MusicXML: Add a command line option to not convert exact rest positioning

[lilypond.git] / scripts / musicxml2ly.py

diff --git a/scripts/musicxml2ly.py b/scripts/musicxml2ly.py
index 06e7cb7542a5b9482e495a4d20016b4a0855f77e..4256ea0504e52a4539db7cd4814ce52d94e7b1eb 100644 (file)
--- a/scripts/musicxml2ly.py
+++ b/scripts/musicxml2ly.py
@@ -1837,8 +1837,9 @@ def musicxml_note_to_lily_main_event (n):
         # treated like an ordinary note pitch
         rest = n.get_maybe_exist_typed_child (musicxml.Rest)
         event = musicexp.RestEvent ()
-        pitch = musicxml_restdisplay_to_lily (rest)
-        event.pitch = pitch
+        if options.convert_rest_positions:
+            pitch = musicxml_restdisplay_to_lily (rest)
+            event.pitch = pitch
 
     elif n.instrument_name:
         event = musicexp.NoteEvent ()
@@ -2628,6 +2629,12 @@ information.""") % 'lilypond')
                   dest = "convert_directions",
                   help = _ ("do not convert directions (^, _ or -) for articulations, dynamics, etc."))
 
+    p.add_option ('--nrp', '--no-rest-positions', 
+                  action = "store_false",
+                  default = True,
+                  dest = "convert_rest_positions",
+                  help = _ ("do not convert exact vertical positions of rests"))
+
     p.add_option ('--no-beaming', 
                   action = "store_false",
                   default = True,