--- /dev/null
+% property-init.ly
+
+\version "1.3.146"
+
+stemUp = \property Voice.Stem \set #'direction = #1
+stemDown = \property Voice.Stem \set #'direction = #-1
+stemBoth= \property Voice.Stem \revert #'direction
+
+slurUp = \property Voice.Slur \override #'direction = #1
+slurDown = \property Voice.Slur \override #'direction = #-1
+slurBoth = \property Voice.Slur \revert #'direction
+shiftOn = \property Voice.NoteColumn \override #'horizontal-shift = #1
+shiftOnn = \property Voice.NoteColumn \override #'horizontal-shift = #2
+shiftOnnn = \property Voice.NoteColumn \override #'horizontal-shift = #3
+shiftOff = \property Voice.NoteColumn \revert #'horizontal-shift
+
+tieUp = \property Voice.Tie \override #'direction = #1
+tieDown = \property Voice.Tie \override #'direction = #-1
+tieBoth = \property Voice.Tie \revert #'direction
+
+dynamicUp = {
+ \property Voice.DynamicText \override #'direction = #1
+ \property Voice.DynamicLineSpanner \override #'direction = #1
+}
+dynamicDown = {
+ \property Voice.DynamicText \override #'direction = #-1
+ \property Voice.DynamicLineSpanner \override #'direction = #-1
+}
+dynamicBoth = {
+ \property Voice.DynamicText \revert #'direction
+ \property Voice.DynamicLineSpanner \revert #'direction
+}
+
+scriptUp = {
+ \property Voice.TextScript \override #'direction = #1
+ \property Voice.Script \override #'direction = #1
+}
+scriptDown = {
+ \property Voice.TextScript \override #'direction = #-1
+ \property Voice.Script \override #'direction = #-1
+}
+scriptBoth = {
+ \property Voice.TextScript \revert #'direction
+ \property Voice.Script \revert #'direction
+}
+
+dotsUp = \property Voice.Dots \override #'direction = #1
+dotsDown = \property Voice.Dots \override #'direction = #-1
+dotsBoth = \property Voice.Dots \revert #'direction
+
+% why doubly?
+tupletUp = {
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \override #'direction = #1
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \override #'direction = #1
+}
+tupletDown = {
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \override #'direction = #-1
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \override #'direction = #-1
+}
+tupletBoth = {
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \revert #'direction
+ \property Voice.TupletBracket \revert #'direction
+}
+
+
+
+cadenzaOn = \property Score.timing = ##f
+cadenzaOff = {
+ \property Score.timing = ##t
+ \property Score.measurePosition = #(make-moment 0 1)
+}
+
+newpage = {
+ \break
+ % urg, only works for TeX output
+ \context Score \outputproperty #(make-type-checker 'paper-column-interface)
+ #'between-system-string = #"\\newpage"
+}
+
+% dynamic dir? text script, articulation script dir?
+oneVoice = {
+ \stemBoth
+ \slurBoth
+ \tieBoth
+ \shiftOff
+}
+
+voiceOne = {
+ \stemUp
+ \slurUp
+ \tieUp
+ \dotsUp
+}
+
+voiceTwo = {
+ \stemDown
+ \slurDown
+ \tieDown
+ \dotsDown
+
+}
+
+voiceThree = {
+ \stemUp
+ \slurUp
+ \tieUp
+ \shiftOn
+ \dotsUp
+}
+
+voiceFour = {
+ \stemDown
+ \slurDown
+ \tieDown
+ \shiftOn
+ \dotsDown
+}
+
+% There's also dash, but setting dash period/length should be fixed.
+slurDotted = \property Voice.Slur \override #'dashed = #1
+slurSolid = \property Voice.Slur \revert #'dashed
+tieDotted = \property Voice.Tie \override #'dashed = #1
+tieSolid = \property Voice.Tie \revert #'dashed
+
+
+tiny =
+ \property Voice.fontSize= -2
+
+
+small =
+ \property Voice.fontSize= -1
+
+
+normalsize = {
+ \property Voice.fontSize= 0
+}
+
+normalkey = {
+ \property Staff.keyOctaviation = ##f
+}
+
+specialkey = {
+ \property Staff.keyOctaviation = ##t
+}
+
+% End the incipit and print a ``normal line start''.
+endincipit = \notes{
+ \partial 16 s16 % Hack to handle e.g. \bar ".|" \endincipit
+ \context Staff \outputproperty #(make-type-checker 'clef-interface) #'full-size-change = ##t
+ \context Staff \outputproperty #(make-type-checker 'clef-interface) #'non-default = ##t
+ \bar ""
+}
+
+autoBeamOff = \property Voice.noAutoBeaming = ##t
+autoBeamOn = \property Voice.noAutoBeaming = ##f
+
+emptyText = \property Voice.textNonEmpty = ##f
+fatText = \property Voice.textNonEmpty = ##t
+
+showStaffSwitch = \property PianoStaff.followVoice = ##t
+hideStaffSwitch = \property PianoStaff.followVoice = ##f
+
+
+% To remove a Volta bracet or some other graphical object,
+% set it to turnOff. Example: \property Staff.VoltaBracket = \turnOff
+
+turnOff = #'((meta . ((interfaces . ()))))