From 931e36f2fddf9369e31c4a33542ab739562c4921 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Percival Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:16:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Web: update text on Examples page. --- Documentation/general/introduction.itexi | 27 ++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/general/introduction.itexi b/Documentation/general/introduction.itexi index cb7581fbad..2940c7f098 100644 --- a/Documentation/general/introduction.itexi +++ b/Documentation/general/introduction.itexi @@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ perfectly around all three staves. @newsItem @subsubheading Classical Music + This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project in Lilypond. @@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ beams, cross-staff stems, and voice-follow lines. @newsItem @subsubheading Early Music + Lilypond also supports various types of ancient notation, such as this passage of Gregorian chant. @@ -245,9 +247,10 @@ as this passage of Gregorian chant. @newsItem @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} @newsEnd @@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ unusual notation. Here is an excerpt from Trevor Bača's @newsItem @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 @@ -268,10 +272,9 @@ full score, piano-vocal reduction, and a violin part. @newsEnd -@help NEED BETTER TABLATURE EXAMPLE!! - @newsItem @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 @@ -282,6 +285,7 @@ from the notes entered for the traditional staff. @newsItem @subsubheading Schenker Graphs + Standard output can be modified heavily. Here someone has created an impressive Schenkerian analysis. @@ -290,6 +294,7 @@ an impressive Schenkerian analysis. @newsItem @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 @@ -303,16 +308,16 @@ and the ligature braces above certain groups of notes. @newsItem @subsubheading Educational Applications + Lilypond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well. Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise. @exampleImage{theory} @newsEnd -@help NEED BETTER POP EXAMPLE!! Also a better theory example would be nice. - @newsItem @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 @@ -321,15 +326,15 @@ to suit nearly any situation. @exampleImage{chart} @newsEnd -@help NEED DIFFERENT ORCHESTRAL OR OPERA EXAMPLE?! - @newsItem @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} @newsEnd -- 2.39.5