reading beautiful music, so why couldn't programmers write
software to produce elegant printed parts?
-The result is a system which frees musicians from the details of
-layout, allowing them to focus on making music. LilyPond works
-with them to create publication-quality parts, crafted in the best
-traditions of classical music engraving.
+The result is a program that creates beautiful sheet music
+following the best traditions of classical music engraving.
+It takes care of the details of layout programmatically,
+allowing composers, transcribers and publishers to focus
+on the @emph{music} instead of improving their software's
+default output. Performers will get parts that let them
+concentrate on @emph{playing} music instead of @emph{reading} it.
+
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Elegance
-@subsubheading Excellent classical engraving
+@subheading Excellent classical engraving
@imageFloat{flat-design,png,right}
@ref{Essay}.
+@divEnd
-@subsubheading Effective layout choices
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading Text input
-Spend less time with tweaking the output; LilyPond gets the
-formatting correct right from the start. It determines spacing by
-itself, and breaks lines and pages to provide a tight and uniform
-layout. Clashes between lyrics, notes, and chords are resolved
-and slurs and beams are sloped, automatically!
+@subsubheading Everything is explicit
+
+LilyPond processes text input, which contains all information
+about the @emph{content} of your score and can easily be read
+by any human or another program. There are no obscure
+settings hidden behind menu items and binary file storage.
+
+Read more about this concept on @ref{Text input}.
+@subsubheading Tweaks are robust and traceable
+
+If you have to change anything in the layout this tweak will
+also be explicitly visible in the input file in human-readable
+form, so you will always be able to retrace what you've done.
+If you should accidentally break anything you can easily revert
+or modify any decision without being at the mercy of an
+@emph{Undo} function.
+
+
+@subsubheading Text files are failure- and future-proof
+
+Text files are very robust against file corruption. And as they are
+human-readable, you will always be able to interpret them even if
+you don't have access to the programs that created them.
+
+
+@subsubheading Manage your scores with version control
+
+Text files are applicable to be managed by version control. Go
+for it and experience infinite and selective undo/redo mechanisms
+and the full development history of your scores. Version control
+may also open up new (collaborative) workflows for you.
+
@divEnd
-@divClass{color2}
-@subheading Ease of use
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading Usability
@imageFloat{lilypond-book,png,right}
-@subsubheading Text-based input
-LilyPond takes ASCII input, which you can produce in your favorite
-text editor, quickly and comfortably. The input contains all the
-information, so there is no need to remember complex command sequences:
-simply save a file for later reference.
+@subsubheading Effective layout choices
+
+Spend less time with tweaking the output; LilyPond gets the
+formatting correct right from the start. It determines spacing by
+itself, and breaks lines and pages to provide a tight and uniform
+layout. Clashes between lyrics, notes, and chords are resolved
+and slurs and beams are sloped, automatically!
+
@subsubheading Mix music and text
Put fragments of music into texts without cutting and pasting
pictures. Integrate music into @LaTeX{} or HTML seamlessly, or add
-music to OpenOffice.org with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are also available
-to allow LilyPond code in various blogs and wikis, making online
-collaboration possible.
+music to OpenOffice.org/LibreOffice with OOoLilyPond. Plugins are
+also available to allow LilyPond code in various blogs and wikis, making
+online collaboration possible.
@subsubheading Accessibility
who are totally blind can use screen-reading software to write
LilyPond files -- an impossible task in graphical-based
score-writing programs.
+You can see a spectacular score on @ref{Examples}.
-@subsubheading Extensible design
+@subsubheading Editor diversity
-All settings can be changed to suit your personal typographical
-taste. If that still is not enough, there is always the built-in
-scripting language Scheme, a dialect of the powerful language
-LISP. Settings, variables and functions are all documented in the
+Several developers, themselves active LilyPond users,
+have written tools specifically aimed at making the process of editing
+LilyPond files faster and more effective; you are not tied to
+a single user interface but can use different tools for different tasks.
+You can even use a full-fledged LilyPond editor at home and use your
+mobile phone's notepad app to edit the files on the go. For some examples,
+see @ref{Easier editing}.
+@c TODO: Change this when the new pages have been written and pushed
+
+
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+
+@subheading Extensible design
+
+@subsubheading Easy management of style sheets
+
+All layout settings can be changed to suit your personal typographical
+taste. So you can easily write style sheets that change every aspect of
+LilyPond scores' default appearance. As these are also written as text
+and can be stored in separate files you can simply switch between two
+stylesheets to produce scores with a completely different appearance or
+layout.
+You want to print a score on A4 paper and project it with a beamer,
+one system per page? LilyPond's layout engine will effortlessly produce
+both from the same input.
+
+@subsubheading Add your own functions
+
+If that still is not enough, there is always the built-in
+scripting language Scheme, which can access LilyPond's layout
+engine at the same level as LilyPond itself does, making it
+a @emph{very} powerful tool.
+Settings, variables and functions are all documented in the
comprehensive program reference manual.
+@subsubheading Process scores programmatically
+
+LilyPond input files can fully be edited or even generated by programs
+and scripts. This can for example be used for algorithmical composition.
+But you can also access the musical content for analysis, or manage
+input fragments in a database. There are no limitations except your
+imagination.
+
+
+@subsubheading Create new tools using LilyPond
+
+As LilyPond isn't a monolithic GUI program but a command line tool it
+can be used from within other applications too. This way it is possible
+to equip tools like e.g. web applications with LilyPond's engraving
+power. There already exist several online tools using LilyPond.
+
+@c (TBD: Add a link to the new @ref{Applications} page.
+
+
@divEnd
-@divClass{color3}
+@divClass{column-center-top}
@subheading Environment
@imageFloat{frescobaldi-lilypond-editor-small,png,right}
-@subsubheading Free software
-
-LilyPond can be downloaded free of charge! Yep - It's free. Get
-it from the download page.
-
-It's also free (as in @qq{speech}) software. It comes with source
-code, and permission to change and copy it. So, are you irritated
-by a bug, or yearning for a feature? Simply add it yourself, or
-pay someone else to do it.
@subsubheading Excellent support
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
-team makes sure that problems are solved quickly.
+questions on the lilypond-user mailing list, offering you friendly
+help. The response time is usually very short, and often brillant
+solutions to reported problems are developed. Thanks to the close
+interaction with the development team such solutions are regularly
+included in LilyPond itself.
+Read more in @ref{Community}.
-@subsubheading Enhanced editors
+@subsubheading Free software
+LilyPond can be downloaded free of charge! Yep - It's free. Get
+it from the download page.
-Several developers, themselves active LilyPond users, have also
-written tools specifically aimed at making the process of editing
-LilyPond files faster and more effective. For some examples, see
-@ref{Easier editing}.
+It's also free (as in @qq{speech}) software. It comes with source
+code, and permission to change and copy it. So, are you irritated
+by a bug, or yearning for a feature? Simply add it yourself, or
+pay someone else to do it.
+Read more on @ref{Freedom}.
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@node Examples
@unnumberedsec Examples
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+
+@subheading Beautiful examples
+
LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Classical Music
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Classical Music
This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project
in LilyPond.
@exampleImage{bach-bwv610}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Complex Notation
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Complex Notation
This example from @emph{Goyescas} by Enrique Granados shows some
of the more advanced features of typesetting, including kneed
beams, cross-staff stems, and voice-follow lines.
@exampleImage{granados}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Early Music
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Early Music
LilyPond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
as this passage of Gregorian chant.
@exampleImage{ancient-headword}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Modern Music
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading 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.
@exampleImage{cary}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Efficient, flexible creation of performance materials
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading 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/,
@exampleImage{sesto-violin}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Tablature
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Tablature
LilyPond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
suit any instrument that reads from tablature. The tablature
staff.
@exampleImage{tab-example}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Schenker Graphs
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Schenker Graphs
Standard output can be modified heavily. Here is an impressive
Schenkerian analysis, created by Kris Schaffer, for an article
The colors have been added for better visibility.
@exampleImage{bach-schenker}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Customized Output
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Vocal Music
+A short excerpt from Stockhausen's Klavierstück II to demonstrate
+Lilypond's ability to provide customised output.
+
+@exampleImage{Stockhausen_Klavierstueck2}
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Vocal Music
LilyPond is excellent for vocal music of all kinds, from sacred
hymns to opera. Here is a medieval motet with slightly unusual
and the ligature braces above certain groups of notes.
@exampleImage{aucun-snippet}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Educational Applications
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Educational Applications
LilyPond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise.
@exampleImage{theory}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Popular Music
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading 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
to suit nearly any situation.
@exampleImage{chart}
-@newsEnd
+@divEnd
-@newsItem
-@subsubheading Large Projects
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
+@subheading Large Projects
LilyPond is excellent for large projects like operas or works for
full symphony orchestra, as well. In addition, the text-based
contributed by Hu Haipeng, a blind composer.
@exampleImage{orchestra}
-@newsEnd
-
+@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@c @divClass{column-left-top}
-@divClass{color2}
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color2}
@divClass{keep-bullets}
@subheading What are the benefits to users?
@c @divClass{column-right-top}
-@divClass{color3}
+@divClass{column-center-middle-color3}
@divClass{keep-bullets}
@subheading Why do LilyPond developers @qq{give away} their work for free?
We have an extensive essay describing computational aesthetics:
the art of creating beauty with a computer.
-If you just want a quick introduction to LilyPond, the essay might
-be too much material to read. If you would like to read it now,
-please progress to @ref{Essay}.
+This is interesting reading if you are interested in an in-depth
+discussion of our fundamental ideas. Due to its volume the
+essay is available as a "manual". If you would like to read
+it now, please progress to @ref{Essay}. However, if you just
+want a quick introduction to LilyPond, you might skip it for now.
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@node Productions
@unnumberedsec Productions
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+
+@subheading Productions using LilyPond
+
+Here you can read about people who actually use LilyPond
+in their productions, be it for performances of their
+music or as published scores.
+
+@divEnd
+
@divClass{column-left-top}
@subheading Concerts
@itemize
@item
-Mussorgsky's @emph{Pictures at an exhibition}, re-orchestrated and
+@uref{http://www.aurelienbello.com/,Aurélien Bello} has arranged a
+@q{reduced} version of Richard Strauss's @emph{Der Rosenkavalier} for
+four singers and a chamber orchestra of thirteen players. To be
+performed on
+@uref{http://www.festspielhaus.de/veranstaltung/der-kleine-rosenkavalier-02-04-2015-1100/,April 2nd and 6th}
+at the Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, and then again on
+@uref{http://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/konzerte/kalender/details/21070/,April 26th}
+in the @emph{Großer Saal}, Berlin. Aurélien has also re-orchestrated
+@emph{Der Ring des Nibelungen} by Richard Wagner to a
+@uref{http://www.rsb-online.de/content/konzerte/wagnerzyklus-10-13/wagner-fuer-kinder/index_ger.html,100-minute version for children}.
+Written for a standard symphony orchestra, but with a reduced cast of
+singers, it was performed by the @emph{Radio-Sinfonieorchester Berlin}
+in April 2014 at the Atze Musiktheater, Berlin. The Conductor was Heiko
+Matthias Förster.
+
+@item
+Joe Smeets created sheet music for the children's book @emph{Zing Mee}
+(@emph{Sing along}) by Annie M.G. published by Querido -- ISBN
+9789045106205:
+@uref{http://www.queridokinderenjeugdboeken.nl/web/Boek.htm?dbid=18954&typeofpage=134707, www.queridokinderenjeugdboeken.nl}; choir
+rehearsal scores for the Dutch translation of Benjamin Britten's
+@emph{Saint Nicolas} performed by @emph{Muziektheater Hollands Diep} in
+2011;
+@uref{http://www.muziektheaterhollandsdiep.nl/nl/voorstellingen/sint_nicolaas_leeft, www.muziektheaterhollandsdiep.nl}.
+He has also worked on the score and parts for an arrangement of
+Moussurgsky’s @emph{Boris Godounov} for wind quartet, piano and
+percussion which was performed in 2014, again by
+@emph{Muziektheater Hollands Diep}.
+
+@item
+A critical edition of Tommaso Traetta's @emph{Enea nel Lazio (1760)},
+opera series with libretto by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi, in four
+parts:
+@uref{http://www.academia.edu/1987651/Enea_nel_Lazio_opera_riformata_prima_lazione_poi_le_parole_-_Partitura_1_4_, Part One}
+@uref{http://www.academia.edu/1994533/Enea_nel_Lazio_opera_riformata_prima_lazione_poi_le_parole_-_Partitura_2_4_, Part Two}
+@uref{http://www.academia.edu/1994558/Enea_nel_Lazio_opera_riformata_prima_lazione_poi_le_parole_-_Partitura_3_4_, Part Three}
+@uref{http://www.academia.edu/1996242/Enea_nel_Lazio_opera_riformata_prima_lazione_poi_le_parole_-_Partitura_4_4_, Part Four}
+Created by
+@uref{http://unito.academia.edu/LucaRossettoCasel, Luca Rossetto Casel}
+for his Ph.D. Thesis.
+
+@item
+Mussorgsky's @emph{Pictures at an exhibition}, was re-orchestrated and
conducted by @uref{http://www.aurelienbello.com/,Aurélien Bello} with
the @uref{http://www.junge-philharmonie-brandenburg.de/,
-Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg}
-on Oct 10 2011 and again on Apr 15-16 2012.
+Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg} in October 2011 and April 2012.
@item
@uref{http://www.kierenmacmillan.info/, Kieren MacMillan}, composer and
@uref{http://www.pnme.org/CurrentSeason/PreviousSeasons.html, Pittsburgh
New Music Ensemble}.
-
@item
@emph{Anonymous Student Compliment or Complaint}, by
@uref{http://www.mikesolomon.org, Mike Solomon}, winner chosen from among
172 entries from 22 countries of the
-@uref{http://leftcoastensemble.org/contest, 2011 Left Coast Composition Contest}.
+@uref{http://leftcoastensemble.org, 2011 Left Coast Composition Contest}.
Other works include, Norman (age 1) for clarinet solo, performed at the
@uref{http://emu.music.ufl.edu/fems_concerts.html, University of Florida}'s
Electroacoustic Music Festival (FEMF), October 2010.
in celebration of the composer's 350th birthday.
@item
-@uref{http://www.mercurybaroque.org/02/02109.aspx, Mercury Baroque}'s
-performance of Lully's @emph{Armide}, May 15-16, 2009, in Houston,
-Texas (engraving by @uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/,
-Nicolas Sceaux}).
+@uref{http://www.mercurybaroque.org, Mercury Baroque}'s performance of
+Lully's @emph{Armide}, May 15-16, 2009, in Houston, Texas (engraving by
+@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/, Nicolas Sceaux}).
@item
Instrumental excerpts from Rameau's @emph{Hippolyte et Aricie} at
St. James's Church in Manhattan, May 8, 2009, by Frederick Renz
and his ensemble @uref{http://www.earlymusicny.org/, Early Music
-New York} (engraving by Nicolas Sceaux).
+New York} (engraving by
+@uref{http://nicolas.sceaux.free.fr/, Nicolas Sceaux}).
@item
@emph{Affaire étrangère}, an opera by
@node Reviews
@unnumberedsec Reviews
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading What do people say about LilyPond?
+
+@divEnd
+
+
@divClass{column-left-top}
@subheading Published articles
The editors of Computer!Totaal, a Dutch computer magazine,
@uref{http://lilypond.org/website/pdf/computer-totaal.jpeg,
describe LilyPond} in the October 2004 issue as: @qq{Wonderful
-free (open source) software [..] The sheet music produced by
-LilyPond is exceptionally pretty [..] a very powerful system that
+free (open source) software [@dots{}] The sheet music produced by
+LilyPond is exceptionally pretty [@dots{}] a very powerful system that
can do almost anything.}
@item
Jazz singer Gail Selkirk writes about
@uref{http://www.songbirdofswing.com/editorial_page/lilypond/,
-Diving into LilyPond}. @qq{... you can make lead sheets or full
+Diving into LilyPond}. @qq{@dots{} you can make lead sheets or full
orchestral parts, and the results can be stunning.}
@uref{http://www.computermusic.co.uk/, Computer Music Special},
issue CMS06.
work. I've never seen anything approaching the output that I get
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
-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}). [..]}
-
-@qq{Beat that, Finale/Sibelius/Igor/whatever!!!}
+application. [@dots{}] basically untweaked LilyPond output
+[@dots{}] 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}). [@dots{}]} @qq{Beat that, Finale/Sibelius/Igor/whatever!!!}
@divEnd
@divClass{testimonial-item}
@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 [@dots{}] The more I learn about LilyPond
the more I like it!}
@divEnd
@divClass{testimonial-item}
@subsubheading Vaylor Trucks, Electric guitar player (Yes, @uref{http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=userpage&file=content&page_id=12, related to})
-@qq{I am super impressed with LilyPond [..]}
+@qq{I am super impressed with LilyPond [@dots{}]}
@qq{THIS IS THE BEST PROGRAM EVER!!!}
@qq{I had a kind of hate-passion relationship with it. Passion
because the first score I saw was so amazing! The description of
-LilyPond lies about its beautifulness, it is too modest! [..] as
+LilyPond lies about its beautifulness, it is too modest! [@dots{}] as
LilyPond is getting always better, and as I look closer how things
are done in scheme, I have less and less frustrations. Anyway,
what I mean is: thank you for providing LilyPond, it is really
@c TRANSLATORS, so far it's mostly from
@c http://lilypond.org/web/switch/howto
+@divClass{column-center-top}
@subheading @qq{Compiling} Music
@imageClickable{nereid-shot-small,png, (click to enlarge), nereid-shot,png, right}
Manual is the best place to start, as many questions are answered
before they come up!
-Please read the Learning Manual before complaining about bugs!
-New users occasionally believe that LilyPond is not working
-correctly, when in fact it is working precisely as designed.
+Occasionally new users are unnecessarily confused by some aspects
+of LilyPond's behaviour. Please read this manual before doubting
+whether LilyPond is working correctly.
More in-depth information is available in @ref{Manuals}.
+Ben Lemon, a LilyPond user, has created a range of
+@uref{http://benlemon.me/blog/music/lilypond/operation-lilypond/,video tutorials}
+on his blog and which are aimed at new users.
+
@subsubheading Easier editing environments
actually provide a GUI which allows direct manipulation of a
graphical score. For more information, see @ref{Easier editing}.
-
+@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Where now?
@end ignore
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Tunefl
-
-@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
-
-@uref{http://www.tunefl.com}
-
-With tunefl you can typeset your scores directly online
-without needing to install lilypond locally. It allows
-trying out all the program's features using a convenient
-web interface.
-
-@divEnd
-
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading LilyPondTool
-
-@imageClickable{lilypondtool-2.12-screenshot-400wide,png,
- (click to enlarge),lilypondtool-2.12-screenshot,png,right}
-
-@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
-
-@uref{http://lilypondtool.organum.hu}
-
-Created as a plugin for the
-@uref{http://www.jedit.org,jEdit} text editor,
-LilyPondTool is one of the most feature-rich text-based tools for
-editing LilyPond scores. Its features include a Document Wizard
-with lyrics support to set up documents easier, and embedded PDF
-viewer with advanced point-and-click support.
-
-@divEnd
-
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Frescobaldi
+@subheading Front-end Applications
+@subsubheading Frescobaldi
@imageClickable{frescobaldi-lilypond-editor-small,png,
(click to enlarge),frescobaldi-lilypond-editor,png,right}
@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
-@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
@uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org}
-Frescobaldi is lightweight, yet powerful LilyPond music and text editor
-with a built-in PDF viewer. It is easy to use and will run on all major
+Frescobaldi is a lightweight, yet powerful, music and text editor
+with many features added and enhanced particularly for LilyPond. Major
+features include point-and-click links between the code and music views,
+detailed score wizards, built in LilyPond documentation browser, syntax
+highlighting and automatic completion. Frescobaldi is written in
+Python, with PyQt4 for its user interface, and will run on all major
operating systems (GNU/Linux, Mac OS X and Windows).
-@divEnd
-
-@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Denemo
+@subsubheading Denemo
@imageClickable{screenshot-denemo-small,png,
(click to enlarge),screenshot-denemo,png,right}
@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
@uref{http://denemo.org}
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Text editors
+@subheading Browser-based editors
+
+@subsubheading LilyBin
+@uref{http://lilybin.com}
+
+A web-based LilyPond editor where you can typeset your scores directly
+online without needing to install LilyPond.
+
+@subsubheading Tunefl
+@uref{http://www.tunefl.com}
+
+With tunefl, you can typeset your mini-scores directly online without
+needing to install LilyPond locally. It allows trying out all the
+program's features using a convenient web interface.
+
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading IDE Plug-ins
+
+@subsubheading Elysium
@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
without having to switch contexts, and comes with many wizard-driven
templates.
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-top}
+@subheading Text editors
+
+@sourceimage{logo-linux,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-freebsd,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
+@sourceimage{logo-windows,,,}
+
+@subsubheading Emacs
@uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/}
+Emacs is a text editor with language-sensitive capabilities for 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. A developer has written
+@uref{https://github.com/nsceaux/lyqi,lyqi}, an Emacs major mode.
-Emacs is a text editor with language-sensitive capabilities for
-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. A developer
-has written @uref{https://github.com/nsceaux/lyqi,lyqi}, an Emacs major
-mode.
+If you are not already familiar with Emacs then you may probably prefer
+to use a different editor for writing LilyPond input files.
-@uref{http://www.vim.org}
+More information on setting up Emacs can be found in
+@rprogram{Text editor support}.
+@subsubheading Vim
+@uref{http://www.vim.org}
Vim is a minimal text editor and is an extension of the older Unix
@command{vi} editor. It is also extensible and configurable.
-As a general rule, if you are not already familiar with Emacs or
-Vim, then you would probably prefer to use a different editor for
-writing LilyPond input files.
+If you are not already familiar with Vi then you may probably prefer
+to use a different editor for writing LilyPond input files.
-More information on setting up Emacs and Vim can be found in
+More information on setting up Vim can be found in
@rprogram{Text editor support}.
@sourceimage{logo-macosx,,,}
+@subsubheading TeXShop
@uref{http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop}
-The TexShop editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
+The TeXShop editor for MacOS@tie{}X can be extended to run LilyPond,
@command{lilypond-book} and @command{convert-ly} from within the editor,
using the extensions available at:
@divEnd
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Programs that can export LilyPond code
-
+@subheading Other programs that can export LilyPond code
@subsubheading Score, tab and MIDI editors:
@itemize
@item
-@uref{http://www.canorus.org,Canorus}, a score editor, can also export to
-LilyPond, but is still beta-software. Testers are welcome, though.
+@uref{http://www.jezra.net/projects/bwwtolily,bwwtolily} attempts to
+convert a @code{.bww} or @code{.bmw} file to LilyPond. While not all of
+the embellishments may get converted properly (this is especially true
+with piobaireachd), the program will list them.
@item
-@uref{http://enc2ly.sourceforge.net/en/,Enc2ly} is a GNU/Linux program
-which converts an @uref{http://www.gvox.com/,Encore} music score into
-a LilyPond one.
+@uref{http://www.canorus.org,Canorus}, a score editor, can also export
+to LilyPond, but is still beta-software. Testers are welcome, though.
@item
-@uref{https://github.com/hanwen/go-enc2ly,go-enc2ly} is a Go tool that converts
-@uref{http://www.gvox.com/,Encore} files to LilyPond. It was created using
-Felipe Castro's research and reverse engineering by tweaking existing .enc files
-and loading them using the 4.55 demo version.
-
-@item
-@uref{http://www.musescore.org,MuseScore}, a score editor, has incomplete
-LilyPond export but is being actively developed.
+@uref{http://enc2ly.sourceforge.net/en/,Enc2ly} is a GNU/Linux program
+which converts an Encore music score into a LilyPond one.
@item
-@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd}, a
-score editor based on the @uref{http://www.cairographics.org,Cairo} library,
-has experimental support for exporting to LilyPond.
+@uref{https://github.com/hanwen/go-enc2ly,go-enc2ly} is a Go tool that
+converts Encore files to LilyPond. It was created using Felipe Castro's
+research and reverse engineering by tweaking existing .enc files and
+loading them using the 4.55 demo version.
@item
-@uref{http://www.holmessoft.co.uk/homepage/software/NWC2LY/index.htm,NW2LY} is
-a C# program which converts a
-@c @uref{http://www.noteworthysoftware.com/,NoteWorthy}
-NoteWorthy composer song into LilyPond.
+@uref{http://www.musescore.org,MuseScore}, a score editor, has
+incomplete LilyPond export but is being actively developed.
@item
-@uref{https://github.com/ciconia/ripple/blob/master/README.markdown,Ripple} is
-a program that helps create scores and parts, including a mode for mixing
-different musical works together in a single score or part.
+@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd},
+a score editor based on the @uref{http://www.cairographics.org,Cairo}
+library, it has experimental support for exporting to LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden}, an audio and MIDI sequencer,
-which also has a score editor for single-staff editing.
+@uref{http://www.holmessoft.co.uk/homepage/software/NWC2LY/index.htm,NW2LY}
+is a C# program which converts a NoteWorthy composer song into LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{https://launchpad.net/rumor/,Rumor}, a realtime monophonic MIDI to
-LilyPond converter.
+@uref{https://github.com/ciconia/ripple/blob/master/README.markdown,Ripple}
+is a program that helps create scores and parts, including a mode for
+mixing different musical works together in a single score or part.
@item
-@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/,TuxGuitar}, a multitrack tablature editor
-and player, includes a score viewer and can export to LilyPond.
+@uref{http://www.rosegardenmusic.com,Rosegarden}, an audio and MIDI
+sequencer, which also has a score editor for single-staff editing.
@end itemize
@item
@uref{http://www.projectabjad.org/,Abjad}, a
-@uref{http://www.python.org/,Python} API for Formalized Score
-Control designed to help composers build up complex pieces of
-LilyPond notation in an iterative and incremental way.
+@uref{http://www.python.org/,Python} API for Formalized Score Control
+designed to help composers build up complex pieces of LilyPond notation
+in an iterative and incremental way.
@item
-@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, a LISP library
-to generate music notation from computer music software
-environments.
+@uref{http://common-lisp.net/project/fomus/,FOMUS}, (FOrmat MUSic) is a
+music notation tool for computer music composers. It is written in the
+Lisp programming language, and has been tested in a variety of
+interpreters. A C++ port is also available.
@item
-@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net,Strasheela}, an
-environment built on top of the
+@uref{http://strasheela.sourceforge.net/strasheela/doc/index.html,Strasheela},
+an environment built on top of the
@uref{http://www.mozart-oz.org/, Mozart/Oz} constraint programming
language.
@divClass{column-center-top}
-@subheading Other programs not being actively developed
+@subheading Other programs no longer being actively developed
@itemize
+@item
+@uref{https://sourceforge.net/projects/lily4jedit,LilyPondTool} was
+created as a plugin for the @uref{http://www.jedit.org,jEdit} text
+editor.
+
@item
@uref{http://lilykde.googlecode.com/,LilyKDE} has been replaced by
-@uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org/,Frescobaldi}, and exists as
-LilyKDE3 for KDE 3.5 and lilypond-KDE4 for KDE 4.1 only.
+@uref{http://www.frescobaldi.org/,Frescobaldi}, and exists as LilyKDE3
+for KDE 3.5 and lilypond-KDE4 for KDE 4.1 only.
@item
@uref{http://noteedit.berlios.de,NoteEdit}, which imported
-@uref{http://www.musicxml.com/xml.html,MusicXML}, has been forked
-into
+@uref{http://www.makemusic.com/musicxml,MusicXML}, has been forked into
@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml,NtEd}
and @uref{http://canorus.org,Canorus}.
+@item
+@uref{http://lilycomp.sourceforge.net, LilyComp} is a graphical note
+entry program, acting much like a number-pad which produces LilyPond
+notes.
+
+@item
+@uref{https://launchpad.net/rumor/,Rumor}, a realtime monophonic
+MIDI-to-LilyPond converter.
@item
-@uref{http://lilycomp.sourceforge.net, LilyComp} is a graphical
-note entry program, acting much like a number-pad which produces
-lilypond notes.
+@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/tuxguitar/,TuxGuitar}, a
+multitrack tablature editor and player, includes a score viewer and can
+export to LilyPond.
@end itemize
approach to the computational aesthetics of classical engraving is
explained in our @ref{Background}.
+@divEnd
+
+@divClass{column-center-bottom}
@subheading Legalese
@divClass{legal}
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