (LSR)} is a searchable database of LilyPond code
snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and
-contribute creative ideas for using Lilypond.
+contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.
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@subsubheading October 29, 2004
-2.3.25 is the final release candidate for Lilypond 2.4.
+2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4.
Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and
lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an
important fix for raggedbottom page-layout.
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@subsubheading July 23, 2004
-Lilypond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
+LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code,
and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight
situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay
separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus