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INFO-DIR-SECTION LilyPond – the music typesetter
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* Notation: (lilypond-notation).        Notation reference.
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Node: Musical notation1864
Node: Pitches2504
Node: Writing pitches2921
Node: Absolute octave entry3368
Node: Relative octave entry4971
Node: Accidentals10491
Node: Note names in other languages14677
Node: Changing multiple pitches21124
Node: Octave checks21464
Node: Transpose23257
Node: Inversion29316
Node: Retrograde30246
Node: Modal transformations31314
Node: Displaying pitches35115
Node: Clef35509
Node: Key signature42902
Node: Ottava brackets48127
Node: Instrument transpositions52694
Node: Automatic accidentals55626
Node: Alternate accidental glyphs67701
Node: Ambitus70137
Node: Note heads74247
Node: Special note heads74527
Node: Easy notation note heads76897
Node: Shape note heads79455
Node: Improvisation84601
Node: Rhythms85518
Node: Writing rhythms85919
Node: Durations86123
Node: Tuplets90892
Node: Scaling durations100852
Node: Ties103879
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Node: Writing rests110954
Node: Rests111252
Node: Invisible rests114228
Node: Full measure rests117605
Node: Caesuras124506
Node: Displaying rhythms128334
Node: Time signature128655
Node: Metronome marks136562
Node: Upbeats141415
Node: Unmetered music143466
Node: Polymetric notation146500
Node: Automatic note splitting151727
Node: Showing melody rhythms154732
Node: Beams157829
Node: Automatic beams158057
Node: Setting automatic beam behavior162685
Node: Manual beams180661
Node: Feathered beams185197
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Node: Bar lines187705
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Node: Bar and bar number checks212810
Node: Rehearsal marks215240
Node: Measure counts219828
Node: Section divisions222926
Node: Special rhythmic concerns224458
Node: Grace notes224691
Node: Aligning to cadenzas233541
Node: Time administration235166
Node: Expressive marks237733
Node: Expressive marks attached to notes238150
Node: Articulations and ornamentations238635
Node: Dynamics244186
Node: New dynamic marks257103
Node: Expressive marks as curves260737
Node: Slurs261188
Node: Phrasing slurs265944
Node: Breath marks268675
Node: Falls and doits270347
Node: Expressive marks as lines271640
Node: Glissando272001
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Node: Arpeggio278087
Node: Trills283743
Node: Repeats287199
Node: Long repeats288753
Node: Written-out repeats289173
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Node: Alternative endings292387
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Node: Al-fine repeats297582
Node: Segno repeat structure299653
Node: Segno repeat appearance305659
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Node: Tremolo repeats323966
Node: Simultaneous notes326819
Node: Single voice327276
Node: Chorded notes327574
Node: Chord repetition331006
Node: Simultaneous expressions334117
Node: Clusters336596
Node: Multiple voices337965
Node: Single-staff polyphony338350
Node: Voice styles345828
Node: Collision resolution346823
Node: Merging rests355177
Node: Automatic part combining356230
Node: Writing music in parallel366093
Node: Staff notation369431
Node: Displaying staves369928
Node: Instantiating new staves370273
Node: Grouping staves373125
Node: Nested staff groups379457
Node: Separating systems381989
Node: Modifying single staves383053
Node: Staff symbol383524
Node: Ossia staves389434
Node: Hiding staves394108
Node: Writing parts401039
Node: Instrument names401740
Node: Quoting other voices405780
Node: Formatting cue notes411187
Node: Compressing empty measures418979
Node: Editorial annotations422976
Node: Inside the staff423395
Node: Selecting notation font size423811
Node: Fingering instructions432293
Node: Gliding fingers435950
Node: Hidden notes439973
Node: Coloring objects441256
Node: Staff highlights446067
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Node: Stems453257
Node: Outside the staff455305
Node: Note names455640
Node: Balloon help458418
Node: Grid lines461109
Node: Analysis brackets464139
Node: Text468593
Node: Writing text468928
Node: Text objects overview469516
Node: Text scripts474216
Node: Text spanners476441
Node: Section labels480364
Node: Text marks481211
Node: Separate text487386
Node: Formatting text489795
Node: Text markup introduction490199
Node: Selecting font and font size497342
Node: Text alignment502027
Node: Graphic notation inside markup508780
Node: Music notation inside markup511942
Node: Fonts515165
Node: Finding fonts515751
Node: Font families516770
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Node: Font features520871
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Node: Music fonts532182
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Node: Specialist notation533920
Node: Vocal music534653
Node: Common notation for vocal music535213
Node: References for vocal music535767
Node: Entering lyrics537067
Node: Aligning lyrics to a melody541231
Node: Automatic syllable durations545442
Node: Manual syllable durations549784
Node: Multiple syllables to one note551810
Node: Multiple notes to one syllable552890
Node: Extenders and hyphens558701
Node: Gradual changes of vowel560441
Node: Techniques specific to lyrics561695
Node: Working with lyrics and variables562099
Node: Placing lyrics vertically564357
Node: Placing syllables horizontally570345
Node: Lyrics and repeats572764
Node: Divisi lyrics583868
Node: Polyphony with shared lyrics586297
Node: Stanzas589227
Node: Adding stanza numbers589603
Node: Adding dynamics marks to stanzas591013
Node: Adding singers' names to stanzas591861
Node: Stanzas with different rhythms592616
Node: Printing stanzas at the end597625
Node: Printing stanzas at the end in multiple columns599360
Node: Songs602180
Node: References for songs602351
Node: Lead sheets604155
Node: Choral604868
Node: References for choral605206
Node: Score layouts for choral607726
Node: Opera and stage musicals611555
Node: References for opera and stage musicals613281
Node: Character names615321
Node: Musical cues617781
Node: Spoken music623799
Node: Dialogue over music624163
Node: Chants psalms and hymns626566
Node: References for chants and psalms627191
Node: Setting a chant627614
Node: Pointing a psalm635722
Node: Phrase bar lines in hymn tunes640662
Node: Partial measures in hymn tunes642195
Node: Ancient vocal music645504
Node: Keyboard and other multi-staff instruments645810
Node: Common notation for keyboards646563
Node: References for keyboards646978
Node: Changing staff manually649529
Node: Changing staff automatically653104
Node: Staff-change lines655904
Ref: Cross-staff stems657445
Node: Piano659553
Node: Piano pedals659836
Node: Accordion661908
Node: Discant symbols662163
Node: Harp663963
Node: References for harps664218
Node: Harp pedals664839
Node: Unfretted string instruments666258
Node: Common notation for unfretted strings666780
Node: References for unfretted strings667324
Node: Bowing indications668609
Node: Harmonics669818
Node: Snap (Bartok) pizzicato671385
Node: Fretted string instruments671959
Node: Common notation for fretted strings672431
Node: References for fretted strings672954
Node: String number indications674407
Node: Default tablatures676235
Node: Custom tablatures698856
Node: Fret diagram markups704533
Node: Predefined fret diagrams719362
Node: Automatic fret diagrams735712
Node: Right-hand fingerings739775
Node: Guitar742334
Node: Indicating position and barring743125
Node: Indicating harmonics and dampened notes743874
Node: Indicating power chords746102
Node: Banjo747373
Node: Banjo tablatures747536
Node: Lute748887
Node: Lute tablatures749032
Node: Percussion750284
Node: Common notation for percussion750497
Node: References for percussion750960
Node: Basic percussion notation751601
Node: Drum rolls753316
Node: Pitched percussion754664
Node: Percussion staves755133
Node: Custom percussion staves758326
Node: Ghost notes762806
Node: Wind instruments763639
Node: Common notation for wind instruments764069
Node: References for wind instruments764400
Node: Fingerings766778
Node: Bagpipes770024
Node: Bagpipe definitions770294
Node: Bagpipe example771774
Node: Woodwinds772889
Node: Woodwind diagrams773116
Node: Chord notation783318
Node: Chord mode783834
Node: Chord mode overview784204
Node: Common chords785833
Node: Extended and altered chords788679
Node: Chord inversions and specific voicings793316
Node: Displaying chords794402
Node: Printing chord names794740
Node: Customizing chord names798352
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Node: Figured bass811962
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Node: Pitch and harmony in contemporary music825133
Node: References for pitch and harmony in contemporary music825613
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Node: References for contemporary approaches to rhythm827256
Node: Tuplets in contemporary music827857
Node: Contemporary time signatures828122
Node: Extended polymetric notation828365
Node: Beams in contemporary music828606
Node: Bar lines in contemporary music828848
Node: Graphical notation829061
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Node: Scores and musical examples832342
Node: Ancient notation832572
Node: Overview of the supported styles834415
Node: Ancient notation -- common features837265
Node: Predefined contexts837586
Node: Ligatures838426
Node: Custodes840585
Node: Typesetting mensural music842805
Node: Mensural contexts843301
Node: Mensural clefs844398
Node: Mensural time signatures846242
Node: Mensural note heads847978
Node: Mensural flags850065
Node: Mensural rests851396
Node: Mensural accidentals and key signatures852664
Node: Annotational accidentals (musica ficta)853942
Node: White mensural ligatures855426
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Node: Gregorian chant contexts859081
Node: Gregorian clefs860232
Node: Gregorian accidentals and key signatures862810
Node: Divisiones863763
Node: Gregorian articulation signs865399
Node: Augmentum dots (morae)866832
Node: Gregorian square neume ligatures867960
Node: Typesetting Kievan square notation884889
Node: Kievan contexts885297
Node: Kievan clefs886745
Node: Kievan notes887299
Node: Kievan accidentals888917
Node: Kievan bar lines889827
Node: Kievan melismata890498
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Node: Extending notation and tuning systems905788
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Node: Arabic note names910278
Node: Arabic key signatures912552
Node: Arabic time signatures917152
Node: Arabic music example918999
Node: Further reading for Arabic music920212
Node: Turkish classical music921401
Node: References for Turkish classical music921827
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Node: General input and output932824
Node: Input modes933284
Node: Input structure938001
Node: Structure of a score938431
Node: Multiple scores in a book940699
Node: Multiple output files from one input file942832
Node: Output file names944247
Node: File structure945843
Node: Titles and headers951597
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Node: Titles explained952451
Node: Default layout of bookpart and score titles958281
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Node: Text encoding1017920
Node: Unicode1019745
Node: ASCII aliases1021781
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Node: Extracting fragments of music1023900
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Node: Creating MIDI output1033598
Node: Supported notation for MIDI1034577
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