Document incipit command

diff --git a/Documentation/notation/ancient.itely b/Documentation/notation/ancient.itely
index 8df2029c62e000c90de37cec14bdeb6cf7840c35..381621ffd82235654965c0b05ba43a3aca1e92b1 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/notation/ancient.itely
+++ b/Documentation/notation/ancient.itely
@@ -2647,6 +2647,9 @@ same source.
 
 @node Incipits
 @unnumberedsubsubsec Incipits
+@funindex \incipit
+@funindex incipit
+@cindex incipits, adding
 
 It is customary when transcribing mensural music into modern notation to place
 an indication of how the initial rests and note or notes of the original version

diff --git a/ly/property-init.ly b/ly/property-init.ly
index 8077aa231e3880bcd458d000a2db762702073b35..a50cf82635b857aad7f4327fc65fb5b7516c583c 100644 (file)
--- a/ly/property-init.ly
+++ b/ly/property-init.ly
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ improvisationOff = {
 
 incipit =
 #(define-music-function (parser location incipit-music) (ly:music?)
+  (_i "Output @var{incipit-music} before the main staff as an indication of
+    its appearance in the original music.")
   #{
     \once \override Staff.InstrumentName.stencil =
       #(lambda (grob)