=head1 DESCRIPTION
-Technically GNU LilyPond is a preprocessor which generates TeX
-(or LaTeX) output which contains information to typeset a musical
-score. Practically it is a typesetter, which only uses TeX as an
-output medium. (this is handy because there exist music fonts for TeX)
+GNU LilyPond is a program to typeset music: it generates TeX (or
+LaTeX) output from file input.
As a bonus, you can also output a MIDI file of what you typed.
-It translates script files (mudela files or F<*.ly>'s) into TeX input.
-Typesetting music is a complex task, whereas the message that printed
-music conveys is usually a simple one. GNU LilyPond is a try at providing
-a simple interface for setting music.
+<a href=example_output.html
+>
+examples of what LilyPond can do: MIDI, PS, .gif and input.
+</a
+>
=head1 DOCUMENTATION
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=item *
<a href=INSTALL.html
>
</a
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-=item *
-<a href=example_output.html
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-examples: MIDI, PS, .gif and input.
-</a
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=item *
<a href=TODO.txt