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@subheading Our Ideas List
Below is a list of projects that were suggested for the GSoC 2012
A full list of all the current open issues can be found
@uref{http://code.google.com/p/lilypond/issues/list, here}.
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@subheading Grace notes
Fix problems with synchronization of grace notes. Grace notes can
@strong{Recommended:} familiarity with LilyPond internals
@strong{Mentor(s):} Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen
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@subheading MusicXML
Improving MusicXML import and export functions:
Familiarity with other scorewriters (for cross-testing) would also help.
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@subheading Improve slurs and ties
The default curves of slurs and ties are often unsatisfactory. Ties
@strong{Recommended knowledge:} LilyPond knowledge, aesthetic sense
@strong{Mentor(s):} Mike Solomon
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@subheading Adding variants of font glyphs
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@strong{Recommended knowledge:} basic LilyPond knowledge
@strong{Mentor(s):} Werner Lemberg
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@subheading Improve default beam positioning
For regular, cross-staff, broken and kneed beams. Beaming should depend
@strong{Recommended knowledge:} aesthetic sense
@strong{Mentor(s):} Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen
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@subheading Help improve compilation behavior
Automatic code analysis tools, like valgrind memory leak detection or
LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of
all kinds. Please browse our gallery of examples and be inspired!
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-@subsubheading Classical Music
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+@subheading Classical Music
This organ work by J.S. Bach is a fairly typical engraving project
in LilyPond.
@exampleImage{bach-bwv610}
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-@subsubheading Complex Notation
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+@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}
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-@subsubheading Early Music
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+@subheading Early Music
LilyPond also supports various types of ancient notation, such
as this passage of Gregorian chant.
@exampleImage{ancient-headword}
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-@subsubheading Modern Music
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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}
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-@subsubheading Efficient, flexible creation of performance materials
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+@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}
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-@subsubheading Tablature
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+@subheading Tablature
LilyPond supports tablature notation, which can be customized to
suit any instrument that reads from tablature. The tablature
staff.
@exampleImage{tab-example}
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-@subsubheading Schenker Graphs
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+@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}
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-@subsubheading Customized Output
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A short excerpt from Stockhausen's Klavierstück II to demonstrate
Lilypond's ability to provide customised output.
@exampleImage{Stockhausen_Klavierstueck2}
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-@subsubheading Vocal Music
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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}
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-@subsubheading Educational Applications
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LilyPond is perfectly suited for educational purposes as well.
Here is an example of a simple counterpoint exercise.
@exampleImage{theory}
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-@subsubheading Popular Music
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+@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}
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-@subsubheading Large Projects
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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}
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@c TRANSLATORS, so far it's mostly from
@c http://lilypond.org/web/switch/howto
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@subheading @qq{Compiling} Music
@imageClickable{nereid-shot-small,png, (click to enlarge), nereid-shot,png, right}
actually provide a GUI which allows direct manipulation of a
graphical score. For more information, see @ref{Easier editing}.
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@subheading Where now?
approach to the computational aesthetics of classical engraving is
explained in our @ref{Background}.
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@subheading Legalese
@divClass{legal}