# LilyPond – みんなの楽譜作成

# LilyPond

... みんなの楽譜作成

LilyPond は、可能な限り高品位な楽譜を生み出すことを目的とする、オープン ソースの楽譜作成プログラムです。このフリー ソフトウェアは、伝統的な彫版の楽譜の美しさをコンピュータ プリントアウトで実現します。LilyPond はフリーソフトウェアであり、GNU プロジェクト の一部です。

導入部 を読んで、LilyPond をもっと知ってください！

### 美しい楽譜

LilyPond は、いかなる種類の譜刻にも対応できる、強力で、自由度の高いツールです。例えば、クラシック音楽（J. S. Bach 作の上の例のように）、複雑な楽譜、古楽、現代音楽、タブ譜、声楽、リード譜、教材、大きなオーケストラプロジェクト、カスタマイズされた出力、さらに Schenker graphs にも使えます。

楽譜の 例 を見て、刺激を受けてください！

### ニュース

LilyPond 2.24.4 released - July 21, 2024

LilyPond 2.25.18 released - July 14, 2024

その他のニュース...

# 導入部

### 我々のゴール

LilyPond のきっかけは2人の音楽仲間がコンピュータで印刷したつまらない見栄えの楽譜を超えようと決意したことに始まります。すべての音楽家は美しい楽譜を好みます。それなら、我々プログラマーは美しい楽譜を作り出すソフトウェアを作ることはできないでしょうか？

答えは、伝統的な手法に従った美しい楽譜を作り出すプログラムです。レイアウトの細かな問題をプログラムで処理することにより、作曲者、編曲者、出版社がソフトウェアの出力を調整して見栄えを良くすることよりも、音楽 に集中できるようにします。演奏者は音楽を 読む ことよりも、 演奏 に集中できるようになります。

### LilyPond の機能

- 特徴: LilyPond で何ができるのか？
- 例: 実際に楽譜を見てみたい！
- 自由: LilyPond はフリー ソフトウェアです。
- バックグラウンド: 我々のコンピュータ審美学。

### LilyPond の使用例

- 成果物: LilyPond の実際の使用例。
- 人々の評価: 人々は何と言っている？

### LilyPond の使い方

- テキスト入力: 楽譜を テキスト で記述する？！
- より簡単な編集手段: LilyPond に取り組むための他の方法。

## 特徴

### すぐれた伝統的な譜刻

LilyPond は、音楽家が美しく、読みやすい楽譜を作り出すことを可能にします。LilyPond の開発者コミュニティは、美しく譜刻された楽譜を生み出す強力な譜刻ソフトウェアを開発するために何千時間も費やしてきました。LilyPond の書式設定、フォント デザイン、それにアルゴリズムはすべて、手で譜刻された最高品質の楽譜を参考にしています。LilyPond の出力は、最高の職人によって作られた伝統的な楽譜と同じくらい、力強く、バランスがとれていて、美しい見栄えがします。これらのことについて、エッセー でさらに説明しています。

### テキスト入力

#### すべてが明快

LilyPond は楽譜 コンテンツ に関するすべての情報を含み、誰にでも、また他のプログラムでも簡単に読むことのできる、テキスト入力を処理します。メニューやバイナリファイルに隠された不明瞭な設定はありません。

テキスト入力 のコンセプトをもっと読む。

#### 堅牢で追跡可能な微調整

レイアウトを微調整した場合、人間が読める形で明快に見えるため、いつでも何をしたのか、たどることができます。誤って何かを壊してしまった場合でも、元に戻す 機能のなすがままに頼ることなく、簡単に元に戻したり修正したりすることができます。

#### テキストファイルは障害に強く、将来性があります

テキストファイルは破損に対して非常に堅牢です。人間が読むこともでき、ファイルを作成したプログラムが使えなくても、いつでも解釈できます。

#### 楽譜をバージョン管理

テキストファイルはバージョン管理システムで管理できます。楽譜の変更履歴がすべて記録でき、無限に選べる「元に戻す」「やり直す」機能 を使うことができます。新しいコラボレーションの方法にもなるでしょう。

### 使いやすさ

#### 効果的なレイアウト機能

出力の調整に時間を無駄にするのは止めましょう。LilyPond は最初から正しいフォーマットで出力します。緻密で統一のとれたレイアウトになるよう、スペースを自動的に決定し、改行、改ページを行います。歌詞、音符、和音の衝突回避、それにスラーや連桁の傾きは自動的に行われます！

#### 楽譜と文章の混合

画像のカット＆ペーストをせずに、 楽譜の断片をテキストに入れることができます。LaTeX や HTML に楽譜を垣根無く統合できますし、OOoLilyPond を使えば OpenOffice.org や LibreOffice にOOoLilyPondで楽譜を追加することも出来ます。LilyPond のコードを様々なブログ、Wiki で使用可能にするプラグインがあり、オンラインでコラボレーションできます。

#### アクセス性

テキスト ベースの入力は、重い身体障がいを持つユーザであっても、楽譜を記述することを可能にします。キーボードやマウスを扱うことができない、上肢障がいのあるユーザは、音声認識ソフトウェアを使って、LilyPond ファイルを編集することができます。盲目のユーザでさえも、読み上げソフトウェアを使って、LilyPond ファイルを記述することができます – これは、グラフィカル ベースの楽譜作成プログラムでは不可能なことです。壮観な楽譜の 例 を見てください。

#### 多様な編集方法

自身が活発な LilyPond ユーザである開発者の何人かは、LilyPond ファイルの編集プロセスをより早く、より効率的に行うためのツールを作っています。一つのユーザインタフェースに縛られていないので、異なるタスクのために様々なツールを使うことができます。自宅では本格的な LilyPond エディタを使い、外出先では携帯電話のメモ帳アプリを使ってファイルを編集することができます。より簡単な編集手段 で例を挙げます。

### 拡張性の高い設計

#### スタイルシートによる簡単な管理

すべての設定は、個人的な写植上の好みに合わせて変更可能です。だから、簡単に LilyPond のデフォルトのあらゆる側面を変更するスタイルシートを作ることができます。スタイルシートもテキストであり、複数別々に保存できるので、単にスタイルシートを切り替えるだけで、完全に異なる外観やレイアウトの楽譜を生成することができます。A4用紙に総譜を印刷し、プロジェクターでは1スライドに1段投影したい？LilyPond のレイアウトエンジンは難なく同じ入力から両方を生成できます。

#### あなた自身の機能を追加

仮にそれが不十分な場合でも、LilyPond 自身と同じレベルで LilyPond のレイアウトエンジンにアクセスできる内蔵スクリプト言語 Scheme を常に使うことができ、とても 強力なツールにできます。全ての設定、変数、それに関数は、広範囲に亘るプログラム リファレンス マニュアルの中にドキュメント化されています。

#### プログラムで楽譜を処理

LilyPond の入力ファイルは、プログラムやスクリプトで完全に編集でき、生成することもできます。これは例えばアルゴリズムで作曲することもできます。分析のために音楽コンテンツにアクセスしたり、データベースで入力の断片を管理することもできます。想像できる限り制限はありません。

#### LilyPond を使った新しいツールを作る

LilyPond は一つの GUI プログラムではなく、コマンドラインツールなので、他のアプリケーションの中から使うこともできます。この方法で、Web アプリケーションに LilyPond の譜刻機能を持たせることができます。LilyPond を使ったオンラインツールがいくつかあります。

### 環境

#### 素晴らしいサポート

LilyPond は一般的なプラットフォーム全て (GNU/Linux, MacOS, そして Windows) で動きます。LilyPond には広範囲のドキュメントと数百の実例ファイルが付属します。LilyPond ユーザー メーリング リストで質問に答えてくれる活発なユーザ コミュニティがあります。開発チームは問題が早期に解決されるよう活動しています。通常はすぐに回答がありますし、しばしば報告された問題に対する鮮やかな解決策が開発されます。開発チームの密接な対応のおかげで、そのような解決策はきちんと LilyPond へ取り込まれます。コミュニティ についてもっと読む。

#### フリー ソフトウェア

LilyPond は無料でダウンロードすることができます！そうです – 無料です。ダウンロード ページから入手してください。

LilyPond は (口語的な意味でも) フリーなソフトウェアです。ソース コードが公開されており、変更もコピーも認められています。ですから、バグにいらいらしていたり、仕様面で不満があるのなら、自分でそれを追加したり、他の人にそれを注文することが出来ます。 自由 についてもっと読む。

### どうですか？

まだ迷っていますか？ちょっとした 例 をいくつか見てください。LilyPond を試してみる決心がついたのなら、まず テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## 例

### 美しい例

LilyPond は、いかなる種類の譜刻にも対応できる、強力で、自由度の高いツールです。我々の楽譜ギャラリーを見て、楽譜の多様さ、美しさを実感してください！

### クラシック音楽

この J. S. Bach 作のオルガン曲の楽譜は、LilyPond の象徴的な例です。

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### 複雑な楽譜

この Enrique Granados 作の Goyescas からの例は、符幹が上下に突き出る連桁、譜をまたぐ符幹、それに voice-follow lines を含むより高度な写植機能を示しています。

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### 古楽

LilyPond は、以下のグレゴリオ聖歌のパッセージのような、さまざまなタイプの古楽もサポートします。

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### 現代音楽

現代音楽の作曲家は、LilyPond が標準的でない楽譜を扱うのに適していることを見出すでしょう。ここで、Trevor Bača の無伴奏バス フルートのための Čáry から、抜粋を示します。

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### 効率的に、自由に演奏資料を作り出します

同じソース コードからさまざまな演奏資料を作り出すことができます。以下は、Nicolas Sceaux が Handel の Giulio Cesare を譜刻したものの抜粋から、総譜、ピアノ伴奏を持つボーカル譜、それにバイオリン パートを作り出しています。

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### タブ譜

LilyPond はタブ譜をサポートします。楽器に合わせてカスタマイズすることが可能です。タブ譜は、五線譜用に記述された音符から自動的に生成されます。

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### 声楽

LilyPond は聖歌からオペラまですべての種類の声楽に対して卓越した性能を発揮します。少し変わった要求をする中世のモテットを示します。テナー ボイスの拍子は他と異なりますが、同じ拍子であるかのように揃っています。LilyPond はこれをすっきりと処理します ヴァチカン様式の音部記号、ゆらぎのある音符を表すスラッシュ付きの符幹、ある特定の音符グループ上の連結線ににも注目してください。

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### リード譜

メロディー、歌詞、コード名、フレットボードを持つリード譜を簡単に作れます。以下の例ではあらかじめ定義されているフレットボード ダイアグラムを使用していますが、状況に合わせて様々なカスタマイズを行うことができます。

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### 教育

LilyPond は教育を目的とした使用にも適しています。ちょっとした対位法の問題例を挙げます。

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### 大きなプロジェクト

LilyPond はオペラや交響楽団のような大きなプロジェクトにも非常に適しています。さらに、テキスト ベースの入力は高いアクセス性を提供します – 以下の例は盲目の作曲家である Hu Haipeng によって作られた例です。

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### カスタマイズ

LilyPond のカスタマイズ能力を示すため、 Stockhausen の Klavierstück II からの短い抜粋です。

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### Schenker Graphs

標準出力に様々な変更を加えることができます。Linux Journal に掲載された Kris Schaffer が作成したみごとな Schenkerian 分析を示します。見やすくするために色を追加しました。

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### どうですか？

まだ迷っていますか？LilyPond は 自由 をもたらすフリー ソフトウェアです。LilyPond を試してみる決心がついたのなら、まず テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## 自由

### フリー ソフトウェア

GNU LilyPond は熱心な人々からなるコミュニティによって作成され、維持されています。LilyPond は、すべての人にプログラムの修正、変更、拡張を許可する GNU General Public License と GNU Free Documentation License に基づいて公開されています。美しい楽譜を作るのに、何万円もするソフトウェアは必要ありません！

### ユーザにとっての利益は何なのか？

- 無料: ダウンロードして試してみてください！何か失うものはありますか？
- 共有: このプログラムを気に入ったのなら、コピーを友人、先生、生徒、同僚にあげることができます！
- ソースを入手可能: LilyPond がどのように記譜を行うのかに興味を持ったのなら、それを実際に見ることができます。
- 拡張性: 機能やバグ修正を追加したり、機能変更を行うことができます。プログラマでなければ、そういった仕事をする人を雇うことができます。

  このことはアマチュア音楽家には意味のないことかもしれませんが、ソフトウェアの拡張性は、本格的な作曲家、企業、大学にとっては非常に価値のあるものです。

- 将来の安全性: 営利企業が破産した場合、その企業の製品に基づく電子音楽はどうなるでしょうか？LilyPond にはこういったこととは無縁です。たとえ開発チームが全員辞めたとしても (まったくあり得ない話ですが)、このプログラムは合法的にコピー、変更、配布することができます。

### 何故 LilyPond の開発者たちはこのプログラムを無料にしておくのか？

たいていの人たちは、LilyPond の開発を趣味やボランティア活動と見なしています。ですから、この質問の本質はこうです – “なぜボランティア活動を行うのか？”。

- 楽しい: ゴールに向かって取り組むことは楽しいことです。特に、チームで取り組んでいる場合は！
- ゴールの共有: 我々は皆、美しい楽譜を望んでいます。しかしながら、すべての状況を処理できるプログラムを作成できるような熟練者はほとんどいません (そして、皆、時間がありません！)。皆で取り組むことで – ある人は自動連桁のコードを改良し、ある人はスラーの形を改良し、またある人は、それらの機能の使い方を説明するドキュメントを記述します – 個人々々ができる努力からゴールを達成することができます。
- “与える文化”: フリー ソフトウェア運動は多くの偉大なソフトウェア プロジェクトを生み出してきました – GNU/Linux, Mozilla Firefox, それに Battle for Wesnoth など。 これらのプロジェクトの恩恵を受けて、そのコミュニティに “恩返し” をしたいと考えている開発者もいます。
- 経験: フリー ソフトウェア プロジェクトに貢献することは、プログラミング、ドキュメントの記述・翻訳、デザインを訓練するための素晴らしい方法です。この経験により、仕事の依頼を受けたり、奨学金を得た開発者もいます。

### どうですか？

まだ迷っていますか？バックグラウンド で我々の譜刻哲学についての広範囲なエッセーを読んでください。 LilyPond を試してみる決心がついたのなら、まず テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## バックグラウンド

### バックグラウンド エッセー

コンピュータ審美学 – コンピュータで美しいものを作り出す手法 – について記述した広範囲なエッセーがあります。

これは、私たちの基本的なアイディアの深い議論に興味があるならば、面白い読み物です。分量があるので「マニュアル」で読むことができます。今、このエッセーを読もうと思うのならば、エッセー に進んでください。LilyPond についての簡単な紹介を望むのであれば、今は飛ばしてください。

### どうですか？

まだ迷っていますか？ユーザの 成果物 と楽譜について読んでみてください。 LilyPond を試してみる決心がついたのなら、まず テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## 成果物

### LilyPond を使った成果物

ここでは、演奏や出版用楽譜といった成果物のため、実際に LilyPond を使う人々について読むことができます。このリストはパブリックドメインまたはオープンコンテンツライセンスの作品に限定しています。

### コンサート

LilyPond で生成された楽譜は、世界中の演奏で使用されています。いくつかハイライトを挙げます:

- Marc Hohl は子供と若者のための楽譜を書きました。LilyPond （と LaTeX）を使用して譜刻されたフリーでドイツ語の https://www.singspielschmiede.de/ から入手できるすべての音楽は、 Marc が働く学校のステージで演奏されました。
- Aurélien Bello は Richard Strauss の Der Rosenkavalier を4人の歌手と13人の室内オーケストラ用に編曲しました。これは Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra によって委嘱され、 2015 年にバーデンバーデンの祝祭劇場とベルリンの Philharmonie (großer Saal)で演奏されました。このような名高い音楽家が LilyPond の楽譜で演奏し、そして曰くそれらに非常に満足しているということで我々は嬉しく思います。

  Aurélien も Richard Wagner の Der Ring des Nibelungen をファミリーコンサート（7歳以上向け）に編曲しました。通常の交響楽団のために編曲されましたが、歌手の数を減らして、2014年4月にベルリンの Atze Musiktheater で Radio-Sinfonieorchester Berlin によって演奏されました。指揮者は Heiko Matthias Förster でした。

  その他の Aurélien の再オーケストレーションに Mussorgsky の Pictures at an exhibition があり、彼は 2011 年に Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg を指揮し、2012 年にも再演されました。

- Joe Smeets は子どものための本 Zing Mee （一緒に歌おう）の楽譜を作成しました。出版社 Querido – Querido ISBN 9789045106205 。彼はさらに Mussorgsky の Boris Godunov を管楽四重奏・ピアノ・打楽器の編成に編曲し、2014年に Muziektheater Hollands Diep で演奏されました。

  Joe はまた 2011 年に Muziektheater Hollands Diep によって行われた Benjamin Britten の Saint Nicolas のオランダ語翻訳の合唱リハーサル楽譜を作成しました。 www.muziektheaterhollandsdiep.nl をご覧ください。

- Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi によって歌詞が付けられた Tommaso Traetta のオペラ Enea nel Lazio (1760) の校訂版が、 Luca Rossetto Casel の博士論文として作られました。 パート 1 パート 2 パート 3 パート 4
- 作曲家・音楽監督の Kieren MacMillan 。彼の多くの作品から一部を紹介します： Go Thy Way は2012年に Salt Lake Choral Artists で演奏されました。 Just Out of Reach Suite は Chrysalis Duo によって演奏されました。 thrafsmata は2011年に Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble によって演奏されました。
- Mike Solomon は、 Anonymous Student Compliment or Complaint という題の作品を作曲し、 2011 Left Coast Composition Contest で22カ国172の作品から最優秀作品に選ばれました。

  彼の他の作品の一つ、クラリネットソロのための Norman (age 1) は、2010年10月、フロリダ大学の Electroacoustic Music Festival (FEMF) で演奏されました。

- Alessandro Scarlatti の Serenata Erminia の現代版が Thomas Griffin （音楽学者、イタリア・ローマ）によって編集されました。2010年、イタリア・ナポリの Galleria of the Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano で作曲家の生誕350年記念として演奏されました。 http://www.ascarlatti2010.net をご覧ください。
- Nicolas Sceaux が譜刻した Mercury Baroque による Lully の Armide の演奏が、2009年に行われました。

  Nicolas はまた、 2009 年に Rameau の Hippolyte et Aricie の器楽演奏がニューヨークの St. James’s Church で、 Frederick Renz と彼の楽団による演奏の譜刻をしました。 Early Music New York をご覧ください。

- Valentin Villenave は Lewis Trondheim によるオペラ Affaire étrangère の台本を譜刻をし、 2009年にフランスの L’Opéra National de Montpellier で初演されました。

### 公開されている楽譜

#### 楽譜ライブラリ

- Mutopia Project, 2000 曲を越えるクラシック音楽の楽譜を自由にダウンロードできます。LilyPond で生成された楽譜の主要なショーケースです。すべての作品には LilyPond ソースファイルがあるため、他の組版者から学ぶことやあなた独自の版を作成することができます。
- 2005 年に始まった baroquemusic.it は 800 以上のバロック音楽の楽譜を集めています。アーカイブには総譜、パート譜、MIDIファイルが含まれ、クリエイティブ・コモンズ・ライセンスで配布され、サブスクライバーのみが利用できます。
- Partitura Organum はパブリックドメインのオルガン作品の成長しているコレクションで、 LilyPond によって組版され、クリエイティブ・コモンズ・ライセンスで配布されています。
- Clairnote は Clairnote 表記の無料の楽譜を提供します。 Clairnote は、音楽を読みやすく理解しやすくすることを目的とした代替表記システムです。 Webサイトのスコアは Mutopia や他のオンラインリソースからClairnote の表記に変換されたものです。

#### 楽譜ソースリポジトリ

- Mutopia Project repository: Mutopia ライブラリ全作品のソースファイル。
- LilyPond Web サイトの例: 例で示した楽譜ギャラリーのソースファイル。
- Nicolas Sceaux: LilyPond 開発者の一人が組版したバロック音楽の楽譜。

ここにリストアップされていない他のコンサートや楽譜についてご存知の場合、bug-lilypond メーリング リストにメッセージを送ってお知らせください。まだ購読していない場合は、リストの info ページ から行うことができます。

### どうですか？

まだ迷っていますか？ユーザの 人々の評価 を読んでみてください。 LilyPond を試してみる決心がついたのなら、まず テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## 人々の評価

### 人々は LilyPond についてなんといっているか？

### 出版された記事

- 2011年4月

  Linux Magazine は Projects on the Move という題の記事を出版しました。これは MuseScore, LilyPond, Chordii の紹介記事であり、著者 Carla Schroder は、 “LilyPond はコマンドラインで動作しますが、GUI が無いことはあなたを怖がらせ追い払うものではありません。 LilyPond はユーザーフレンドリーで学習が簡単です。” と述べ、 ハンズオンの例が掲載されています。

- 2010年5月

  ウェブサイト Create Digital Music において Peter Kirn は、 LilyPond review を投稿しました。使用法についての記述はバランスが取れており、 LilyPond の高品質な記譜を賞賛し、試用することを提案しています。

- 2009年9月

  ドイツの雑誌 LinuxUser で LilyPond に関する記事 が掲載されました。

- 2009年8月

  ウェブサイト Polyphonic.org において Ann Drinan は、楽譜を管理するのにソフトウェアを用いている二人のオーケストラ・ライブラリアンのコメントを掲載しました。

- 2009年6月

  フランス National Conservatory Parent Association の年刊で出版される雑誌の 記事 において、フランス人作曲家であり LilyPond の貢献者でもある Valentin Villenave は、フリーなライセンスや、特に LilyPond による楽譜は、記譜された音楽を皆にアクセス可能にする手段であることを述べました。

- 2008年2月

  個人サイトの記事で、 Andrew Hawryluk は Finale と LilyPond を総括的に比較し、両ソフトの譜刻能力を詳しく評価しました。2 つ目の記事ではラフマニノフの Piano Prelude No. 6 の譜刻における問題を、手作業で譜刻された版と比較しながら有益な分析を行っています。

- 2006年6月

  DistroWatch は LilyPond に寄付金を授与しました。 記事では “皆様、読者のリクエストに応え、 DistroWatch の 2006年5月の寄付金を LilyPond (€190.00) と Lua (US$250.00) に授与したことをお知らせできて嬉しく思います。” と書かれています。

- 2005年12月

  Linux Journal は Make Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond という題の記事を出版しました。 詳細でありつつも実践的な機能について、新鮮な LilyPond の画像と共に記述されています。著者の Kris Shaffer は “GNU LilyPond の生成する画像は商用ソフトが二流であるように見える。” と述べています。

- 2005年8月20日

  ベルギーの新聞 De Standaard は ‘DS2 bijlage’ 内で Delen van KENNIS zonder WINSTBEJAG （非営利の知識共有）という題で何がフリーソフトウェアの作者を駆り立てるかという調査をしました。 LilyPond は例として使われ、記事内の至る所に Jan Nieuwenhuizen との E メールインタビューが引用されています。主流な印刷出版物に LilyPond が取り上げられたのはこの記事が初めてです。

- 2005年6月

  LilyPond 2.6 のリリースがフランスのウェブサイト linuxfr.org に掲載されました。

- 2004年10月

  オランダのコンピューター雑誌 Computer!Totaal の編集者は 2004年10月の刊行において LilyPond をこのような文面で紹介 しました。 “素晴らしいフリーの（オープンソースの）ソフトウェア […] LilyPond で生成された楽譜は並外れて綺麗で […] ほとんど何でもすることが出来る非常にパワフルなシステムです。”

- 2004年7月, 8月

  Dave Phillips は Linux Journal で At the sounding edge: LilyPond という紹介記事を書きました。 パート 1、パート 2。

- 2004年3月

  Chris Cannam は linuxmusician.com で（元サイトは現存せず） Han-Wen Nienhuys と Jan Nieuwenhuizen に インタビュー しました。このインタビューは slashdot でレビューされています。

- 2004年2月

  ジャズ歌手 Gail Selkirk は LilyPond にハマった ことについて書きました。 “… リード譜やフルオーケストラ譜を作ることができ、そして出力は素敵です。” Computer Music Special, CMS06 の発刊において。

### ユーザからの推薦状

#### Carter Brey, ニューヨークフィル首席チェロ奏者

“...私は、何曲かのチェロ独奏用のアンコール ピースを書き、LilyPond で印刷しました。Shirmer に出版を掛け合おうとしていますが、そこで印刷される物は恐らく私の物の半分も良くないでしょう！”

#### Orm Finnendahl, フランクフルト音楽・舞台芸術大学作曲科教授

“まだ [LilyPond] について詳しく知りませんが、とても感銘を受けています。定量記譜法で Josquin Desprez のモテットを入力するのに LilyPond を使いましたが、LilyPond が、スピード、使い易さ、見栄えにおいて、 他の全ての楽譜作成プログラムを圧倒していることは間違いありません！”

#### Darius Blasband, 作曲家 (ベルギー ブリュッセル)

“[..最初のオーケストラリハーサルの後で] 私は楽譜の出来についてたくさんの賛辞をいただきました。重要なのは、LilyPondには楽譜の見栄えをより良くするための数多くの方法があるのですが、私がオーケストラに渡したのは基本的に生の、そのままの出力結果だったということです。”

#### Kieren MacMillan, 作曲家 (カナダ トロント)

“この素晴らしい仕事をした開発チームに感謝と賛辞の意を。LilyPondで得られる結果に近い物は他ではありません – この偉大なアプリケーションは、私の楽譜出版の必要性に対して、期待以上の結果を間違いなくもたらしてくれます。[..] 基本的に、いじっていない LilyPond の出力は [..] 私が比較した最近の ‘プロ’ の出版物 (Warner Bros. の楽譜、それから ‘老舗’ の最近の楽譜の大多数) よりも良いです。[..]” “Finale/Sibelius/Igor/他の楽譜ソフトウェアに負けるな！！！”

#### Chris Cannam, RoseGarden プロジェクトの主任プログラマ。

“LilyPond は明らかに [楽譜清書における] 超重量級ゴリラです。”

#### Chris Snyder, Adoro 楽譜出版社

“楽譜作成を LilyPond に任せることで、私はより音楽に集中することができます。どうやって Lily に譜刻させるかで途方に暮れたこともありました。しかしながら、たとえ私が作曲家の思った通りに譜刻したとしても、その楽譜は読み難いものになるだろうということに気付きました。LilyPond を使うことで、私はより容易に編集者と譜刻者の 2 つの役割を果たすことができます。”

“私の拙い楽譜出版ビジネスは、完全に LilyPond に頼っています。作曲家に出版しようとしている楽譜の校正刷りを見せると、例外なく彼らはその質の高さに圧倒されます。賭けてもいいです。私は出力の調整 – 特に (和音の) タイの調整 – に多くの時間を費やしますが、LilyPond は私に素晴らしいスタート地点、直感的なインターフェイス、それに時間をかけさえすればすべてを思い通りに変更できる能力を与えてくれます。商用製品でこれだけのことをできるものは無いと確信しています。”

#### David Bobroff, アイスランド交響楽団バス トロンボーン奏者

“LilyPond は素晴らしい。[..] LilyPond について知れば知るほど好きになる！”

#### Vaylor Trucks, エレキギター プレーヤ (そう、コレ 関係)

“私は LilyPond に超、感動しています。[..]”

“今まででサイコーのプログラム！！！”

“作ってくれた人みんなの仕事と献身に感謝します！”

#### Nicolas Sceaux, Mutopia メンバー

“憎悪にも似た情愛を感じました。情愛の理由は、最初に見た楽譜があまりにも素晴らしかったからです！LilyPond の美しさの説明は不十分です – あまりにも控えめ過ぎる！LilyPond は常に良くなっていますし、scheme がどう使われているかを良く知るにつれ、フラストレーションは減ってきました。とにかく、言いたいことは ‘LilyPond を作ってくれて有難う、本当に素晴らしい。’ということです。”

#### Werner Lemberg, ドイツ Koblenz 劇場指揮者、優れた GNU ハッカー

“とにかく、LilyPond は驚くほど良い仕事をする！”

#### Paul Davis, JACK と Ardour の開発者

“[LilyPond] はすごいプログラムだと思う。実に素敵な結果が得られる。去年、これについてのインタビュー記事を読んだ後、そのポテンシャルについて友達に夢中で喋っていたよ。”

#### Dr. Mika Kuuskankare, researcher at the Sibelius Academy Finland, 作曲家兼 Expressive Notation Package (ENP) 作者

“私は、個人的経験からこの種のソフトウェアが、いかに難しいか知っているので、LilyPond とその開発者たちを深く尊敬しています。”

#### David Cameron, 音楽家、プロ組版者、そして長期間の SCORE ユーザ

“このプロジェクトに貢献するすべての人に心から感謝します。私は90年代に大きな組版会社で SCORE を使っていましたが、LilyPond は、特に「標準」的でない場合に、最終的に望み通りの結果を得ることができました。”

ここにリストアップされていない他のニュース記事や表彰についてご存知の場合、bug-lilypond メーリング リストにメッセージを送ってお知らせください。まだ購読していない場合は、リストの info ページ から行うことができます。

### どうですか？

テキスト入力 を読んでください。

## テキスト入力

### 楽譜を “コンパイル” する

(クリックすると拡大します)

LilyPond は コンパイル システムです: 音符を保持しているテキスト ファイルに対して実行します。結果として得られる出力は、スクリーン上で閲覧するか、プリントします。いくつかの点で、LilyPond はグラフィカルな楽譜編集ソフトウェアよりもプログラミング言語に似ています。

ツールバーから音符をドラッグして、楽譜に配置するのではありません。テキストを打ち込むことで楽譜を記述します。このテキストは LilyPond によって解析 (あるいは “コンパイル”) され、美しく譜刻された楽譜が生成されます。

グラフィカル ユーザ インターフェイスに慣れている人は、新しい方法を学ぶ必要があるかもしれません。 しかしながら、そうする価値は間違いなくあります！

Note: テキスト入力についての簡単な概要を用意しています – これは、見た目ほど難しいものではありません！提示した例の詳細を理解できなくても心配ありません。 初心者向けドキュメントがゆっくりとしたペースで説明しています。

#### A B C と同じくらい簡単

音符は英字と数字で表現されます。特殊なコマンドはバックスラッシュと一緒に入力します。

臨時記号は違う名前で入力します。シャープには `-is` を、フラットには `-es` を付けます (これらは、オランダ語の音符名で、他の言語用もあります)。LilyPondがどこに臨時記号を付けるかを判断します。

#### ポップ ミュージック

リード譜を作るために、コードと歌詞を一緒に配置します:

#### オーケストラ パート

入力ファイルには楽曲の音符が入っています。スコアとパート譜を、一つの入力ファイルから作り出すことができます。そのため、音符を変更すると常にパートとスコア両方に影響します。音符を共有するには、その音楽を変数に割り当てます:

この変数は、単一のパートに使うことができます (ここでは、移調され、複小節休符はまとめられています):

同じ変数をフル スコアで使うことができます (ここでは、コンサート ピッチです):

#### 初心者のためのドキュメント

多くのユーザがこのような方法で楽譜を入力することに違和感を覚えます。そのため、新しいユーザを援助するために、学習 から始まる広範囲なドキュメントを用意してあります。学習マニュアルは LilyPond を始めるのにぴったりです。ユーザが感じるであろう疑問に対する答えをたくさん含んでいます。

時には新しいユーザが LilyPond の挙動の様子に混乱させられることがあります。LilyPond が正しく動作しているか疑う前に、学習マニュアルを読んでください。

もっと掘り下げた情報が マニュアル にあります。

LilyPond ユーザの Ben Lemon は、ブログに新規ユーザのための ビデオチュートリアル を作りました。

#### より簡単な編集環境

(クリックすると拡大します)

LilyPond は元来、最高品質の楽譜を作り出すことを目的としています。グラフィカル ユーザ インターフェイス (GUI) を作ることは、本来の趣旨から外れます。しかしながら、LilyPond 入力ファイルの作成をより簡単にすることを目指しているプロジェクトが別に存在します。

いくつか編集環境は、構文ハイライト、自動コマンド補完、それに作成済みのテンプレートを用意しています。 また、他のプログラムでは、グラフィカルな楽譜を直接操作することができる GUI を提供しているものもあります。更なる情報は、より簡単な編集手段 を読んでください。

### どうですか？

LilyPond をダウンロードする ところまで来ました。まだ迷っていますか？より簡単な編集手段 を読んでください。

## より簡単な編集手段

### フロントエンドアプリケーション

#### Frescobaldi

(クリックすると拡大します)

https://www.frescobaldi.org

Frescobaldi は LilyPond のために追加、強化された多くの機能がある、軽量かつ強力な、音楽・テキストエディタです。主な機能には、楽譜をクリックすると対応するコードが表示される「ポイント・アンド・クリック」、詳細なスコアウィザード、組み込みの LilyPond ドキュメントブラウザ、構文ハイライト、自動コマンド補完があります。Frescobaldi は Python と、ユーザインタフェースのための PyQt4 で書かれており、すべての主要な OS (GNU/Linux、Mac OS X、それに Windows) で実行できます。

#### Denemo

(クリックすると拡大)

http://denemo.org

Denemo は、LilyPond ソース コードを生成し、演奏することもできるグラフィカルなエディタです。LilyPond ソースコードをグラフィカル ビューと並べて表示することができます。音符や和音等に LilyPond が処理可能な調整を加えることができ、それを Denemo ファイルとして保存することができるため、ユーザはグラフィカル環境で楽譜を編集することができます。

LilyPond テキストの中でカーソルを動かすと、グラフィカル ビューの中でもカーソルが動きます。調整で構文エラーが起きると、テキスト ビューで該当部分がハイライトされます。

### ブラウザベースのエディタ

#### LilyBin

http://lilybin.com/

LilyPond をインストールすることなく、直接オンラインで楽譜を組版することができる、Web ベースの LilyPond エディタです。コードスニペットは、いわゆる ‘pastebin’ Web サイトのように、 一意の URL が有効になります。そのコードは development page から MIT ライセンスで自由に利用できます。

#### Hacklily

https://www.hacklily.org/

オートコンプリートやコンテキストヘルプなどの追加機能を持った、 LilyPond によるオンラインの楽譜エディタおよび出版ツール。基礎となる Web ホスティングのコードは AGPL ライセンスで development page から入手できます。

#### www.omet.ca

http://www.omet.ca/

2010 年より、 Online Music Editing Tools (OMET) は、特別仕立ての Web インタフェースを備えた、すぐに使用できる LilyPond サービスを提供します。登録が必要ですが、料金は無料です。

#### WebLily.net

https://www.weblily.net/

2009 開始の WebLily.net は LilyPond に基づく最初の Web サービスの一つであり、以来定期的に更新されています。利用は無料（登録は必要）で、クリック可能なバージョンの LilyPond ドキュメントが含まれています。

### 統合開発環境プラグイン

#### Elysium

https://github.com/thSoft/elysium

EclipseでLilyPondスコアを編集するフル機能の環境です。LilyPondを便利に扱うための豊富なツールキットを提供します。

### テキスト エディタ

#### Emacs

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ Emacs は、多くのコンピュータ言語に対応する言語検出機能を持つテキスト エディタです。Emacs には高い拡張性があり、統合開発環境として使用することができます。LilyPond ソース ファイルを作成するための言語定義を提供する ‘lilypond モード’ があります。 また、LilyPond 開発者の 1 人が Emacs メジャーモード lyqi を作成しています。

Emacs に慣れていない場合、LilyPond 入力ファイルを書くために、別のエディタを使うこともできます。

Emacs をセットアップするための更なる情報が テキスト エディタ サポート にあります。

#### Vim

https://www.vim.org Vim は最小限度の機能を持つテキスト エディタであり、古い Unix `vi` エディタの機能拡張版です。このプログラムも拡張やコンフィグレーションを行うことができます。

Vi に慣れていない場合、LilyPond 入力ファイルを書くために、別のエディタを使うこともできます。

Vim をセットアップするための更なる情報が テキスト エディタ サポート にあります。

#### TeXShop

https://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/

MacOS X 用のエディタ TeXShop を拡張して、 エディタから LilyPond, `lilypond-book` それに `convert-ly` を実行させることができます。 拡張機能は以下で入手できます:

>     http://users.dimi.uniud.it/~nicola.vitacolonna/home/content/lilypond-scripts

### LilyPond コードをエクスポートできるプログラム

#### 楽譜、タブ、MIDI エディタ:

- bwwtolily は `.bww` や `.bmw` ファイルを LilyPond へ変換しようとします。すべての装飾が正しく変換されないかもしれませんが（piobaireachd では特にそうです）一覧表示されます。
- Canorus: 楽譜エディタで、LilyPond コードをエクスポートできますが、まだベータ版です。テスターを歓迎しています。
- Enc2ly は Encore のファイルを LilyPondに変換する GNU/Linux プログラムです。
- go-enc2ly は Go 言語のツールで Encode のファイルを LilyPond に変換します。 Felipe Castro によるバージョン 4.55 体験版の .enc ファイルの研究やリバースエンジニアリングを基に作られました。
- NtEd, Cairo ライブラリをベースにした楽譜エディタで、試験的に LilyPond へのエクスポートをサポートしています。
- NW2LY は NoteWorthy で記譜した曲を LilyPond に変換する C# プログラムです。
- Ripple は総譜とパート譜の作成を支援するプログラムで、異なる楽譜ソースから総譜やパート譜を作成するモードがあります。
- Rosegarden: オーディオ・MIDI シーケンサであり、単一譜を扱える楽譜エディタでもあります。

#### アルゴリズムによるコード生成

- Abjad は形式化された楽譜の制御 (Formalized Score Control) をする Python API で、LilyPond による複雑な音楽を、反復型開発の手法で作成することができます。
- FOMUS (FOrmat MUSic) はアルゴリズム生成された音楽を記譜するためのツールです。Lisp言語で書かれており、多くのインタプリタで動作します。C++に移植されたものもあります。
- Strasheela は The Mozart Programming System 上の環境です。

### 活発には開発されていない他のプログラム

- LilyPondTool は jEdit テキストエディタ用プラグインでした。
- LilyKDE は Frescobaldi に置き換わり、 KDE 3.5 用の LilyKDE3 と KDE 4.1 用の lilypond-KDE4 だけが存在します。
- LilyComp はグラフィカルに音符を入力できるプログラムで、LilyPond 版のテンキーのようなものです。
- MuseScore: 楽譜エディタです。バージョン 2.0 で LilyPond エクスポートがなくなりましたが、古いバージョンがまだ Sourceforge でダウンロードできます。
- NoteEdit はMusicXML をインポートできましたが、NtEd と Canorus にフォークされました。
- OOoLilyPond, OpenOffice.org の拡張機能で、OpenOffice.org ドキュメント中で LilyPond ファイルを画像に変換できます。もう開発されていませんが、まだバージョン 4 で動作すると思われます。
- Rumor: リアルタイムに単声の MIDI を LilyPond に変換します。
- tunefl

  LilyPond をインストールすることなく、直接オンラインでミニスコアを組版することができます。これは、便利な Web インタフェースを使用して、すべてのプログラムの機能を試すことができます。

- TuxGuitar: マルチトラックなタブ譜のエディタ・プレイヤで、楽譜ビューアを持ち、LilyPond コードのエクスポートが可能です。

### どうですか？

LilyPond をダウンロードする ところまで来ました。

まだ迷っていますか？多くの作曲家、音楽家、それに指揮者が LilyPond 入力フォーマットで記述することを学んでいます。経験を積んだユーザは、LilyPond を使うことで、ピアノやマウス＆GUI を使うよりも短時間で総譜を入力できるとレポートしてさえいます！LilyPond が提供する 特徴, 例, あるいは 自由 を読み返してみてください。また、ユーザの 成果物 と 人々の評価 を読んでみてください。さらに、伝統的な譜刻の審美性をコンピュータで実現するための我々のアプローチが バックグラウンド で説明されています。

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# Download

## Downloads for LilyPond 2.24.4

### Essential links

#### For new users

テキスト入力: LilyPond is a text-based music engraver; it is more similar to a programming language than a graphical score editing program. Read this to understand the basic LilyPond editing workflow.

Learning: This gentle introduction to LilyPond shows how to install it and guides you through your first steps with the program.

#### For users who upgrade from a previous version

Changes: What’s new in LilyPond 2.24.4.

Usage: Explains how to run `convert-ly` to effortlessly update existing input files written for older versions.

Learning: The installation method shown in the tutorial allows installing several versions of LilyPond in parallel seamlessly.

### GNU/Linux

#### Generic Packages or Distribution-Specific Packages?

Many distributions include LilyPond within their normal package repositories. However, these may be significantly older than the current stable version. If this is the case for you, we strongly recommend that you use our generic packages.

#### Downloads for Generic Packages

- GNU/Linux x86_64: LilyPond 2.24.4

### Windows

#### Downloads for Generic Packages

These binaries work under current Windows versions (Windows 7 and Windows 8 are not supported).

- Windows x86_64: LilyPond 2.24.4

### macOS

#### Downloads for Generic Packages

These binaries work on macOS 10.15 (Catalina) and higher. For older macOS versions, please use MacPorts.

- macOS x86_64: LilyPond 2.24.4

#### Using a Package Manager

- MacPorts, a package manager for macOS, has a LilyPond port.
- Homebrew, another package manager for macOS, has a LilyPond formula.

### For developers

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開発: latest unstable version

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## Source

Note: We do not recommend that you attempt to build LilyPond yourself; almost all user needs are better met with the pre-built version.

### Source tarball

Source: lilypond-2.24.4.tar.gz

Compiling instructions are listed in Compiling.

## Old downloads

### All versions

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### Software license

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# マニュアル

## LilyPond 2.24.4 用のマニュアル

### 導入部

- テキスト入力: LilyPond は テキスト ベース の楽譜作成プログラムです。まず最初にこのドキュメントを読んでください！
- 学習: “必読” のやさしい LilyPond 入門書です。 (学習 の詳細)
- 用語集: (副読本) 音楽用語についての説明と、 英語の音楽用語に馴染みの無いユーザのための訳語を提供します。 (用語集 の詳細)
- Essay: (副読本) コンピュータによる譜刻についての背景。 (エッセー の詳細)

### 常用するマニュアル

- 記譜法: 構文リファレンス。 (記譜法 の詳細)
- 使用方法: このプログラムの実行方法。 (使用方法 の詳細)
- Snippets: ちょっとしたトリック、秘訣。 (コード断片集 の詳細)

### 常用外のマニュアル

- FAQ: 頻繁に質問されること。
- Web: このドキュメント。 (Web の詳細)
- Changes: 変更点。 (変更点 の詳細)
- Extending: 変則的な調整。 (拡張 の詳細)
- Internals: 調整のためのリファレンス。 (内部リファレンス の詳細)

### その他の資料

- すべて: 圧縮したアーカイブとして提供する以前と現在の安定バージョンのドキュメント。
- LilyPond Snippet Repository: ユーザが作成した例、ヒント、それに TIPS。
- ビデオチュートリアル: LilyPond ユーザの Ben Lemon は、自分のブログで新規ユーザのためのビデオチュートリアルを作成しています。
- 開発: 不安定な開発バージョンのマニュアル。
- FDL: これらのマニュアルは GNU Free Documentation License に基づいて発行されています。

### マニュアルの形式

LilyPond のマニュアルは通常 3 つの形式があります: ページ毎に分割された HTML, 1 つの大きな HTML そして PDF です。ページ毎に分割された HTML はオンラインで読むのに適しています。1 つの大きな HTML （非常に大きいものもあります）は、単一のページで全体のマニュアルが含まれています。PDF はダウンロードしてオフラインで利用することができます。これら 3 形式を取得するためには、マニュアル名の詳細のリンクをたどってください。

## 学習

### 学習マニュアル

本書は LilyPond の学習の始め方を説明します。同時に、キーとなるコンセプトのいくつかをやさしい用語で説明します。各章を順番に読んでいくことをお勧めします。

各セクションの最後に 参照 という段落があります。ここには他のセクションへの相互参照があります: 初読時にはこの相互参照を追いかけていくべきではありません。このマニュアルをすべて読み終えて、いくつかのセクションを再読するときに、更なる情報を求めてこの相互参照を追っていくことになるかもしれません。

### お読みください

- 学習 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 学習 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 1.8M)
- learning.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 3.6M)

## 用語集

本書は音楽用語について説明します。さまざまな言語への訳語も含みます。記譜法や音楽用語に馴染みが無い場合 (特に、英語圏ではない人であれば)、この用語集を調べると大いに役立つでしょう。

### お読みください

- 音楽用語集 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 音楽用語集 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 684K)
- music-glossary.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 688K)

## エッセー

本書は楽譜の活版技術の歴史について簡単に説明し、LilyPond の譜刻テクニックの例を挙げます。さらに、LilyPond と他の楽譜譜刻システムを比較します。

Note: 活版技術の詳細についての例は、分析しやすくするため、高解像度の PDF 形式としています。

### お読みください

- エッセー (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- エッセー (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 148K)
- essay.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 1.4M)

## 記譜法

### 記譜法リファレンス

本書は楽譜を生み出す LilyPond コマンドをすべて説明します。

Note: この記譜法リファレンスは、読み手が学習マニュアルでカバーされている基本的な題材についての知識を有していて、音楽用語集で提供されている英語の音楽用語に馴染みがあることを前提としています。

### お読みください

- 記譜法 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 記譜法 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 6.7M)
- notation.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 7.0M)

## 使用方法

### 使用法マニュアル

本書はこのプログラムの実行のしかた、LilyPond 記譜法を他のプログラムと統合する方法について説明します。さらに、効果的な使い方をするための “最良の習慣” を提案します。大きなプロジェクトに取り組む前に、本書を読むことをお勧めします。

### お読みください

- 使用方法 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 使用方法 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 412K)
- usage.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 520K)

## コード断片集

これは LilyPond コード断片リポジトリ (LSR) から選び出した LilyPond のコード断片集です。LSR にあるすべてのコード断片はパブリック ドメインにあります (公開されています)。

このコード断片集に含まれるコード断片は、必ずしも LSR にあるわけではありません。LSR は LilyPond の安定版で実行することを前提としているため、開発版の新機能をデモンストレーションするコード断片を別に付け加える必要があります。新機能を使用するコード断片は、LilyPond ソース ツリーの中の ‘`input/new/`’ に保存されています。

さらに、記譜法リファレンスの各サブセクションに対応するコード断片のリストは、記譜法リファレンスの 参照 部分からリンクが張られています。

### お読みください

- コード断片集 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- コード断片集 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 5.6M)
- snippets.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 4.1M)

## FAQ

### 使い始めの質問

#### グラフィカルなキャンバス、メニュー、それにツールバーはどこに

あるのですか？

LilyPond は、ユーザが音楽をテキストで書くソフトウェアです。テキスト入力 を読んでください。

#### ドキュメントがたくさんあります！すべて読む必要があるのですか！？

読む必要があるのは 学習マニュアル です。他のドキュメントで読む必要があるのは、作成したい記譜について議論しているセクションだけです。

#### それでもまだ、読むものがたくさんあります！そこまでする価値のあるソフトウェアなのですか？

あなた自身で決めてください。LilyPond を使う理由については、導入部 に書かれています。

### 使い方についての質問

#### 何かがうまくいっていません！どうやって直せば良いのですか？

修正方法については、 トラブルシュート で説明されています。

#### 何故、構文が変更されるのですか？

そのことについては、 何故構文は変更されるのか？ で説明されています。

## Web

本書は LilyPond についての全般的な情報を提供します。さらに、さまざまなコミュニティ フォーラム、バグ レポート、それに開発についての情報も含んでいます。

### お読みください

#### 最新のマニュアル

- Web

#### 2.25.18 の Web マニュアル

- Web (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- Web (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 572K)
- web.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 2.6M)

## 変更点

本書は、LilyPond の前の安定バージョンからの、重要な変更点と新しい機能についての要約です。

### お読みください

- 変更点 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 変更点 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 84K)
- changes.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 272K)

## 拡張

### LilyPond の拡張

本書は、LilyPond を拡張する方法について説明しています。

### お読みください

- 拡張 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 拡張 (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 344K)
- extending.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 416K)

## 内部リファレンス

本書は、LilyPond のクラス、オブジェクト、それに関数をそれぞれすべて詳細に、かつ具体的にドキュメント化した幾重にもリンクし合う HTML ページのセットです。本書は、ソース コードのフォーマット定義から直接生成されます。

内部的に使用されるフォーマット関数のほとんどすべてを、ユーザが直接使用できます。例えば、太さ、間隔等を制御する変数の値のほとんどを、入力ファイルの中で変更することが可能です。膨大な数のフォーマット オプションがあり、それらすべてが本書の中で記述されています。記譜法リファレンスの各セクションには 参照 というサブセクションがあり、そこから本書を参照しています。HTML ドキュメントでは、それらサブセクションにはクリック可能なリンクがあります。

### お読みください

- 内部リファレンス (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- 内部リファレンス (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 4.1M)
- internals.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 5.6M)

## すべて

### ダウンロード可能なバージョン

ダウンロード可能な .tar.gz ファイルは https://lilypond.org でのみ入手可能です。

### 以前の安定バージョン

- LilyPond 2.18 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.16 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.14 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.12 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.10 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.8 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.6 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.4 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.2 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 2.0 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 1.8 ドキュメント
- LilyPond 1.6 ドキュメント

## FDL

### ドキュメント ライセンス

GNU LilyPond のドキュメントは、GNU Free Documentation License に基づいて公開されています。このライセンスの紹介と、このライセンスを選択した理由については、自由 に記述されています。(訳者) GNU GPL, GNU FDL の日本語訳は Open Source Group Japan を参照してください。

### GNU Free Documentation License 1.3

Version 1.3, 3 November 2008

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# コミュニティ

### コミュニティと交流する

- コンタクト: 援助を求める、議論する、そして交流する！
- 最小化例: LilyPond について議論する際に、強く 推奨することがあります。
- バグ報告: 何かうまくいかない。

### LilyPond を改善する

- 援助が必要です: あなたの手助けが必要です。
- スポンサー: financial contributions.
- 開発: 貢献者とテスター向けです。
- Google Summer of Code: ideas for Google Summer of Code (GSoC).
- 著者: 現在の LilyPond を作った人々。

### その他

- 出版物: 我々が書いたもの、我々についてかかれたもの。
- ニュース: LilyPond プロジェクトからのニュース。
- 物置: 過去のバージョンのアナウンスと変更ログ、過去のニュースなど。

## コンタクト

### ユーザの議論とヘルプ

#### ユーザ メーリング リスト: `lilypond-user@gnu.org`

このメーリング リストは、ユーザ同士で議論やヘルプを行う場所です。

> lilypond-user への登録と情報

> アーカイブ 1 アーカイブ 2

Note: 質問がある場合、最小化例 を使ってください！

#### LilyPond コード断片リポジトリ

LilyPond コード断片リポジトリ (LSR) はユーザが投稿した例の大きなコレクションであり、自由にコピーして使用することができます。他の人が書いた楽譜を見て、あなた自身も投稿してください！

>     https://lsr.di.unimi.it

LSR から、ためになる例を公式ドキュメントの コード断片集 に含めています。

#### IRC

我々の IRC チャネルでサポートが提供されています:

>     #lilypond@irc.libera.chat

このチャネルはアーカイブされません。そのため、他のユーザにも役に立ちそうな質問は、メーリング リストに投稿した方が良いでしょう。

irc name:

#### 他の言語

> フランス語のメーリング リスト

> ドイツ語のフォーラム

> イタリア語のメーリングリスト

> ポルトガル語のグループ

> スペイン語のメーリング リスト

### LilyPond ブログ

我々コミュニティのブログ ‘Scores of Beauty’ を読んでください。

>     https://lilypondblog.org

#### リリース メーリング リスト: `info-lilypond@gnu.org`

このメーリング リストは小さなボリュームの読むだけのメーリング リストで、新しいリリースが通知されます。

> info-lilypond への登録と情報

> アーカイブ 1 アーカイブ 2

### 開発者および翻訳者の議論

#### 開発者メーリング リスト: `lilypond-devel@gnu.org`

開発者の議論はこのメーリングリストで行われています。パッチはここに送ることができます。

> lilypond-devel への登録と情報

> アーカイブ 1 アーカイブ 2

#### バグ メーリング リスト: `bug-lilypond@gnu.org`

バグ報告や議論はここで行われます。このメーリングリストにパッチを送らないでください。

> bug-lilypond への登録と情報

> アーカイブ 1 アーカイブ 2

Note: バグ リストにメールを送る前に バグ報告 のガイドラインを読んで下さい。

#### 翻訳 メーリング リスト: `translations@lilynet.org`

LilyPond マニュアルの翻訳に関するすべての議論がここで行われます。このメーリングリストにパッチを送らないでください。

> アーカイブ

## 最小化例

### “最小化例” とは？

最小化例は、削除可能なものをすべて 削除した例です。

### なぜそれを作る必要があるの?

- 例が簡単なほど、援助者は素早くそれを理解して手助けすることができます。
- 最小化例は、あなたが自分自身で問題を解決する努力した証明になります。入力ファイルの大部分を送った場合、援助を期待していないかのように見られてしまいます。
- 最小化例を作ることは、あなたは何が起きているかを理解する手助けにになります。多くの問題報告は最小化例を作る努力をすることで回避できるものです。最小化例の中で “バグ” を再現できないのであれば、それはバグではなく、LilyPond への理解不足である可能性が高いです！

### どうやって作るの？

- `\version` 番号を含めてください。
- 小さくしてください！スペースやページ レイアウトについての例は多くの小節を必要とするかもしれませんが、多くの問題は 1 小節以下に作り直すことができます。
- 例を作ろうとする時、ファイルの部分々々をコメント アウト (`%` や `%{ … %}`) してみてください。あなたの考えていることを残しながらコメント アウトできるものがあれば、それを削除してください！
- バグと関係がないのであれば、複雑な音符、調、拍子を使わないで下さい。
- バグと関係がないのであれば、`\override` や `\set` コマンドを使わないでください。
- 強制ではありませんが、得ようとしている出力を示す画像を添付してください。

### 最小化例はどのようなもの？

以下のコードは最小化例でしょうか？

>     \version "2.14.1"
>     \include "english.ly"

>     \score {
>       \new Staff {
>         \key d \major
>         \numericTimeSignature
>         \time 2/4
>         <cs' d'' b''>16 <cs' d'' b''>8.
>         %% Here: the tie on the D's looks funny
>         %% Too tall? Left-hand endpoint is not aligned with the B tie?
>         ~
>         <cs' d'' b''>8 [ <b d'' a''> ]
>       }
>     }

これで大きすぎるわけではありませんが、本当の最小化例は以下のようになります:

>     \version "2.14.1"
>     {
>       % middle tie looks funny here:
>       <c' d'' b''>8. ~ <c' d'' b''>8
>     }

最小化例のコードが 10 行を越えることはほとんどありません – ほとんどの場合、問題を示すのに 4 行で十分です！

## バグ報告

クラッシュや記述どおりの出力を得られない入力があるのなら、それはバグです。

### ステップ 1: 既知のバグ

すでに把握しているバグがあります。以下をチェックしてください:

>     https://gitlab.com/lilypond/lilypond/-/issues

Note: このバグ トラッカーに直接バグ報告を 送らないで下さい。トラッカーに登録された問題については、自由に追加情報を書き込んでください。

### ステップ 2: バグ報告を作成する

リスト アップされていないバグを発見した場合、我々がバグを無くすることができるよう、バグ報告を作ってください。

Note: 我々が受け付ける報告は、最小化例 になっているものだけです。我々がバグ報告を扱うために使える資源は非常に限られています。そのため、最小化されていない例は受け付けられません。ほとんどのバグは 4 つ以下の音符で表すことができます！

良くできたバグ報告の例を挙げます:

>     % 臨時記号はタイの最初の音符にだけ付くはずですが、
>     % このバージョンでは両方の音符にフラットが付けられます。
>     \version "2.10.1"

>     \relative c'' {
>      bes1 ~
>      bes1
>     }

### ステップ 3: バグ報告を送る

問題が既知ではないことを確認して、バグ報告を作ったのなら、それを我々に送ってください！

残念ながら、bug-lilypond リストを購読せずにバグ報告を送る方法はなくなってしまいました。詳しい情報は

>     https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-lilypond

を参照してください。

### ステップ 4: 回答を待つ

バグ報告がメーリング リストに送られると、バグ チームがその報告を検証します。彼らはバグについての更なる情報を得るために質問をする場合があります。報告がバグ トラッカーに追加された場合、通知が来ます。この仕事に割り当てられるボランティアの数は限られているため、 4 日間は待ってください。

バグがトラッカーに追加されると、そのバグについての情報を追加するためにコメントすることができます。トラッカー上のバグに何らかのアクティビティがあった時に自動的に通知するには、バグのタイトルの隣にある封筒のマークをクリックして購読します。コメントや購読を行うためには SourceForge アカウントにログインしている必要があります。

### オプションのステップ: 望ましい結果を提示してください

問題がトラッカーに登録された場合、望ましい結果を提示してもらえるととても役に立ちます。このような結果になってほしいということを示す入力コードや画像 (もしかすると他のツールで作ることになるかもしれません) を自由に追加してください！

## 援助が必要です

### We need you!

Thank you for your interest in helping us — we would love to see you get involved! Your contribution will help a large group of users make beautifully typeset music.

Even working on small tasks can have a big impact: taking care of them allows experienced developers work on advanced tasks, instead of spending time on those simple tasks.

For a multi-faceted project like LilyPond, sometimes it’s tough to know where to begin. In addition to the avenues proposed below, you can send an e-mail to the lilypond-devel@gnu.org mailing list, and we’ll help you to get started.

### Simple tasks

No programming skills required!

- Mailing list support: answer questions from fellow users. (This may entail helping them navigate the online documentation; in such cases it may sometimes be appropriate to point them to version-agnostic URL paths such as `/latest/` or `/stable/`, which are automatically redirected.)
- Bug reporting: help users create proper バグ報告, and/or join the Bug Squad to organize Issues.
- Documentation: small changes can be proposed by following the guidelines for Documentation suggestions.
- LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR): create and fix snippets following the guidelines in Adding and editing snippets.
- Discussions, reviews, and testing: the developers often ask for feedback about new documentation, potential syntax changes, and testing new features. Please contribute to these discussions!

### Advanced tasks

These jobs generally require that you have the source code and can compile LilyPond.

Note: We suggest that contributors using Windows or MacOS X do not attempt to set up their own development environment; instead, use Lilydev as discussed in Quick start.

Contributors using Linux or FreeBSD may also use Lilydev, but if they prefer their own development environment, they should read Working with source code, and Compiling.

Begin by reading Summary for experienced developers.

- Documentation: for large changes, see Documentation work.
- Website: the website is built from the normal documentation source. See the info about documentation, and also Website work.
- Translations: see Translating the documentation, and Translating the website.
- Bugfixes or new features: read Programming work.

## スポンサー

### 報酬

過去には以下のようなことがありました:

- お金を支払って新しい機能を作ってもらったユーザがいました。
- お金を受け取って新しい機能を追加した開発者がいました。

LilyPond プロジェクトはそのような活動はしません。そのような契約を推奨も妨げもしません。個々の個人的な契約はそこで完結するものであり、我々は関与しません。

### ガイドライン

作業への報酬としてお金を提供しようとするユーザは以下のポイントを心に留めておく必要があります:

- LilyPond 開発者は時々、彼らが行ったサービスを lilypond email リストで宣伝することがあります。
- プライベートで個人的な合意であっても、ビジネスを行う際の通常の決め事 – 支払者、支払額、支払方法、支払条件 – を取り交わすべきです。それらの事柄について曖昧なことや不明なことは作業を開始する前に解決しておくべきです。

## 開発

## LilyPond 2.25.18 の開発

Note: 不安定な開発 バージョンです。LilyPond の使い方やインストールの仕方に少しでも疑問を持つのであれば、安定版のダウンロード を使い、安定版のマニュアル を読むことをお勧めします。

### リリース番号

LilyPond には 2 セットのリリースがあります: 安定版リリースと不安定な開発リリースです。安定バージョンは偶数の ‘マイナー’ バージョン番号 (例えば 2.14, 2.16, 2.18) を持ち、開発バージョンは奇数の ‘マイナー’ バージョン番号 (例えば 2.15, 2.17, 2.19) を持ちます。

### ダウンロード

git とコンパイルについての説明は貢献者向けガイドにあります。

> lilypond git リポジトリ

ドキュメント作成者とテスターはたいてい最新のバイナリをダウンロードしようとします:

> GNU/Linux x86_64: LilyPond 2.25.18

> macOS x86_64: LilyPond 2.25.18

> Windows x86_64: LilyPond 2.25.18

> Source: lilypond-2.25.18.tar.gz

### 貢献者向けガイド

LilyPond の開発手法はかなり複雑です。新しい貢献者を助けるために、そしてシステム全体の安定を保つために、開発作業のマニュアルを作成しました。

- Contributor’s Guide (ページ毎に分割された HTML) - このマニュアルはいくつもの HTML ページに分割されています。
  (ページ毎の小さなダウンロード)
- Contributor’s Guide (1 つの大きな HTML) - このマニュアルは 1 つの巨大な HTML ページです。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 748K)
- contributor.pdf - 日本語では PDF 形式での提供はありません。
  (大きな単一のダウンロード, 1008K)

### 回帰テスト

- 回帰テスト: このリリースの回帰テスト。 (PDF バージョン)
- MusicXML テスト: このリリースの musicXML テスト。 (PDF バージョン)
- abc2ly テスト: このリリースの abc2ly テスト。 (PDF バージョン)

### マニュアル

Note: 以下のマニュアルは LilyPond 2.24.4 用です。最新のマニュアルは https://lilypond.org で見つかります。

導入部
学習 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | 学習 (1 つの大きな HTML) | learning.pdf
用語集 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | 用語集 (1 つの大きな HTML) | music-glossary.pdf
Essay (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Essay (1 つの大きな HTML) | essay.pdf

常用マニュアル
記譜法 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | 記譜法 (1 つの大きな HTML) | notation.pdf
使用方法 (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | 使用方法 (1 つの大きな HTML) | usage.pdf
Snippets (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Snippets (1 つの大きな HTML) | snippets.pdf

時々使用するマニュアル
Web (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Web (1 つの大きな HTML) | web.pdf
Changes (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Changes (1 つの大きな HTML) | changes.pdf
Extending (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Extending (1 つの大きな HTML) | extending.pdf
Internals (ページ毎に分割された HTML) | Internals (1 つの大きな HTML) | internals.pdf

## Google Summer of Code

### What is Google Summer of Code?

GSoC is a global program that offers students stipends to write code for free software and open source projects during the summer. For three months students work to complete a given task as part of the project’s community and under the guidance of experienced mentors. The program is an excellent opportunity for students to gain experience with real-world software development and make a contribution that benefits everyone. It brings new contributors to LilyPond and enables students who are already involved to become more involved. LilyPond participates in GSoC as part of the GNU project.

We have had GSoC participants in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020. This site is current for the 2023 program.

### Project Ideas List

Below is a list of GSoC project ideas (last update: May 2017), but if you have other ideas for a project you may complete within the three months of the program you’re welcome to make a suggestion on our developer mailing list (see コンタクト). There are a number of areas where LilyPond could be improved, and our development team is always willing to help those who would like to tackle a project similar to those listed below. As mentor availability varies from project to project and from year to year it is wise to get in touch with us as early as possible.

Per 2018 we have installed the new role of “Community Mentor”. We aim at assigning one Community Mentor to each active project who is not responsible for discussing the implementation or reviewing the code. Instead they will on the one hand discuss the design of the planned features from the (power) user perspective, and they will look after the communication between student and mentor, and between the two and the community.

A full list of all the current open issues can be found here.

#### Adding variants of font glyphs

- Adding ‘on’ and ‘between’ staff-line variants.
- Shorter and narrower variants of some glyphs for example, accidentals. Another, more specific example could be an ancient notation breve notehead coming in two variants one with a small or big ‘hole’ within it.

Difficulty: easy

Requirements: MetaFont, C++, good eye for details

Recommended knowledge: basic LilyPond knowledge

Mentor: Werner Lemberg

#### Improve/Extend Export to MusicXML

There is experimental support for exporting scores to MusicXML. So far there is limited coverage that should be extended, and the export should become more robust with regard to unconventionally organized input files. Several strategies can be thought of in that regard.

Significant progress in coverage has been made in a GSoC Project hosted by Frescobaldi in 2017, but there is still much to be done that could make a nice GSoC project.

Working in this project will mainly be done in the python-ly repository.

Difficulty: easy to hard (depending on the targeted improvements)

Size of project: to be defined

Requirements: Python, MusicXML

Mentor: Peter Bjuhr (?)

#### Fix Beaming Patterns/Beam Subdivisions and Tuplets

Subdivision is an important way to improve the readability of beamed music. However, despite several attempts at fixing it LilyPond still does not always produce correct results. In order to properly fix this issue it seems necessary to rewrite the responsible code from the ground up. Much work has already been done assessing the issue (see this discussion and this work-in-progress document).

In the course of this assessment it has been found that LilyPond’s conception of tuplets is somewhat flawed as well (see this discussion), and that this has to be fixed as well.

Difficulty: medium

Size of project: to be defined

Requirements: C++

Recommended knowledge: Good musical and mathematical understanding of timing issues

Mentors: Carl Sorensen (?)

#### Support for Style Sheets

LilyPond’s engraving output can be tweaked to the least detail, and one important addition in recent years was the ability to use alternative notation fonts. It is possible to create reusable modules for “house styles”, but this project aims at bringing this to a new level by creating a convenient extension package with support for creating, applying, and sharing modular style sheets. We are looking for a hierarchical structure that allows to mix and match style elements for “house” (e.g., “my-personal-style”, “client-a”, “client-b”, etc.), score type, paper size etc.

Work can be built upon the existing notation-fonts openLilyLib package. We would like to see a further improvement of the loading mechanism for notation fonts (for example a better separation of loading notation and text fonts) as part of the project, and optionally (this would involve working on Lilypond’s C++ code) support for notation fonts that are installed system-wide.

Difficulty: medium

Size of project: to be defined

Requirements: Scheme, aesthetic competence

Recommended: sense of building hierarchical frameworks

Optional: C++ (for font loading internals)

Mentor: Abraham Lee (?)

Community Mentor: Kieren MacMillan

### Information for Applicants/Participants

In order to have a satisfying experience with GSoC applicants are strongly advised to thoroughly read the following recommendations. Some of these are relevant for the application process, others for the time within the project.

- Read all applicable information on the program’s website, particularly the students’ manual. Make sure you fulfil all of Google’s prerequisites and are willing to join the program as a full-time commitment over the coding period of three months.
- Please get in touch with us as soon as possible if you are interested in applying with a project. Mentor availability may change without notice, project proposals may need fine-tuning, and many other reasons might require us to reject or ignore an application that hasn’t been discussed before.
- We do not know in advance how many “slots” we will have available for projects, so please be aware that you may find yourself in competition with other applicants or not. Interested or even enthusiastic response from our mentors is no guarantee of eventually being accepted, and not being accepted does not necessarily indicate a negative evaluation of your application. If we have to decide between different applicants there may be various aspects to consider.
- Integration in the LilyPond community is a fundamental part of GSoC, and we expect our students to make substantial efforts to become community members. Within the bonding period we expect you to write a blog post about your project (either on Scores of Beauty or on any other blog) and to be active on our mailing lists, introducing yourself but also communicating about unrelated tasks. This goes beyond the mere setting up of a working environment and familiarizing yourself with the relevant code, but we think it is crucial for the GSoC project to be mutually satisfying.
- If you are accepted to the program you will have one mentor explicitly assigned to your project. With this mentor you will have to agree upon a communication strategy, be it emails, chatrooms, issue trackers or voice/video chats. Regular communication is absolutely crucial for the success of a GSoC project so you are stricly required to keep talking to your mentor. But keep in mind that your mentor has explicitly taken over the responsibility for your project, and while unlike you he isn’t paid for this activity you are still entitled to get regular attention from him.
- In order to get support from your mentor you have to give him a chance to follow your progress and efforts. Therefore it is important to regularly commit your changes to the versioning repository you are working on. Don’t hesitate making unfinished code available because you are afraid of criticism, and don’t suppress questions because you think they might be considered stupid. But ideally your code should at any time be accompanied by compatible testing code. Your mentor may not be able to properly assess your code by only reading it without the opportunity to apply it in a real example.

There is a list of inactive projects in the 物置. We list projects there that are still considered valuable but for which there are currently no mentors available.

## 著者

### 現在の開発チーム

- Jean Abou Samra: jean@abou-samra.fr, Factotum
- Colin Campbell: cpkc.music@shaw.ca, Patch Meister
- Dan Eble: nine.fierce.ballads@gmail.com, Core developer
- Jonas Hahnfeld: hahnjo@hahnjo.de https://www.hahnjo.de/ Core developer, release unbreaker, GitLab manager
- Phil Holmes: mail@philholmes.net http://www.philholmes.net Build unentangler, Bug squad member
- David Kastrup: dak@gnu.org, hard core developer, user and programming interfaces, bug squashing and swamp drainage.
- Werner Lemberg: wl@gnu.org, Fonts, bug squasher
- Han-Wen Nienhuys: hanwen@xs4all.nl, https://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen/, Main author
- Francisco Vila: Translation Meister

### 以前の開発チーム

- Mats Bengtsson: mats.bengtsson@ee.kth.se, https://www.kth.se/profile/matben/, Support guru
- Bertrand Bordage: bordage.bertrand@gmail.com, Core developer, font designer
- Trevor Daniels: t.daniels@treda.co.uk, Assistant documentation editor
- Colin Hall: Bug Meister
- Ian Hulin: Core developer
- Reinhold Kainhofer: reinhold@kainhofer.com, https://reinhold.kainhofer.com, Core developer, Music2xml wrangler
- Pedro Kroeger: Build Meister
- Jonathan Kulp: Assistant documentation editor
- James Lowe: Documentation, Patch Meister
- Joe Neeman: Core developer
- Jan Nieuwenhuizen: janneke@gnu.org, https://JoyofSource.com, https://AvatarAcademy.nl, Main author
- John Mandereau: john.mandereau@free.fr, Translation Meister
- Patrick McCarty: SVG guru, bug squad member, bug squasher, text handling
- Graham Percival: https://percival-music.ca, Bug Meister, Grand Documentation Project leader
- Mark Polesky: Documentation, Code cleanup
- Neil Puttock: Core developer
- Jürgen Reuter: reuter_j@web.de, https://www.juergen-reuter.de, Ancient notation
- Mike Solomon: mike@mikesolomon.org, Core developer, Frog Meister
- Erik Sandberg: Bug Meister
- Nicolas Sceaux: Core developer, Schemer extraordinaire
- Carl Sorensen: c_sorensen@byu.edu, Core developer
- Valentin Villenave: Core developer
- Janek Warchoł: janek.lilypond@gmail.com, Core developer

### 現在の貢献者

#### プログラミング

Erlend E. Aasland, Kevin Barry, Martín Rincón Botero, Tim Burgess, Thibaut Cuvelier, Jefferson Felix, David Stephen Grant, Jordan Henderson, Masamichi Hosoda, Nihal Jere, Martin Joerg, Michael Käppler, Doug Kearns, Mark Knoop, Thomas Morley, Lukas-Fabian Moser, Martin Neubauer, Knut Petersen, Valentin Petzel, Pete Siddall, Alen Šiljak, Samuel Tam, Timofey, Nathan Whetsell

#### フォント

Johannes Feulner, David Stephen Grant, Owen Lamb

#### ドキュメント

Michael Käppler, Daniel Tobias Johansen Langhoff, Thomas Morley, John Wheeler

#### 翻訳

Federico Bruni, Walter Garcia-Fontes, Dénes Harmath, Masamichi Hosoda, Guyutongxue, Chengrui Li, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Benkő Pál

### 以前の貢献者

#### プログラミング

Erlend Aasland, Maximilian Albert, Aleksandr Andreev, Guido Amoruso, Don Armstrong, Guido Aulisi, Joe Austin, Sven Axelsson, Kevin Barry, Robin Bannister, Kristof Bastiaensen, Étienne Beaulé, Davide Bonetti, Frédéric Bron, Federico Bruni, Nathan Chou, Juliusz Chroboczek, Peter Chubb, Angelo Contardi, Vicente Solsona Della, Hajo Dezelski, Michael Welsh Duggan, Hassan Elfatihi, David Feuer, Bertalan Fodor, Richard Gay, Mathieu Giraud, Frederic Gohier, Lisa Opus Goldstein, Adam Good, John Gourlay, David Stephen Grant, Torsten Hämmerle, Yuval Harel, Andrew Hawryluk, Karlin High, Christian Hitz, Karin Hoethker, Rutger Hofmann, Marc Hohl, Masamichi Hosoda, Bernard Hurley, Yoshinobu Ishizaki, Chris Jackson, Felix Janda, David Jedlinsky, Heikki Junes, Michael Käppler, Thomas Klausner, Marek Klein, Mark Knoop, Michael Krause, Tobias Kretschmar, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, John Lemcke, Patrice Levesque, Vincent Le Ligeour, Jonatan Liljedahl, Urs Liska, Peter Lutek, Kieren MacMillan, Andrew Main, John Mandereau, Hendrik Maryns, Malte Meyn, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Morley, Paul Morris, Lukas-Fabian Moser, Alexander Myltsev, David Nalesnik, Matthias Neeracher, Martin Neubauer, Joram Noeck, Keith OHara, Justin Ohmie, Tatsuya Ono, Antonio Ospite, Benkő Pál, Benjamin Peterson, Knut Petersen, Matthew Peveler, Guy Gascoigne-Piggford, Anders Pilegaard, Henning Hraban Ramm, Nathan Reed, Julien Rioux, Johannes Rohrer, Ben Rudiak-Gould, Stan Sanderson, Andreas Scherer, Johannes Schindelin, Patrick Schmidt, Devon Schudy, Boris Shingarov, Kim Shrier, Edward Sanford Sutton, Adam Spiers, Tim Starling, David Svoboda, Simon Tatham, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren, Owen Tuz, Sebastiano Vigna, Jan-Peter Voigt, Arno Waschk, Bernhard M. Wiedemann, John Williams, Andrew Wilson, Jaap de Wolff, Milan Zamazal, Rune Zedeler, Boris-Chengbiao Zhou, Rodolfo Zitellini

#### フォント

Jay Anderson, Tom Cato Amundsen, Torsten Hämmerle, Marc Hohl, Masamichi Hosoda, Chris Jackson, Alexander Kobel, Daniel Benjamin Miller, Abraham Lee, Keith OHara, Carsten Steger, Arno Waschk, Rune Zedeler

#### ドキュメント

Erlend Aasland, Simon Albrecht, Trevor Bača, Kevin Barry, Bernhard Bloechl, Alard de Boer, Frédéric Bron, Federico Bruni, Torsten Hämmerle, Jay Hamilton, Joseph Harfouch, Andrew Hawryluk, Karlin High, Cameron Horsburgh, Geoff Horton, Masamichi Hosoda, Heikki Junes, Michael Käppler, Kurtis Kroon, Davide Liessi, Urs Liska, Dave Luttinen, Kieren MacMillan, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Malte Meyn, Christian Mondrup, Mike Moral, Thomas Morley, Paul Morris, Eyolf Østrem, Ralph Palmer, Pierre Perol-Schneider, François Pinard, Noam Postavsky, David Pounder, Michael Rasmussen, Till Rettig, Pavel Roskin, Patrick Schmidt, Andrej Shadura, Alberto Simoes, Fr. Samuel Springuel, Guy Stalnaker, Greg Swinford, Martin Tarenskeen, Arnold Theresius, Anh Hai Trinh, Eduardo Vieira, Stefan Weil, Rune Zedeler, Rodolfo Zitellini

#### バグ チーム

Simon Albrecht, James E. Bailey, Federico Bruni, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Derek Klinge, Marek Klein, Urs Liska, Kieren MacMillan, Ralph Palmer, Dmytro O. Redchuk

#### サポート

Simon Albrecht, Eluze, Anthony Fok, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl, Phil Holmes, Chris Jackson, Heikki Junes, Marek Klein, Urs Liska, Alex Loomis, Kieren MacMillan, Tim McNamara, Thomas Morley, Paul Morris, David Nalesnik, Ralph Palmer, Pierre Perol-Schneider, Neil Puttock, David Svoboda, Tao

#### 翻訳

Caio Barros, Alard de Boer, Federico Bruni, Luca Rossetto Casel, Felipe Castro, Abel Cheung, Frédéric Chiasson, Simon Dahlbacka, Orm Finnendahl, Rafael Fontenelle, Pavel Fric, Hiroshi Fukuhara, Walter Garcia-Fontes, David González, Tommaso Gordini, Nicolas Grandclaude, Erika Griechisch, Dénes Harmath, Damien Heurtebise, Masamichi Hosoda, Bjoern Jacke, Matthieu Jacquot, Neil Jerram, Heikki Junes, Nicolas Klutchnikoff, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Adrian Mariano, Christian Mondrup, Tineke de Munnik, Steven Michael Murphy, Till Paala, François Pinard, Gauvain Pocentek, Till Rettig, Ludovic Sardain, Yoshiki Sawada, Thomas Scharkowski, Clytie Siddall, August S. Sigov, Roland Stigge, Tomohiro Tatejima, Paco Tomillo, Risto Vääräniemi, Andrea Valle, Ralf Wildenhues, Olcay Yıldırım

## 出版物

### 我々が LilyPond について書いたもの

- Server Acim. GNU/LilyPond (Turkish Language). 2013. (PDF 2100k).
- Graham Percival. Sustainability in F/OSS: developers as a non-renewable resource. In Rencontres Mondiales du Logiciel Libre 2010 (RMLL2010), 2010. (PDF 333k).
- Han Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen. LilyPond, a system for automated music engraving. In Colloquium on Musical Informatics (XIV CIM 2003), May 2003. (PDF 95k).
- Han Wen Nienhuys. LilyPond, Automated music formatting and the Art of Shipping. In Forum Internacional Software Livre 2006 (FISL7.0), 2006. (PDF 1095k).
- Margarethe Maierhofer Lischka & Florian Hollerweger. Lilypond: music notation for everyone!. In Linux Audio Conference 2013 (LAC2013), 2013. (PDF 890k).
- Reinhold Kainhofer. OrchestralLily: A Package for Professional Music Publishing with LilyPond and LATEX. In The Linux Audio Conference 2010 (LAC2010), 2010. (PDF 767k).
- Erik Sandberg. Separating input language and formatter in GNU LilyPond. Master’s thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Information Technology, March 2006. (PDF 750k).
- Francisco Vila. Tipografía musical para la educación y análisis de la dinámica del software libre (Spanish language). PhD thesis, Universidad de Extremadura, 2015. (PDF 20M).

### LilyPond についての活動

- Kevin C. Baird. Real-time generation of music notation via audience interaction using python and GNU LilyPond. In New Interfaces for Music Expression, May 2005.
- Alexandre Tachard Passos, Marcos Sampaio, Pedro Kröger, and Givaldo de Cidra. Functional Harmonic Analysis and Computational Musicology in Rameau. In Proceedings of the 12th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music, pages 207–210, 2009.
- Graham Percival, Tosten Anders, and George Tzanetakis. Generating Targeted Rhythmic Exercises for Music Students with Constraint Satisfaction Programming. In International Computer Music Conference, 2008.
- Alberto Simões, Anália Lourenço, and José João Almeida. (J. Neves et al., editor). Using Text Mining Techniques for Classical Music Scores Analysis. In New Trends in Artificial Intelligence, 2007.

ここにリストアップされていない他の論文についてご存知の場合、bug-lilypond メーリング リストにメッセージを送ってお知らせください。まだ購読していない場合は、リストの info ページ から行うことができます。

## ニュース

### LilyPond 2.24.4 released! July 21, 2024

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.24.4. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version contains a number of fixes since the release of the previous stable version in November 2023. We recommend all users to update. Scores converted to or written for 2.24.0 will continue to work with this release. A list of added features and other user-visible changes for 2.24 can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/changes/. Among others, version 2.24.0 switched to Guile 2.2 and features a completely rewritten infrastructure for creating the official packages, finally allowing us to offer 64-bit binaries for macOS and Windows.

For distributions, Guile 3.0 is officially supported since the previous LilyPond 2.24.3, even though the recommended version will remain Guile 2.2 for the LilyPond 2.24 series.

### LilyPond 2.25.18 released July 14, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.18. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### 古いニュース

Note: 多くの古いアナウンスと変更履歴が 物置 で見つかります。

## 物置

### アナウンス

バージョン毎のアナウンスとニュース: v2.18, v2.16, v2.14, v2.12, v2.10, v2.8, v2.6, v2.4, v2.2, v2.0, v1.2, v1.0, v0.1

バージョン毎の変更についての説明リスト: v2.18, v2.16, v2.14, v2.12, v2.10, v2.8, v2.6, v2.4, v2.2, v2.0, v1.8, v1.6, v1.4, v1.2

### 感謝

開発者、貢献者、バグ発見者および提案に感謝します v2.18, v2.16, v2.14, v2.12, v2.10, v2.8, v2.6, v2.4, v2.2, v2.0, v1.8

### 変更履歴

バージョン毎の開発者による変更履歴: v2.10, v2.3, v2.1, v1.5 (1), v1.5 (2), v1.4, v1.3, v1.2, v1.1, v1.0, v0.1, v0.0

### Inactive Google Summer of Code project suggestions

The following list describes GSoC projects that had been proposed in recent years and which are still considered valuable but for which we currently don’t have mentors available.

#### Automated testing and documentation for openLilyLib

openLilyLib is an extension framework for LilyPond code providing a “snippets” repository and a suite of integrated packages such as for example page layout tools or scholarly annotations. It is very powerful and promising, but to really get off the ground two features are missing: automated testing and documentation generation.

Automated testing is necessary to ensure modifications to functionality don’t break other functions within the library. There is already some Automated Testing of the “snippets” repository with Github’s Travis server, but this has to be reconsidered and extended to cover the standalone packages too.

In order to be usable for a wider range of LilyPond users on a “consumer level” openLilyLib needs proper documentation. This documentation has to be generated from the sources, so a system is needed that requires package authors to document the input files and provide additional usage examples, from which documentation is generated. Ideally but not necessarily this is implemented as a Git hook, i.e., automatically upon each update to the repository. We don’t prescribe the tools and approaches to be used, but the most widely used language in the LilyPond domain is Python, so there would be some bias towards that. Alternatively a Scheme solution could be fine so generating the documentation would actually be triggered by “compiling” a certain LilyPond input file. In general it is advisable to make use of proven concepts and tools from other languages.

The eventual output of the documentation should be a static HTML site that can be viewed locally and/or uploaded to a website. But it would be beneficial if the tool would first generate an intermediate representation (e.g., a JSON file with additional media files) from which a Single Page Application could retrieve content for display on openLilyLib’s website. Development of such a SPA can be part of the GSoC project, but is optional.

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: Python or Scheme, static website generator(s) or (Node.js based) dynamic web application technology. Continuous Integration (can be learned during the bonding period)

#### Contemporary Notation

LilyPond is very good at creating non-standard notation. Having to code every graphical element instead of simply drawing it may seem cumbersome but is in fact a strong asset. New notational functionality can be provided with consistent appearance, automatic layout and a natural syntactic interface.

Within the openLilyLib library system the student will create a fundamental infrastructure and building blocks to make creating contemporary notation easier. Additionally (at least) one concrete package is developed to cover specific contemporary notation, such as for example the style of a given composer, extended playing techniques for a specific instrument or a certain category of effects.

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: Scheme (interaction with LilyPond internals), contemporary notation techniques

Recommended: sense of building hierarchical frameworks

Mentors: NN, Urs Liska

#### Frescobaldi Extensions

Starting with the current release 3.1 Frescobaldi has an extension API that allows the easy integration of arbitrary functionality in the editing environment. These could range from, say, document statistics and accounting functionality to fancy features like a built-in video chat client or a stock market ticker.

We would welcome project suggestions about arbitrary Frescobaldi extensions of appropriate complexity that add substantial functionality for working with LilyPond scores which might not be suitable to be included into Frescobaldi itself.

As suggestions and examples may serve: a project management extension that can manage repetoire of arbitrary complexity, handle the generation of template files and the compilation process. Or an extension to manage the openLilyLib infrastructure.

Difficulty: easy/medium

Requirements: Python, (PyQt)

Optional: GUILE Scheme (if functionality involves LilyPond internals)

Mentor: Urs Liska

#### Implement a System to Handle Scores System by System

One strategy that may improve the issue of LilyPond’s compilation time is to handle scores in a system-by-system manner through partial compilation. This project explores one approach to achieve this and may lay the ground for future development towards a “LilyPond server”. It is very ambitions because it involves working with LilyPond’s internals and optionally a reference user interface in Frescobaldi.

The idea behind this project is the implementation of a music viewer that doesn’t display pages but sees a scores as a continuous sequence of systems that are stitched together. LilyPond can produce such a sequence of files, and it can be made aware of the moments of each line break. That way only systems have to be recompiled that are affected by a modification, thus saving significant waiting times. Optionally there could be new engraving modes in LilyPond that don’t try to optimize the line breaking, saving even more time, at least while in content editing mode.

The project is fairly complex and has many more aspects than could be listed on this page. So if you are interested in this please get in touch with us as early as possible to evaluate options and discuss the topics before you write an application.

Difficulty: hard

Requirements: LilyPond/Scheme, Python/PyQt

Optional: C++ if it’s necessary to modify LilyPond itself

Mentors: NN (, Urs Liska)

Community Mentor: Kieren MacMillan

#### MusicXML

Improving MusicXML import and export functions:

File interchange between LilyPond and other applications using MusicXML is still a difficult matter. To import MusicXML it has to be converted manually by the `musicxml2ly` script. Export to MusicXML is only available as a rudimentary feature inside Frescobaldi. In order to provide natural interchange between LilyPond and MusicXML based applications there’s the need of actual import functionality and a dedicated export backend.

Importing XML shall provide file, line and column to add origin attributes to generated objects. That way point and click can be made available in Frescobaldi or other supported IDEs.

Exporting XML shall be realized with an exporter class like the MIDI export. This may be based on the work already done in GSoC 2015 by David Garfinkle. It should be checked if it is possible to use another XML library than the one provided by guile-2 in order to have this feature available in current LilyPond (which is based on guile-1.8).

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: MusicXML, Python, Scheme, basic LilyPond knowledge

Recommended: Familiarity with other scorewriters (for cross-testing)

#### Improve slurs and ties

The engraving quality of slurs and ties is often unsatisfactory. Ties ‘broken’ by clef or staff changes are not handled well. The project could include collecting and sorting examples of bad output, deciding on the intended output and writing code to improve them.

Difficulty: hard

Requirements: C++, experience with writing heuristics

Recommended knowledge: LilyPond knowledge, aesthetic sense

#### Grace notes

Fix problems with synchronization of grace notes. Grace notes can interfere with LilyPond’s timing and cause odd effects, especially when multiple staffs are used where some have grace notes and others don’t. This is one of the longest-standing and one of the more embarrassing bugs in LilyPond.

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: C++, MIDI

Recommended: familiarity with LilyPond internals

#### Improve default beam positioning

For regular, cross-staff, broken and kneed beams. Beaming should depend on context and neighbor notes (see section 2.2 of this book). If possible also reduce beaming-computation time.

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: C++, experience with writing heuristics

Recommended knowledge: aesthetic sense

#### Help improve compilation behavior

Automatic code analysis tools, like valgrind memory leak detection or callgrind code profilers, provide valuable information about possible flaws in our C++ code.

Difficulty: medium

Requirements: C++

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### LilyPond 2.25.17 released June 15, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.17. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.16 released May 12, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.16. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.15 released April 20, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.15. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.14 released March 23, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.14. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.13 released Feburary 10, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.13. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.12 released January 7, 2024

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.12. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.11 released December 10, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.11. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.3, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.24.3 released! November 19, 2023

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.24.3. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version contains a number of fixes since the release of the previous stable version in August 2023. We recommend all users to update. Scores converted to or written for 2.24.0 will continue to work with this release. A list of added features and other user-visible changes for 2.24 can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/changes/. Among others, version 2.24.0 switched to Guile 2.2 and features a completely rewritten infrastructure for creating the official packages, finally allowing us to offer 64-bit binaries for macOS and Windows.

For distributions, LilyPond 2.24.3 most notably includes a fix to restore PDF conversion with the recent Ghostscript 10.02.1. Also Guile 3.0 is now officially supported, even though the recommended version will remain Guile 2.2 for the LilyPond 2.24 series.

### LilyPond 2.25.10 released November 11, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.10. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.9 released October 7, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.9. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.8 released September 16, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.8. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.24.2 released! August 12, 2023

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.24.2. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version contains a number of fixes since the release of the previous stable version in February 2023. This includes an update of the library for garbage collection, addressing crashes when compiling very large scores (several hundreds of pages) on Windows. We recommend all users to update. Scores converted to or written for 2.24.0 will continue to work with this release. A list of added features and other user-visible changes for 2.24 can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/changes/. Among others, version 2.24.0 switched to Guile 2.2 and features a completely rewritten infrastructure for creating the official packages, finally allowing us to offer 64-bit binaries for macOS and Windows.

### LilyPond 2.25.7 released July 30, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.7. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.6 released June 24, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.6. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.5 released May 21, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.5. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.4 released April 22, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.4. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.3 released April 1, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.3. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.2 released February 18, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.2. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.1, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.24.1 released! February 12, 2023

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.24.1. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version includes a number of fixes since the release of the previous stable version in December 2022, and we recommend all users to update. Scores converted to or written for 2.24.0 will continue to work with this release. A list of added features and other user-visible changes for 2.24 can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/changes/. Among others, version 2.24.0 switched to Guile 2.2 and features a completely rewritten infrastructure for creating the official packages, finally allowing us to offer 64-bit binaries for macOS and Windows.

### LilyPond 2.25.1 released January 21, 2023

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.1. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.0, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.25.0 released December 23, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.25.0, the start of the next development cycle. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable for testing new features and recent bug fixes. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.24.0, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.24.0 released! December 15, 2022

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.24.0. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version includes improvements and fixes since the branching of the previous stable release in October 2020. A list of added features and other user-visible changes can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.24/Documentation/changes/. This release switches to Guile 2.2 and features a completely rewritten infrastructure for creating the official packages, finally allowing us to offer 64-bit binaries for macOS and Windows.

### LilyPond 2.23.82 released November 27, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.82. This is the third release candidate towards the next stable version 2.24.0 expected in December. Please test your scores with this version and report back the experience as well as any problems you encounter.

### LilyPond 2.23.81 released November 13, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.81. This is the second release candidate towards the next stable version 2.24.0 expected in December. Please test your scores with this version and report back the experience as well as any problems you encounter.

### LilyPond 2.23.80 released October 22, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.80. This is the first release candidate towards the next stable version 2.24.0 expected in December. Please test your scores with this version and report back the experience as well as any problems you encounter.

### LilyPond 2.23.14 released October 9, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.14. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.13 released September 18, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.13. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.12 released August 23, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.12. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.11 released July 24, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.11. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.10 released June 26, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.10. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.9 released May 20, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.9. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. However, if you require stability, we recommend using version 2.22.2, the current stable release.

### LilyPond 2.23.8 released April 24, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.8. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.2 version.

In this release, dropping Guile 1.8 support has finally become possible also for our sources. We’d like to dedicate this release to Ian Hulin who was one of the first systematically working on our numerous roadblocks for Guile 2 migration after tackling a few other high-level problems. In the time spans where his health permitted it, he was able to significantly reduce the amount of remaining problems for the Guile 2 migration after having started working on them in 2010, making the goal that we finally reached now more tangible for others to work on after he left us in 2015.

### LilyPond 2.23.7 released March 26, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.7. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.2 version.

### LilyPond 2.22.2 released! February 22, 2022

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.22.2 on 2-22-22. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version includes improvements and fixes since the release of the previous stable release in April 2021.

### LilyPond 2.23.6 released February 06, 2022

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.6. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.1 version.

### LilyPond 2.23.5 released November 28, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.5. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.1 version.

### LilyPond 2.23.4 released October 10, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.4. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.1 version.

### LilyPond 2.23.3 released July 4, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.3. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.1 version.

### LilyPond 2.22.1 released! April 25, 2021

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.22.1. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version includes improvements and fixes since the release of the previous stable release in January 2021.

### LilyPond 2.23.2 released April 11, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.2. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.23.1 released March 23, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.1. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.23.0 released January 24, 2021

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.23.0. This is termed a development release, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.22.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.22.0 released! January 10, 2021

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.22.0. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version includes improvements and fixes since the branching of the previous stable release in August 2017 (even though the final 2.20.0 was only released in March 2020). A list of added features and other user-visible changes can be found at https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.22/Documentation/changes/ Behind the scenes, this release switches to Python 3 and includes a number of performance improvements that should be noticeable for larger scores.

### LilyPond 2.21.82 released December 14, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.82. This is a further pre-release test version, but these are usually reliable. We encourage all users and developers to download this version to test it to allow us to release a new stable version. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.81 released November 29, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.81. This is a further pre-release test version, but these are usually reliable. We encourage all users and developers to download this version to test it to allow us to release a new stable version. If you want to use the current stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.80 released November 1, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.80. This is a pre-release test version, but these are usually reliable. We encourage all users and developers to download this version to test it. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.7 released October 11, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.7. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.6 released September 13, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.6. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.5 released August 16, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.5. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.4 released July 28, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.4. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.3 released July 12, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.3. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.2 released June 21, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.2. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.1 released April 28, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.1. This is a development version, but these are usually reliable. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.21.0 released April 9, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.21.0. If you want to use the latest stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.20.0 version.

### LilyPond 2.20.0 released! March 1, 2020

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.20.0. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version provides a number of updates, including updated manuals. We recommend all users to upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond 2.19.84 released February 4, 2020

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.84. This release is the final pre-release test version for the upcoming stable 2.20 release. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.83 released October 16, 2018

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.83. This release is a further pre-release test version for the upcoming stable 2.20 release. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.82 released June 24, 2018

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.82. This release is a further pre-release test version for the upcoming stable 2.20 release. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.81 released January 28, 2018

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.81. This release is a further pre-release test version for the upcoming stable 2.20 release. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.80 released October 14, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.80. This release is a pre-release test version for the upcoming stable 2.20 release. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.65 released August 06, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.65. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.64 released July 15, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.64. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.63 released June 28, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.63. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.62 released June 10, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.62. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.61 released May 21, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.61. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.60 released May 08, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.60. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.59 released April 09, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.59. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.58 released March 26, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.58. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.57 released March 12, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.57. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.56 released February 26, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.56. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.55 released February 12, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.55. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.54 released January 4, 2017

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.54. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.53 released December 17, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.53. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.52 released December 4, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.52. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.51 released November 20, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.51. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.50 released November 6, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.50. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.49 released October 16, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.49. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.48 released September 13, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.48. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.47 released August 31, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.47. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.46 released July 26, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.46. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.45 released July 09, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.45. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.44 released June 21, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.44. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.43 released June 8, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.43. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.42 released May 15, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.42. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.41 released May 1, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.41. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### Two LilyPond projects in Google Summer of Code 2016 April 23, 2016

We are happy to see two students, Nathan Chou and Jeffery Shivers, working on LilyPond as participants in the Google Summer of Code this year. We hope they produce great results and stay in the developer community afterwards.

Nathan will tackle an annoying limitation, namely the unability of spanners to cross voices. His work will make a class of ugly workarounds obsolete. Jeffery will bring the ScholarLY package[1] to production quality and add a LaTeX package to it, making it possible to create beautiful critical reports from data encoded directly in the LilyPond score.

[1] https://github.com/openlilylib/scholarly

### LilyPond 2.19.40 released April 17, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.40. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.39 released March 27, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.39. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.38 released March 13, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.38. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.37 released February 28, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.37. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.36 released January 31, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.36. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.35 released January 02, 2016

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.35. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.34 released December 22, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.34. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.33 released December 6, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.33. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.32 released November 22, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.32. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.31 released November 8, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.31. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.30 released October 25, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.30. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.29 released October 18, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.29. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.28 released September 27, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.28. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.27 released September 12, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.27. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.26 released August 27, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.26. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.25 released August 9, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.25. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.24 released July 26, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.24. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.23 released July 12, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.23. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.22 released June 28, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.22. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.21 released May 24, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.21. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.20 released May 10, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.20. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.19 released April 26, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.19. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.18 released April 5, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.18. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.17 released March 15, 2015

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.17. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.16 released February 28, 2015

At long last, we are very happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.16. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

We would like to acknowledge and thank Masamichi Hosoda for making this release possible with his work on updating GUB, the build tool.

### LilyPond 2.19.15 released September 28, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.15. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.14 released September 14, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.14. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.13 released August 31, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.13. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.12 released August 17, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.12. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.11 released August 3, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.11. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.10 released July 13, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.10. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.9 released June 29, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.9. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.8 released June 15, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.8. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.7 released May 25, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.7. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.6 released May 11, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.6. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.5 released April 20, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.5. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.4 released April 6, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.4. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.18.2 released! March 23, 2014

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.18.2. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

This version provides a number of updates to 2.18.0, including updated manuals. We recommend all users to upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond production named BEST EDITION 2014 March 11, 2014

We are thrilled that the edition of the songs of Oskar Fried (1871-1941), published recently by our fellow contributors Urs Liska and Janek Warchoł [1], received the "Musikeditionspreis BEST EDITION 2014" of the German Music Publishers’ Association [2]. The ceremony took place at the Frankfurt Musikmesse.

We congratulate Janek and Urs for gaining such public recognition of typographical and editorial excellence of their work. We are also delighted to inform you that they intend to make their work available under a Free license as soon as the publisher expenses are covered. Please support this initiative by buying the printed volume through the publisher [3].

[1] https://lilypondblog.org/category/fried-songs
[2] https://www.best-edition.de
[3] http://www.sound-rel.de

### LilyPond 2.19.3 released March 2, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.3. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.18.1 February 16, 2014

We have released updated manuals for LilyPond’s stable version, 2.18. The manuals are now for 2.18.1 and have a number of updates and improvements over 2.18.0. There will be a further release of 2.18 in the future (2.18.2), and this will include the updates to the manuals as well as some minor enhancements to the LilyPond core functionality.

To summarise the current situation: stable LilyPond application: 2.18.0; stable LilyPond manuals: 2.18.1; development for both: 2.19.2.

### LilyPond 2.19.2 released February 2, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.2. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.1 released January 19, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.1. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.19.0 released January 5, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.19.0. This release includes a number of enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.18 version.

### LilyPond 2.18.0 released! December 29, 2013

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.18.0. LilyPond is a music engraving program devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

Among the numerous improvements and changes, the following might be most visible:

- Many items are now positioned using their actual outline rather than a rectangular bounding box. This greatly reduces the occurrence of unsightly large gaps.
- Sets and overrides can now use the syntax

  >     \override Voice.TextSpanner.bound-details.left.text = "rit."

  instead of the previous

  >     \override Voice.TextSpanner #'(bound-details left text) = "rit."

- Triplets with a given group length can now be written as

  >     \tuplet 3/2 4 { c8 c c  c c c }

  instead of

  >     \times 2/3 { c8 c c }  \times 2/3 { c8 c c }

A full list of noteworthy new features is given in:

>     https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.18/Documentation/changes/index.html

Great thanks go to the large number of LilyPond enthusiasts whose financial backing enabled one core developer, David Kastrup, to focus exclusively on LilyPond during the entire development cycle.

LilyPond 2.18 has been brought to you by

Main Developers:

  Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave, Janek Warchoł

Core Contributors:

  Aleksandr Andreev, Frédéric Bron, Torsten Hämmerle, Marc Hohl, James Lowe, Andrew Main, Thomas Morley, David Nalesnik, Keith OHara, Benkő Pál, Anders Pilegaard, Julien Rioux, Johannes Rohrer, Adam Spiers, Heikki Tauriainen

Documentation Writers:

  Frédéric Bron, Federico Bruni, Colin Campbell, Urs Liska, James Lowe, Thomas Morley, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Guy Stalnaker, Martin Tarenskeen, Arnold Theresius, Rodolfo Zitellini

Bug Squad:

  Colin Campbell, Eluze, Marc Hohl, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer

Support Team:

  Colin Campbell, Eluze, Marc Hohl, Marek Klein, Kieren MacMillan, Urs Liska, Ralph Palmer

Translators:

  Federico Bruni, Luca Rossetto Casel, Felipe Castro, Pavel Fric, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada

and numerous other contributors.

### LilyPond 2.17.97 released! December 8, 2013

We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.97 as a potential final beta release for the upcoming stable release 2.18. The developers believe this to be feature-complete, the documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the latest version, see Updating files with convert-ly. Please test this release and report back any problems, see Bug reports.

### LilyPond 2.17.96 released! November 24, 2013

We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.96 as a further beta release for the upcoming stable release 2.18. The developers believe the release to be feature-complete, the documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the latest version, see Updating files with convert-ly. Please test this release and report back any problems, see Bug reports.

### LilyPond 2.17.95 released! November 3, 2013

We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.95 as beta release for the upcoming stable release 2.18. The developers are still busy finding solutions for some last-minute problems, but the release is supposed to be feature-complete, the documentation to be accurate, and no important issues to be overlooked. For upgrading the syntax of your input files to the latest version, see Updating files with convert-ly. Please test this release and report back any problems, see バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.17.29 released! October 20, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.29. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.28 released! October 6, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.28. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.27 released! September 26, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.27. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.26 released! September 8, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.26. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.25 released! August 25, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.25. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.24 released! August 11, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.24. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.23 released! July 28, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.23. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.22 released! July 14, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.22. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

This update cures the issue with the Windows version crashing with a problem with positioning text.

### LilyPond 2.17.21 released! June 30, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.21. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.20 released! June 9, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.20. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond blog. June 2, 2013

Janek Warchoł has created a LilyPond blog. You can find it at lilypondblog.org!

### LilyPond 2.17.19 released! May 26, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.19. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.18 released! May 11, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.18. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.17 released! April 27, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.17. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.16 released! April 13, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.16. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.15 released! March 30, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.15. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.14 released! March 10, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.14. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes (including putting span bars back where they should be) and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.13 released! February 23, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.13. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.12 released! February 8, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.12. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.11 released! January 26, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.11. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.10 released! January 12 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.10. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.16.2 released! January 4, 2013

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.2. This release is mainly to correct a problem with lilypond-book running on Windows. We recommend that only people requiring this functionality upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond 2.17.9 released! December 15, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.9. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.8 released! December 1, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.8. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.7 released! November 17, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.7. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### The LilyPond Report #28. November 12, 2012

The October issue of the LilyPond Report focuses on the meeting of LilyPond developers and users in Waltrop, Germany last August. Of course, there are also some musings on LilyPond triggered by the release of 2.16.0 and 2.17.0 occuring from that venue.

There are also two monthly financial reports from David Kastrup whose work on LilyPond is solely paid for by financial contributions from other developer and users (thank you!), and a report about experiences from a web-based music typesetting service using LilyPond internally.

Come read LilyPond Report 28 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.16.1 released! November 9, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.16.1. This has a number of updates to the previous stable version, and should cause no problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond 2.17.6 released! November 3, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.6. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.5 released! October 20, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.5. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes and enhancements, and contains some work in progress. You will have access to the very latest features, but some may be incomplete, and you may encounter bugs and crashes. If you require a stable version of LilyPond, we recommend using the 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.4 released! October 6, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.4. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.3 released! September 23, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.3. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.2 released! September 10, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.2. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.1 released! August 28, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.1. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.17.0 released! August 26, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.17.0. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.16 version.

### LilyPond 2.16.0 released! August 24, 2012

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.16.0. LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

Many improvements have been made in the past year since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements are:

- Support for kievan square notation
- User and programming interfaces have greatly improved
- Music functions have become quite more versatile

A full list of new features is given in:

>     https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.16/Documentation/changes/index.html

Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.16 was brought to you by...

Main development team:

Bertrand Bordage, Trevor Daniels, Colin Hall, Phil Holmes, Ian Hulin, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave, Jan Warchoł

Programming contributors:

Aleksandr Andreev, Sven Axelsson, Peter Chubb, Karin Hoethker, Marc Hohl, David Nalesnik, Justin Ohmie, Benkő Pál, Julien Rioux, Patrick Schmidt, Adam Spiers, Heikki Taurainen, Piers Titus van der Torren, Jan-Peter Voigt, Janek Warchol

Documentation contributors:

James Lowe, Pavel Roskin, Alberto Simoes, Stefan Weil

Bug squad:

Colin Campbell, Eluze, Phil Holmes, Marek Klein, Ralph Palmer, James Lowe

Support:

Colin Campbell, Christian Hitz, Phil Holmes

Translation contributors:

Jean-Charles Malahieude, Till Paala, Yoshiki Sawada

### LilyPond 2.15.95 released! August 11, 2012

We are excited to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.95. With this release, development on version 2.15 is frozen for the upcoming 2.16 stable release and only open to bug fixes.

All users are urged to try this version to ensure the best quality of the upcoming stable release. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

### LilyPond 2.15.42 released! August 02, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.42. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### The LilyPond Report #27. August 2, 2012

The LilyPond Report is back, with some interesting insights on new Scheme-related features recently added by our community’s only paid developer David Kastrup (thanks to your continuing donations). Also to be found in this issue are an overview of some lesser-known LilyPond companion projects, and a handful of more shallow factoids.

Come read LilyPond Report 27 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### Release candidate withdrawn July 11, 2012

We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.41 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please continue testing it – we would like to discover (and fix!) any more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 8 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.41 released! July 4, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.41 is out; this is the eighth release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 18 July 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.15.40 released! June 05, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.40. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### Release candidate withdrawn June 01, 2012

We have discovered a regression since 2.14.2, so lilypond 2.15.39 is no longer a candidate for the 2.16.0 release. However, please continue testing it – we would like to discover (and fix!) any more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 7 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.39 released! May 22, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.39 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 05 June 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### The LilyPond Report #26. May 22, 2012

The LilyPond Report is back, with a new editor on board - Pavel Roskin, who tells us about his adventures in strange lands of compiler bugs! There is also a detailed report about current development status, and an analysis of example LilyPond output - see for yourself how close (or how far?) are we from matching the quality of hand-engraved scores.

Come read LilyPond Report 26 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### Release candidate 6 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.38 released! May 3, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.38 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

Update: Due to a few Critical bugs, another release candidate will be required.

### LilyPond takes part in Google Summer of Code 2012! April 25, 2012

Being a part of GNU project, we are participating in Google Summer of Code program, which offers students stipends for working on open source software.

Our contributor Janek Warchoł was accepted for 2012 edition of GSoC. He will be working on advanced lyrics positioning in LilyPond.

### Release candidate 5 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.37 released! April 19, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.37 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 03 May 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 4 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.36 released! April 6, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.36 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 20 April 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### The LilyPond Report #25. Apr 1st, 2012

The LilyPond Report is back, with a rather unusual issue featuring our young Polish contributor Janek Warchoł! Also included in this issue are quite a few unexpected items, including (but not limited to)… a cooking recipe!

Come read LilyPond Report 25 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.15.35 released! Mar 28, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.35. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.34 released! Mar 19, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.34. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.33 released! Mar 08, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.33. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### The LilyPond Report #24. Mar 5, 2012

A new issue of the LilyPond Report is now available for reading; topics include a request for funding, an article about exciting new features in LilyPond grammar, and an overview of LilyPond-based web applications.

Come read LilyPond Report 24 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.15.32 released! Mar 03, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.32. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.31 released! Feb 29, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.31. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### Release candidate 3 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.30 released! Feb 17, 2012

LilyPond 2.15.30 is out; this is the third release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 02 March 2012. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.15.29 released! Feb 9, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.29. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.28 released! Feb 3, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.28. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.27 released! Jan 24, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.27. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### The LilyPond Report #23. Jan 20, 2012

The LilyPond Report is back, with developer David Kastrup as a new editor! This issue features an exposé on some of the new, handy commands recently added to LilyPond, as well as an interview with LilyPond contributor and composer Mike Solomon.

Come read LilyPond Report 23 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.15.26 released! Jan 16, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.26. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

The 2.15.25 has been skipped due to build problems.

### LilyPond 2.15.24 released! Jan 07, 2012

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.24. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.23 released! Dec 21, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.23. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.22 released! Dec 15, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.22. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.21 released! Dec 6, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.21. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.20 released! Nov 24, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.20. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.19 released! Nov 18, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.19. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.18 released! Nov 12, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.18. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.17 released! Nov 10, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.17. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.16 released! October 28, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.16. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.15 released! October 24, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.15. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.14 released! October 7, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.14. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.13 released! September 27, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.13. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### Release candidate 2 cancelled Sep 23, 2011

The release countdown is cancelled due to the discovery of a Critical regression.

### Release candidate 2 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.12 released! Sep 20, 2011

LilyPond 2.15.12 is out; this is the second release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 27 Sep 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.15.11 released! September 11, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.11. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to the possibility of a few Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.10 released! September 6, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.10. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### LilyPond 2.15.9 released! August 30, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.9. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes, and also adds support for MacOS X 10.7.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version. Please note that due to a few outstanding Critical bugs, this is not the next release candidate.

### Release candidate 1 of 2.16 - LilyPond 2.15.8 released! Aug 01, 2011

LilyPond 2.15.8 is out; this is the first release candidate of the upcoming 2.16 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.14.2 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.16.0 release will be on 08 Aug 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.15.7 released! July 29, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.7. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.15.6 released! July 26, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.6. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.14.2 released! July 25, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.2. This fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond 2.15.5 released! July 12, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.5. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.15.4 released! July 4, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.4. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.15.3 released! June 27, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.3. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.15.2 released! June 18, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.2. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.14.1 released! June 12, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.14.1. This fixes a few minor bugs in the stable version, and should cause no problems. We recommend that everybody upgrade to this version.

### LilyPond 2.15.1 released! June 11, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.1. This is the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the usual number of bugs.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.15.0 released! June 7, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.15.0. This is the beginning of a new unstable development effort, and adds the usual number of bugs.

It is strongly recommended that normal users do not use this release, and instead use the stable 2.14 version.

### LilyPond 2.14.0 released! June 6, 2011

We are proud to announce the release of GNU LilyPond 2.14. LilyPond is a music engraving program, devoted to producing the highest-quality sheet music possible. It brings the aesthetics of traditionally engraved music to computer printouts.

Many improvements have been made in the past two and a half years since the previous main stable version. A few major improvements are:

- LilyPond is now licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or higher.
- The vertical spacing engine has been drastically changed, making it much more flexible and easier to control.
- Automatic beaming is now more flexible, and beam collisions are avoided.

A full list of new features is given in:

>     https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.14/Documentation/changes/index.html

Happy music typesetting! LilyPond 2.14 was brought to you by...

Main development team:

Trevor Daniels, Reinhold Kainhofer, David Kastrup, Jonathan Kulp, Werner Lemberg, John Mandereau, Patrick McCarty, Joe Neeman, Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Graham Percival, Mark Polesky, Neil Puttock, Mike Solomon, Carl Sorensen, Francisco Vila, Valentin Villenave.

Programming contributors:

Sven Axelsson, Pál Benkő, Bertrand Bordage, Frédéric Bron, Peter Chubb, Hajo Dezelski, Richard Gay, Keith OHara, Andrew Hawryluk, Christian Hitz, Marc Hohl, Henning Hraban Ramm, Ian Hulin, Michael Käppler, Marek Klein, Kieren MacMillan, Thomas Morgan, Benjamin Peterson, Nathan Reed, Julien Rioux, Boris Shingarov, Patrick Schmidt, Owen Tuz, Jan Warchoł, Andrew Wilson, Rodolfo Zitellini.

Font contributors:

Keith OHara, Marc Hohl, Alexander Kobel, Carsten Steger.

Documentation contributors:

Colin Campbell, Andrew Hawryluk, James Lowe, Mike Moral, Ralph Palmer, David Pounder, Patrick Schmidt.

Bug squad:

James E. Bailey, Colin Campbell, Phil Holmes, Urs Liska, Ralph Palmer, Kieren MacMillan, Dmytro O. Redchuk.

Binaries support contributors:

Christian Hitz.

Translation contributors:

Federico Bruni, Dénes Harmath, Jean-Charles Malahieude, Tineke de Munnik, Till Paala, Ralf Wildenhues, Yoshiki Sawada.

### Release candidate 7 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.63 released! May 30, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.63 is out; this is the seventh release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on June 6, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.62 released! May 24, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.62. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the next release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### LilyPond 2.13.61 released! May 1, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.61. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the next release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### LilyPond 2.13.60 released! April 16, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.60. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the next release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### Linux Journal Magazine article - April 2011

Linux Magazine publishes an article in the May 2011 issue titled Projects on the Move. It is an introduction to MuseScore, LilyPond and Chordii. Author Carla Schroder states “LilyPond is driven from the command line, but don’t let the lack of a GUI scare you away; LilyPond is user-friendly and easy to learn”, and provides a hands-on example.

### LilyPond 2.13.59 released! April 10, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.59. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the next release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### Release candidate 6 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.58 released! April 7, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.58 is out; this is the sixth release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on April 14, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 5 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.57 released! April 3, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.57 is out; this is the fifth release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on April 10, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 4 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.56 released! Mar 29, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.56 is out; this is the fourth release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on April 5, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.55 released! Mar 22, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.55. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the fourth release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### Release candidate 3 withdrawn Mar 15, 2011

We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.54 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please continue testing it – we would like to discover (and fix!) any more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 3 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.54 released! Mar 13, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.54 is out; this is the third release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on March 27, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.53 released! Mar 6, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.53. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the third release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### LilyPond 2.13.52 released! Mar 1, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.52. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the third release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### LilyPond 2.13.51 released! Feb 22, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.51. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the third release candidate, due to a few remaining Critical bugs.

### LilyPond 2.13.50 released! Feb 13, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.50. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes.

Please note that this is not the third release candidate. Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.

### New Chinese and Czech translations of the web page! Feb 11,2011

Two new languages are added to our web page: Chinese by Ben Luo, and Czech by Pavel Fric. It is a work in progress but they are fully functional. That makes ten languages to choose from!

### Release candidate 2 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.49 released! Feb 9, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.49 is out; this is the second release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on Feb 23, 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.48 released! Feb 5, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.48. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.47 released! Jan 28, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.47. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### Release candidate 1 withdrawn Jan 13, 2011

We have discovered a regression since 2.12.3, so lilypond 2.13.46 is no longer a candidate for the 2.14.0 release. However, please continue testing it – we would like to discover (and fix!) any more regressions as soon as possible. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### Release candidate 1 of 2.14 - LilyPond 2.13.46 released! Jan 12, 2011

LilyPond 2.13.46 is out; this is the first release candidate of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. All users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are no known Critical issues with this release. If no Critical bugs are found, then the official 2.14.0 release will be on 26 Jan 2011. If you discover any problems, please send us バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.45 released! Jan 3, 2011

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.45. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### Beta test three of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.44 released! Dec 25, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.44 is out; this is the third beta test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### Beta test two of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.43 released! Dec 14, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.43 is out; this is the second beta test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There is still one Critical problem with this release: in one case, the vertical spacing is much too compressed. If you decide to test this version, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.42 released! Dec 8, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.42. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

Please note that this is not the second beta test. Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.

### LilyPond 2.13.41 released! Dec 4, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.41. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

Please note that this is not the second beta test. Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.

### LilyPond 2.13.40 released! Nov 21, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.40. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

Please note that this is not the second beta test. Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.

### Beta test one of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.39 released! Nov 15, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.39 is out; this is the first beta test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are still some Critical problems with this release: the vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.39, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### The LilyPond Report #22. Nov 3, 2010

The LilyPond Report is back, with some surprises and exciting news for the whole LilyPond community! To be found in this issue is an up-to-date, complete list of all LilyPond mailing lists and forums around the world. Also, for the very first time our special guest today is LilyPond’s co-founder and core developer Jan Nieuwenhuizen, who has been busy these past months – read on to find out what for!

Come read LilyPond Report 22 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### Alpha test four of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.38 released! Oct 31, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.38 is out; this is the fourth alpha test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are still some Critical problems with this release: the vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.38, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### Alpha test three of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.37 released! Oct 25, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.37 is out; this is the third alpha test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

There are still some Critical problems with this release: the vertical spacing is suspicious in two cases, and lilypond can crash with some odd input. If you decide to test 2.13.37, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.36 released! Oct 19, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.36. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

Please note that this is not the third alpha test. Due to a number of untested changes to our build process, we cannot be at all confident about the quality of this release.

### The LilyPond Report #21. Oct 3, 2010

The LilyPond Report is back, with its two “grumpy-and-fluffy” editors! This issue mainly deals with microtonal notation in LilyPond, but does also include a how-to about running LilyPond from an USB key, not to forget the regular release news, the bug report of the Report, and some news from the frog pond!

Come read LilyPond Report 21 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### Alpha test two of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.35 released! Sep 29, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.35 is out; this is the second alpha test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

Three known regressions against 2.12.3 still exist: Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a multi-measure rest exists in another voice, and two spacing bugs: Issue 1240 and Issue 1252. If you decide to test 2.13.35, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### Alpha test of 2.14 – LilyPond 2.13.34 released! Sep 21, 2010

LilyPond 2.13.34 is out; this is the first alpha test of the upcoming 2.14 stable release. Users are invited to experiment with this version. New features since 2.12.3 are listed in the “Changes” manual on the website section about 開発.

One known regression against 2.12.3 still exist: Issue 1173 MetronomeMarks cannot be aligned on a note if a multi-measure rest exists in another voice, but we expect to find more. If you decide to test 2.13.34, do not be surprised to discover problems; just send us polite バグ報告.

### LilyPond 2.13.33 released! Sep 10, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.33. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.32 released! Sep 3, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.32. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond Report #20. Sep 2, 2010

The LilyPond Report is back, with its two “grumpy-and-fluffy” editors! This issue contains a review of an online notation editor using lilypond, along with the regular release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the report!

Come read LilyPond Report 20 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.13.31 released! Aug 24, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.31. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.30 released! Aug 13, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.30. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond Report #19. Aug 9, 2010

The LilyPond Report is back, with its two “grumpy-and-fluffy” editors! This issue contains some conference news, along with the regular release news, snippet of the report, news from the frog pond, and the bug report of the report!

Come read LilyPond Report 19 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.13.29 released! Aug 4, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.29. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

This release radically changes the autobeaming rules, so use extra caution and expect breakage.

### LilyPond 2.13.28 released! July 13, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.28. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

This release includes some major untested changes to the windows lilypad editor. Windows users should not be using this release because it is intended for developers only, but you ignore these warnings and try it anyway, use extra caution.

### LilyPond 2.13.27 released! July 5, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.27. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### Testing our new website! June 29, 2010

We’re testing our new website! For the next 24 hours, the new website will be the default website; after that, we will switch back to the old website while we examine feedback and make improvements to the new website.

Please send feedback to `lilypond-user`; you can find more information on our page about コンタクト.

Note: There are a few known problems with translations. If you are a non-English speaker, you may prefer to view the old lilypond website at: https://lilypond.org/web/

### LilyPond 2.13.26 released! June 26, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.26. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.25 released! June 20, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.25. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.24 released! June 14, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.24. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.23 released! June 3, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.23. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.22 released! May 27, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.22. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.21 released! May 12, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.21. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

This release should be of particular interest to package maintainers: we have made a few changes to the configure script and the required libraries. Barring any urgent bug reports, this is the build system and libraries that will be used for the next stable release.

### LilyPond Report #18. May 11, 2010

The LilyPond Report is back, with its two “grumpy-and-fluffy” editors! This issue will be filled with emotion and coolness, paper bags and zigzag-ending staves, plus the usual Frogs and Bugs.

Come read LilyPond Report 18 now; comments and contributions are warmly encouraged!

### LilyPond 2.13.20 released! May 5, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.20. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, a number of critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

Minor syntax change: the undocumented `\cresc` and `\decresc` have changed. In addition, the [options] for the LaTeX mode of `lilypond-book` now comes after the `{lilypond}`, following normal LaTeX practice. As always, see the Changes document for more information.

### LilyPond 2.13.19 released! April 24, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.19. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes. However, 11 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.18 released! April 16, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.18. This release contains the usual number of bugfixes, along with improved website translations. However, 14 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.17 released! April 2, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.17. This release includes bugfixes for 4 critical issues. However, 15 critical issues still remain, so this release is intended for developers only.

### LilyPond 2.13.16 released! March 15, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.16. This release is intended for developers only, and includes the usual round of bugfixes.

### LilyPond 2.13.15 released! March 4, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.15. This release is intended for developers only, and includes a few updates to the binary build process in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.

### LilyPond Report #17. March 1, 2010

Yay, the Report is back, with a new team! It has been said that two heads are better than one — does it apply to newsletters as well? Read on and let us know! In this issue we’ll talk about websites and poetry, frogs and bugs, not to mention an extensive review of the Frescobaldi editor!

What are you waiting for? Come read LilyPond Report 17 now!

### LilyPond 2.13.14 released! February 27, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.14. This release is intended for developers only, and includes a large translation update in addition to the usual round of bugfixes.

### LilyPond 2.13.13 released! February 13, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.13. This release is intended for developers only, and fixes various problems with documentation build system as well as adding an output-preview-framework for our SVG backend. In addition, the binaries are now approximately 6 megabytes smaller.

### LilyPond 2.13.12 released! February 2, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.12. This release is intended for developers only, and brings more stability and fewer bugs to the build system and Contributor’s Guide.

### LilyPond 2.13.11 released! January 16, 2010

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.11. This release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of improvements to the build system, Contributor’s Guide, and fixes 4 critical regressions against earlier versions.

### LilyPond 2.13.10 released! December 31, 2009

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.13.10. This release is intended for developers only, and brings a number of improvements such as predictable regression test output filenames and English names for feta filenames.

### LilyPond 2.12.3 released! December 20, 2009

We are happy to announce the release of LilyPond 2.12.3. This version contains the long-awaited fix for our GUI on MacOS X 10.5 and 10.6. In addition to the GUI fixes, this version contains dozens of bugfixes backported from the unstable development version.

We recommend that all users upgrade to this version. This is the last planned release in the 2.12 stable series; development now shifts towards the upcoming 2.14 series.

### LilyPond 2.13.9 released! December 12, 2009

LilyPond 2.13.9 is now out. From 2.13.9 onwards, LilyPond is licensed under the GNU GPL v3+ for code, and the GNU FDL 1.3+ for documentation. In addition to the usual round of bugfixes, this release adds a shortcut for repeated chords.

Please note that 2.13 is an unstable development branch; normal users should continue to use 2.12.

### New Website! October 3, 2009

As you can see, we have a new website design. Many thanks to texi2html and CSS for being so flexible!

### LilyPond Report #16. September 6, 2009

The LilyPond Report is back! This short, informal opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Read issue 16 now!

### LilyPond 2.13.3. July 2, 2009

This unstable release contains working menus in OSX 10.5; many thanks to Christian Hitz for fixing this long-standing problem! This release also contains numerous other bugfixes and features such as ties with variable thickness, partially dashed slurs, and eyeglasses.
We are planning another 2.12 release in the next week or two, which will include the menu fixes for OSX 10.5. Normal users may wish to wait for this release rather than using an unstable release.
変更点, 開発.

### A LilyPond weboldala magyarul. May 22, 2009

Elkészült a lilypond.org nagy részének magyar fordítása a LilyPond honosítási projekt első lépéseként. A projekt célja a LilyPond szabad kottaszedő szoftver minél széleskörűbben elérhetővé tétele a magyar felhasználók számára a teljes weboldal és dokumentáció lefordítása révén. A teljes dokumentáció lefordításához közreműködőket keresünk. Ha részt vennél a honosításban, küldj egy e-mailt a `harmathdenes AT gmail.com` címre!
Harmath Dénes, a LilyPond honosítási projekt vezetője

### The LilyPond Report #15. May 18, 2009

The LilyPond Report is a short, informal opinion column about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### The LilyPond Report #14. April 13, 2009

The LilyPond Report is back, on a new website! This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### LilyPond 2.12.2 and 2.13.0 — March 21, 2009

As a very belated announcement, the stable version of LilyPond is now 2.12.2, and the next development version has begun with 2.13.0.

### LilyPond 2.12.0 “Rune” — December 27, 2008

A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
Announcement, 変更点, Download.

### LilyPond 2.11.65 — Release Candidate. December 2, 2008

This release has improvements to MusicXML import, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and adds support for splitting a book in several book parts, contributed by Nicolas Sceaux. Nested contexts of the same type are now allowed with any depth, and overriding nested properties can be done with list syntax, thanks to Neil Puttock. This is hopefully the last Release Candidate before stable release 2.12, so you are welcome to test this release if you can to report new issues.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.64. November 18, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.64 is available. MusicXML import has been improved, including church modes support, and a few bugs in the compilation and documentation building processes are fixed. The three documentation manuals are now fully translated in Spanish, thanks to Francisco Vila. The font cache problem in Windows binaries which used to cause excessive slowness should be fixed.
変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.63. October 29, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.63 is available. This release has lots of updates to the documentation and translations. Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.62 – Release Candidate. October 11, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.62 is available. This is is one of the last releases before 2.12, so testing it is encouraged. In addition to a bugfix in `\tempo` command, this release has lot of updates to Spanish and German documentation translations, and the stylesheet for HTML documentation has been improved.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.61 available. October 1, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.61 has been released. It has updates to documentation translations, and a new automatic accidentals style (teaching) has been added.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.60 available. September 25, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.60 has been released. A new style of double repeat bar line has been added, and `printallheaders` variable in score block has been renamed to `print-all-headers`. Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.59 available. September 20, 2008

Release 2.11.59 is out. LilyPond now uses 64 bit integers for rational numbers, which allows typesetting more complex polymetric music. This release also has updates to German and Spanish translations of the documentation. Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.58 available. September 13, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.58 is a beta release, which means the next stable release is expected in a few weeks. This release is also special, as it includes code which supports more flexible automatic accidentals rules, written several months ago by Rune Zedeler, deceased since then. All the development team express their condolences to his family and his friends. Besides this, automatic beaming has been improved by Carl Sorensen, support for creating stem flags in a new style has been contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and a few bugs have been fixed.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.57 available. August 27, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.57 is out. This release adds support for harp pedal diagrams, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer, and some changes in markup command names have been made.
変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.56 available. August 17, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.56 is out. This release features transposable fret diagrams, contributed by Carl Sorensen. Translations status pages are now available from the documentation start page. Two predefined commands `\pointAndClickOn`, `\pointAndClickOff` have also been added.
変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.55 available. August 6, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.55 is out. This release fixes several bugs, and for octavation brackets `set-octavation` has been replaced by a more user-friendly command, `\ottava`.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.54 available. July 30, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.54 is out. This release fixes a bug in tie formatting following a line break, and changes the behavior of `short-indent` so that short instrument names are no longer indented in the margin.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.53 available. July 23, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.53 is out. This release fixes a lot of bugs.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.52 available. July 14, 2008

Release 2.11.52 fixes wrong offset of a bar number when it follows a breath mark, and syntax changes made in recent development releases are now fully listed on the News page.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.51 available. July 8, 2008

Release 2.11.51 has a couple of bugfixes, and a lot of changes in predefined command names. Fret diagrams formatting has been improved by Carl Sorensen, it is now controlled by `fret-diagram-details` property.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.50 available. July 2, 2008

Release 2.11.50 adds support for metronome marks with text, and backslashed numbers for figured bass, contributed by Reinhold Kainhofer.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### The LilyPond Report #13. June 23, 2008

This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### The LilyPond Report #12. June 16, 2008

This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### LilyPond 2.11.49 released. June 12, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.49 is out. It fixes a number of bugs, including bugs in beams formatting.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.48 released. June 9, 2008

LilyPond 2.11.48 is out. This release fixes a few bugs, and `\compressMusic` has been renamed to `\scaleDurations`.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### The LilyPond Report #11. June 9, 2008

This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### The LilyPond Report #10. June 2, 2008

Welcome to this special tenth issue of the LilyPond Report, entirely dedicated to Algorithmic Composition systems.
Follow this link to read the full issue...

### LilyPond 2.11.47 released. May 28, 2008

LilyPond now allows all text context properties to be markups, except in `\lyricmode`. This release also fixes regression tests maintenance for developers.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.46 available. May 22, 2008

Release 2.11.46 fixes a lot of bugs and includes a rewrite of dynamics engravers. Support for slur-shaped arpeggios has been added.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### RSS feed - May 21, 2008

A RSS feed is now available on lilypond.org. It contains all news announced on the web site start page: releases, LilyPond report, new translations of the site and publications. Feed URL. The info mailing list (see コンタクト) is still used to announce releases and special events.

### The LilyPond Report #9. May 05, 2008

Welcome to this ninth issue of the LilyPond Report!
This short, informal, weekly opinion column is about the LilyPond project: its team, its world, its community. Follow this link to read the full issue...

### LilyPond 2.11.45 available. April 26, 2008

Release 2.11.45 fixes a couple of bugs in the formatting engine. `lilypond-book` has been improved, with better performance, a bugfix about included files, and more flexibility for preprocessing documents with LaTeX variants. Support for enclosing text in a rounded box has been contributed by Valentin Villenave.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.44 available. April 14, 2008

Release 2.11.44 is available. Support for figured bass and chord names has been added to the MusicXML converter.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### lilypond.org日本語訳 (lilypond.org Japanese translation). 2008年4月8日 (April 4, 2008)

lilypond.orgのいくつかのページの日本語訳が出来ました。

### LilyPond 2.11.43 available. March 31, 2008

Release 2.11.43 has been available since March 27. It fixes a couple of formatting bugs, and the font cache problem with MS-Windows binaries which caused excessive slowness has been fixed.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.42 available. March 9, 2008

Release 2.11.42 is out. It fixes some formatting and spacing bugs.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### Comparison of music engraving with Finale and LilyPond. February 25, 2008

In three articles, Andrew Hawryluk compares Finale and LilyPond in general terms, and evaluates in detail engraving capabilities of both pieces of software. The second article is an instructive analysis of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Prelude 6 engraving, including comparisons with a reference hand-engraved edition. Read the articles.

### LilyPond 2.11.41 available. February 25, 2008

Release 2.11.41 is available. It has a few bugfixes, updated program messages in French, German, Spanish and Vietnamese, and updates to the MusicXML converter.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.37 available. January 3, 2008

Release 2.11.37 is available. It has a few bugfixes, and documentation changes. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.11.36 available. December 13, 2007

Release 2.11.36 is now available. It has many bugfixes, updates for MusicXML import, and it includes major documentation changes from Grand Documentation Project.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.33 and 2.11.33 available. September 20, 2007

Release 2.11.33 is now available.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.32 available. September 2, 2007

Release 2.11.32 is now available.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.31 available. August 31, 2007

Release 2.11.31 is now available. It has more bugfixes, updates for MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.30 available. August 20, 2007

Release 2.11.30 is now available. It has various bugfixes among others in the new spacing code, MusicXML import and lots of updates for the translations.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.29 and 2.11.29 available. August 11, 2007

Release 2.11.29 is now available. 2.10.29 has a few small fixes. 2.11.29 has several bugfixes, among others in the new spacing code, and lots of updates for the translations.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.28 for FreeBSD x86_64. August 10, 2007

Release 2.11.28 is now available as a binary installer for FreeBSD x86_64. Download the installer and do sh lilypond-2.11.28-1.freebsd-64.sh in a command window.

### LilyPond 2.11.28 available - July 25, 2007

Release 2.11.28 has several updates to the manual and its translations, an plethora of bugfixes and a complete cleanup of the spacing engine code.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.26 available - June 8, 2007

Release 2.11.26 supports page markers, e.g., for use in tables-of-contents. In addition, it fixes a number of bugs. Enjoy!
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.25 and 2.11.25 available - May 20, 2007

Release 2.11.25 has support for toplevel page breaking commands, and page breaking as a whole has been sped up significantly. Enjoy!
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.23 and 2.11.23 available - May 1, 2007

This has lots of bugfixes.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, Old downloads.

### Übersetzung der Dokumentation - 10. April 2007

Die Kapitel 1-5 (der Abschnitt für Anfänger) des LilyPond-Benutzerhandbuchs sind auf deutsch übersetzt — sie sind erhältlich für die 変更点 online und Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.22 available - April 10, 2007

This release has updates of the dot collision code.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.21 available - March 24, 2007

This release has some documentation updates.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### Traduction de la documentation en français - 25 février 2007

Les chapitres 1 à 4 et 6 du manuel de l’utilisateur sont désormais traduits, et disponibles en ligne — version 2.10, version 2.11. Les traductions sont également incluses dans la documentation téléchargeable.

### LilyPond 2.10.20 and 2.11.20 available - February 25, 2007

This release fixes many bugs.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.19 and 2.11.19 available - February 18, 2007

This release fixes many bugs.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.18 available - February 12, 2007

This release fixes still more bugs, and included singing support through festival contributed by Milan Zamazal.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.17 available - February 9, 2007

This release fixes still more bugs.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.16 and 2.11.16 available - February 4, 2007

This release fixes many bugs. (Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, 変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.10.15 and 2.11.15 available - February 1, 2007

This release will stretch piano staves on a system-by-system basis and add a few glyphs: a black harmonic note head and the slashed mirrored flat.
Bugfixes 2.10, Bugfixes 2.11, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.14 and 2.11.14 available - January 26, 2007

This release has a rewrite of the line-spanner code, responsible for among other glissandi and text-crescendos, making them more flexible.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads

### LilyPond 2.10.13 and 2.11.13 available - January 17, 2007

This release fixes a few minor but irritating bugs. In addition, the 2.11 release has updates of the tutorial.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.12 available - January 17, 2007

This release fixes lots of bugs. In particular, the tie formatting has been further improved, and memory usage has been improved enormously.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.12 available - January 17, 2007

This release mirrors 2.11.12. Notably, it has the same memory usage improvements.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.11 available - January 12, 2007

This release mostly has the same fixes as 2.11.11.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.11 available - January 11, 2007

This release has further fixes for popular bugs. Timing of the MIDI output won’t get confused by tuplets and grace notes anymore. Some fat has also been trimmed of the skyline code performance.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.10 available - January 8, 2007

LilyPond 2.11.10 has further review of the test-suite, performance and code coverage. This brought to light several problems that were fixed. Notably, 2.11.10 fixes lots of regressions in optical correction spacing and MIDI dynamics. Also, this version is 20 to 50 % faster than previous 2.11 releases.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.10 available - January 8, 2007

This release fixes several popular bugs, among others: MIDI files that go silent after (de)crescendi, and tuplets problems with quoting and part-combining.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.9 and 2.10.9 available - January 3, 2007

This release has a couple of bugfixes, and —in 2.11.9— further improvements in the regression test suite
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.8 and 2.10.8 available - January 3, 2007

New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### `lilypond.org` auf deutsch - 31. Dezember 2006

Die LilyPond-Webseiten sind jetzt auch auf deutsch übersetzt!

### `lilypond.org` en español - December 29, 2006

¡Ya está disponible la versión en español del sitio web de LilyPond!

### LilyPond 2.11.7 and 2.10.7 available - January 1, 2007

New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.6 available - December 30, 2006

This release supports arbitrary fractional alterations, allowing music with different microtonal conventions to be typeset.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.6 available - December 30, 2006

New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.5 available - December 24, 2006

These releases complete the translation infrastructure for Documentation.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.5 available - December 24, 2006

New! Improved! With even more bugfixes!
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.4 available - December 21, 2006

The vertical spacing improvements that were introduced in 2.11.0 now work within a system as well as between systems.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.3 available - December 19, 2006

This release has graphical test results and several website build improvements.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.3 available - December 19, 2006

This release fixes several bugs.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LinuxPPC binaries available! - December 19, 2006

From now on, our GUB binary builds include support for Linux/PPC. (Old downloads)

### Traduction du tutoriel en français. December 13, 2006

Fruit du travail d’une équipe de traducteurs, le tutoriel en français est maintenant disponible en ligne. Version 2.10, Version 2.11.

### LilyPond 2.11.2 available - December 12, 2006

This release supports glissandi and harmonics in tablature.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.2 available - December 12, 2006

A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.1 available - December 4, 2006

This release has improved support for horizontal spacing.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.10.1 available - December 3, 2006

A new stable release of LilyPond is available.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.11.0 available - November 27, 2006

This release has improved support for vertical spacing. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.10.0 available - November 11, 2006

A new stable release of LilyPond is available. (Announcement, 変更点, Old downloads)

### GIT repository online - November 11, 2006

LilyPond development has moved over its source code to GIT, the fast version control system. Check out our repository at gnu.org.

### LilyPond 2.9.29 available - November 5, 2006

This release has many more bugfixes.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.9.28 available - November 3, 2006

This release has many more bugfixes.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.9.27 available - October 28, 2006

This release has a new `FretBoards` context, and some further bugfixes.
Bugfixes, 変更点, Old downloads.

### Music streams thesis available - October 21, 2006

The last months, Erik Sandberg has been overhauling the internals of Lily. This change introduces a new intermediate format, Music Streams, which will make it easier get music data out of LilyPond. A copy of the thesis is now available from lilypond.org (出版物).

### LilyPond 2.9.26 available - October 20, 2006

This release has further bugfixes.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.9.25 available - October 18, 2006

This release has more bugfixes; from now on, binaries are also available for x86/64.
Bugfixes, Old downloads.

### LilyPond 2.9.24 available - October 15, 2006

This release has support for right hand guitar fingerings, and offers some bugfixes. (変更点, Bugfixes, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.23 available - October 12, 2006

This release cuts fragments of EPS directly from your finished score, and makes it easier to insert ties into lyrics. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.22 available - October 9, 2006

Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.21 available - October 4, 2006

Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.20 available - October 3, 2006

Test this release candidate for LilyPond 2.10! (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.17 available - September 2, 2006

This release fixes many bugs. Among others, MacOS X QuickTime now honors tempo changes are in the MIDI output. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.16 available - August 25, 2006

In this release, chords may be partially tied and lyric extenders have tunable padding. Moreover, many bugs were fixed (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.15 available - August 20, 2006

This releases fixes many bugs in the 2.9.14 release. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.8.6 available - August 8, 2006

This release contains a few minor bugfixes; the source tarball is also available. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.14 available - August 4, 2006

This release supports instrument name changes, dotted barlines and better spacing for floating grace notes. In addition, it contains ongoing work by Erik Sandberg to extend the interpretation phase with stream support. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.13 available - July 23, 2006

This release supports doits and falls, and more tuning options for grace note spacing and tuplet brackets. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.12 available - July 18, 2006

This release supports `pdftex` for `lilypond-book`, and uses pdfTeX for generating manuals, so page numbers and references are now clickable. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.11 available - July 12, 2006

This release wraps improvements of the last two weeks. As a new feature, it supports tunable tuplet number formatting for nested tuplets. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.10 available - June 15, 2006

This releases fixes a couple of bugs in 2.9.9. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.9 available - June 15, 2006

This releases fixes many bugs in 2.9.8 and earlier. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.8 available - June 6, 2006

2.9.8 has support for different spacing sections within a single score, and better infrastructure for automated regression testing. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.8.4 available - June 4, 2006

2.8.4 fixes some minor bugs, and includes a backport of the infrastructure for automated regression testing. (Old downloads)

### First test results available - June 4, 2006

After a week of frantic tweaking, the first automated testing results are available. You can now see in full glory what features are broken in the development release

### LilyPond 2.9.7 available - May 30, 2006

2.9.7 has improvements in the formatting for figured bass, and includes a new framework for detecting bugs earlier, which will make the development releases even better

### LilyPond 2.9.6 available - May 24, 2006

This release has new features in beam formatting: beams may now be put on single stems, and obey the `beatGrouping` property. MusicXML converter. (変更点, Old downloads)

### New essay pages! - May 22, 2006

The Automated Engraving essay has been updated with material from the FISL talk, with pages on modeling notation and algorithms for esthetics. Happy reading!

### LilyPond 2.9.5 available - May 17, 2006

This release supports object rotation, hairpins with circled tips, hairpins that run to barlines before notes and improvements in the MusicXML converter. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.4 available - May 12, 2006

This release has support for feathered beaming, and note head styles in the markup `\note` command. In addition, it has a lot of updates of the manual and a clean up of the spring spacer. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.8.2 available - May 12, 2006

This release has fixes for minor bugs and compilation issues. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.3 is out! - May 7, 2006

This new release has lots of updates of the manual, courtesy Graham and the contributors of the mailing. It handles formatting for ties in arpegiated chords better (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan), it has al niente hairpins, courtesy of Erlend Aasland, and some cleanups of the PostScript output, courtesy David Feuer. (変更点, Old downloads)

### FISL7.0 slides available - April 22, 2006

The slides for Han-Wen’s talk at FISL 7 are now online. (出版物)

### LilyPond 2.8.1 is out! - April 3, 2006

Important bugfixes include CJK font handling and a Darwin/x86 port. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.9.1 is out! - April 3, 2006

It’s mostly a bugfix release, and it’s almoste the same as 2.8.1. This release mainly fixes problems with CJK font loading. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond on MacOS X/Intel - March 31, 2006

LilyPond now also runs on Intel based macs, offering a 400% speedup over the emulated PowerPC binaries. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.8.0 is out! - March 22, 2006

Version 2.8 is here! Read the release announcement. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.39 is out - March 17, 2006

This release has even more bug fixes. Please test before 2.8 is released. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.38 is out - March 12, 2006

This is likely to be the last release candidate before we release 2.8, so report any bugs that you might find. New attractions include: lilypond postscript files now work with GSView, cut & pasting lily code from PDF files should now work, and spacing fixes for multi-measure rests. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.37 is out - March 4, 2006

This release has more bug fixes. Please help us by testing it! (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.36 is out - February 24, 2006

This is another release candidate for 2.8. It has lots of bug fixes and polishes to the documentation. It also contains support for creating ties that are only on their right side connected to note heads, which is handy for repeats (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan). The documentation suite can now be downloaded as a separate tarball from lilypond.org. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.35 is out - February 19, 2006

This release has lots of bugs fixes. The plan is to release 2.8 at the end of this month, so bug reports are very welcome. By definition a bug is release critical if it wasn’t present in version 2.6. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.34 is out - February 16, 2006

This release has a bunch of bugfixes, and new features. Newly created contexts may also be named with `\new Voice = "alto"`. Thicknesses of tie and slurs may be tuned separately for the endings and the middle part. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.33 is out - February 10, 2006

Items directly connected with a music input element may be parenthesized, for example,

    {
      c4 -\parenthesize -.
      <d \parenthesize fis a>
    }

This feature was sponsored by Ramana Kumar. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.32 is out - February 7, 2006

This release contains some syntax changes: words inside the \paper and \layout block are henceforth written with dashes, for instance:

    {
      \layout {
        ragged-right = ##t
      }
    }

Furthermore, in this release, we have dropped some legacy code from our library. Now, lily uses standard C++ strings and the STL vector. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.31 is out - February 2, 2006

This release fixes a load of bugs, and has some internal cleanups. Exported C++ members are now named ly:class-name::function-name in Scheme instead of Class_name::function_name. We are now using C++ vectors and strings instead of our own. The Linux/FreeBSD builds now include wrappers for Python scripts too, so you can run convert-ly and midi2ly. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.30 is out - January 30, 2006

This release has a few bug fixes, like the solfa note head shape and collisions, the \epsfile command, and in getting No. ligature in normal words. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.29 is out - January 27, 2006

This release has the following new features. Alignments of staves may be tuned per system (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca), individual systems may be positioned manually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas Sceaux), a linebreaking configuration can now be saved as a ‘.ly’ file automatically. This allows vertical alignments to be stretched to fit pages in a second formatting run (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas Sceaux). (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.28 is out - January 22, 2006

This release contains numerous small fixes that were already in our GUB binaries. In addition, it has further polish for formatting of tied chords. Theses improvements were sponsored by Steve Doonan. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.27, release 4 - January 13, 2006

The fourth release of our Grand Unified Binary for 2.7.27 is available. This release uses Pango 1.11.1, which has support for ligatures and kerning. Enjoy! (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.27, release 3 - January 12, 2006

The third release of our Grand Unified Binaries is available. This release fixes external font-support, the decompression flag for Linux. Also, we have support for FreeBSD as well! Jump to the Old downloads get them!

### LilyPond 2.7.27 binaries are out - January 7, 2006

Starting with 2.7.26, the development team has been working on the installers. We’re proud to announce another version of these: they are now available for Linux/x86, MacOS X and Windows.

### LilyPond 2.7.27 is out - January 7, 2006

This release allows you to switch staff lines on and off individually (feature sponsored by Andrea Valle). (変更点, Old downloads)

### Linux Journal article - January 2006

Linux Journal publishes an article on Make Stunning Schenker Graphs with GNU LilyPond. It is a in-depth but hands-on feature article with crisp LilyPond graphics.
Author Kris Shaffer remarks “GNU LilyPond generates beautiful graphics that make commercial alternatives seem second-rate.” This article is now available on-line.

### New binaries for LilyPond 2.7.26 - January 4, 2006

The Development team has been working around the clock to improve to fix the first wave bugs reported by you. The new results for MacOS and Windows are up on the Old downloads page. Let us know how you fare!

### LilyPond 2.7.26 is out - December 31, 2005

This release has an improvement in the MusicXML importer (feature sponsored by Mark vd Borre’s Music Academy): now, staves and voices are also setup, so you can readily run LilyPond on the .ly output. The important occasion for this release is our new build environment: we have completely revamped it, which means that binaries for all platforms (including MacOS, Windows, Linux/x86, but probably FreeBSD too) will be more quickly available for download. A happy 2006 from the LilyPond Development Team! (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.25 is out - December 24, 2005

This release has various bugfixes. Also, stems on the center line now have their directions interpolated to minimize the number of direction changes (feature sponsored by Basil Crow and Mike Rolish). (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.24 is out - December 20, 2005

This release fixes a couple of bugs, but more importantly, slurs now avoid TupletNumbers, and tuplet numbers may enter the staff (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston), tuplet brackets and numbers are implemented as separate grobs, TupletBracket and TupletNumber (rewrite sponsored by Trent Johnston), string arguments for music functions may be specified without # marks. This allows syntactical constructs (like \clef and \bar) to be expressed in generic music functions. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.23 is out - December 19, 2005

This release has the following new features:

- Ties in chords are also formatted using score based formatting. This reduces the number of collisions for ties in chords (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan).
- With the \tweak music function, layout objects that are directly connected to input may be tuned easily (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and Bertalan Fodor).
- Generic music functions may now also be used on articulations and chord elements (feature sponsored by Sean Reed and Bertalan Fodor).
- Better support for MusicXML, more options for spacing Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal and hyphenated syllables (features sponsored by Mark van den Borre and Bertalan Fodor.

(変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.22 is out - December 9, 2005

This release has better support for MusicXML: it also supports ties, beams and editorial accidentals. It also has more options for spacing Lyrics; it is now possible to separately specify minimum distances for normal and hyphenated syllables. These features were sponsored by Mark van den Borre and Bertalan Fodor. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.21 is out - December 5, 2005

Saint Nicholas brings you ... a MusicXML convertor for LilyPond! The convertor is basic, but working. Check out the LilyPond Software Design pages for MusicXML features that can be sponsored.

### LilyPond 2.7.20 is out - December 2, 2005

This release contains the following improvements: Texts set in a TrueType font are now kerned. Using the TeX no longer requires linking or dynamically opening the kpathsea library, making the backend more easily usable on various systems (feature sponsored by Christian Ebert of Black Trash Productions). (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6.5 is out - December 1, 2005

This release updates the bugreporting address and reorganizes the documentation tree. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.19 is out - November 26, 2005

This version contains a few bugfixes, and now allows the type of brackets in system start bracket hierarchies to be specified. Also, the horizontal alignment of rehearsal marks may be changed: marks can be put on key signatures, clefs, time signatures, etc. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.18 is out - November 21, 2005

This version features nestable system start delimiters, like bracket, brace. It also adds "square" line bracket (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca). It also has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug fixes. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.17 is out - November 17, 2005

This version has refactored routines for tie formatting. This will make it easier to get better tie formatting for chords (feature sponsored by Steve Doonan). It also has a few bug fixes. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.16 is out - November 11, 2005

This release fixes a large number of bugs. Please upgrade before reporting bugs in the 2.7 series. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.15 is out - November 3, 2005

This release has another massive cleanup of the backend. Each grob property may also be a "grob closure". This means that it is possible to combine functions. Calculation of extent and offset of grob is now controlled via the ‘X-extent’, ‘Y-extent’, ‘X-offset’ and ‘Y-offset’ properties. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.14 is out - October 23, 2005

This release has more cleanup in the layout-engine. Now, properties that have Procedure values are thought to be procedures that compute said property, i.e.

    \override Beam #'direction = #(lambda (grob)
    (if (> (random 10) 5) UP DOWN))

will set a random direction for beams. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.13 is out - October 18, 2005

This release features slashed numerals, plus signs and interruptible extender lines for figured bass. Merging of Figured bass lines has been made switchable with the figuredBassCenterContinuations property. For each grob, a subproperty in ‘callbacks’ property defines the procedure which computes it. This is major internal cleanup, which also provides advanced tweakability for power users. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6.4 is out - October 11, 2005

This release fixes a few minor problems with the stable series. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.12 is out - October 07, 2005

It features more annotations for the page layout engine and some more sponsored features. Beamlets may stick out of the side of beams (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca); new support for figured bass with support for continuation lines and tuning of figures, brackets, and alignments (feature sponsored by Trent Johnston); vertical alignments of staves can now be tuned easily for individual systems (feature sponsored by Nicolas Sceaux). (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.11 is out - October 02, 2005

Vertical spacing for page layout can now be tuned for each system individually (feature sponsored by Trevor Baca and Nicolas Sceaux). The slope of a stem-tremolo may be set manually (feature sponsored by Sven Axelsson). There are a number of cleanups in the handling and representation of systems, among other features and bug fixes. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.10 is out - September 13, 2005

This version adds proper support for "laissez vibrer ties", just enter \laissezVibrer after a chord. This feature was sponsored by Henrik Frisk. It also has a couple of minor bugfixes. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.9 is out - September 5, 2005

This is mainly a bugfix release. (変更点, Old downloads)

### Traduction française du site - September 03, 2005

Grâce à l’équipe des traducteurs, de nombreuses pages du site sont maintenant disponibles en français, notamment l’essai sur la gravure musicale.

### LilyPond 2.7.8 is out - August 29, 2005

This release has support for right-to-left text formatting in markup commands (sponsored by Aaron Mehl). In addition, it fixes a great number of bugs, among others, support for writing MIDI files. (変更点, Old downloads)

### Article in ‘De Standaard’ - August 20, 2005

The Belgian newspaper De Standaard investigates what drives Free Software authors in an article titled Delen van KENNIS zonder WINSTBEJAG (Non-profit sharing of knowledge) using LilyPond as an example. This marks LilyPond’s first appearance in mainstream printed press.

### LilyPond 2.7.7 is out - August 22, 2005

This release has a rewriting of tie formatting which was sponsored by Bertalan Fodor, Jay Hamilton, Kieren MacMillan, Steve Doonan, Trevor Baca, and Vicente Solsona Dellá. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.6 is out - August 19, 2005

This release adds support for numbered percent repeats, a feature sponsored by Yoshinobu Ishizaki. It also has bugfixes for clashes between slurs and symbols, like fingers dynamic signs. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.5 is out - August 16, 2005

Lily 2.7.5 has a large number of bugfixes, among others, in slur formatting, spacing, rest collisions and tuplet bracket formatting. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.4 is out - August 7, 2005

LilyPond 2.7.4 has support for proportional notation, where the space for a note is proportional to the time it takes. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6.3 is out - August 4, 2005

This release fixes a memory corruption bug that was triggered by \override’ing Beam settings. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6.2 is out - August 2, 2005

This release has a few bugfixes, among them: the autopackage will run in more platforms, LilyPond will be much quicker for large lilypond-book documents, and the up and down Fa note heads for shaped heads have been swapped. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.3 is out - July 25, 2005

LilyPond 2.7.3 has improvements in performance which should result in faster operations (15 to 20 percent). It also contains the new "\displayLilyMusic" function. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7.2 is out - July 21, 2005

LilyPond 2.7.2 has support for suggested accidentals for musica ficta notation, easy entry for lyric melismata and improvements for quicker entry of scores. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6 released - June 27, 2005

Version 2.6 is the latest stable release of LilyPond. It now installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux (x86). Get up and running in minutes! Pango text formatting lets you print Unicode lyrics in your favorite script and font. Create SVG files, and edit them in Inkscape. (Announcement, Old downloads, 変更点)

### LilyPond 2.7.1 is out - July 20, 2005

LilyPond 2.7.1 has no user-visible changes. However, due to restructuring “under the hood”, this version will be 10 to 20 % faster. (Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.6.1 is out - July 11, 2005

This version fixes a few minor bugs found in 2.6.0, and also works on DOS-based Windows versions. (変更点, Old downloads)

### LilyPond 2.7 is out - July 9, 2005

LilyPond 2.7.0 is out. It has support for paragraph text and pitched trill notation. (変更点, Old downloads)

### 2.5.31 released - June 22, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.32 is now available for download (binaries for Fedora + MacOS only). It has a few very minor bugfixes, and a rewrite of the TTF embedding code, which should be a lot more robust now. (Old downloads)

### Traduction du site de LilyPond - 15 juin 2005

L’équipe des traducteurs vous présente le site de LilyPond en français. Nous travaillons sur la traduction des pages encore non traduites. Bon surf !

### 2.5.31 for Windows and MacOS - June 15, 2005

2.5.31 is now available for both Windows and MacOS X. The Windows version should now work with embedding TTF fonts, and the MacOS X has better help functionality. (Old downloads)

### 2.5.31 released - June 15, 2005

This release has a few bugfixes. In the MacOS X version, ClickEdit has been renamed to LilyPond, and you can now upgrade your files and compile them directly from LilyPond. (Old downloads)

### 2.5.30 released - June 10, 2005

This is (hopefully) the last Release Candidate before 2.6. Give it a good shake to find those last bugs! (Old downloads)

### 2.5.29 released - June 7, 2005

In this release the documentation also has pictures. In addition, the Mac version can also read native mac fonts (.dfonts and fonts in resource forks). (Old downloads)

### 2.5.27 released - May 31, 2005

It has a big bunch of minor bugfixes. This is another release candidate for version 2.6, which should be released within the next 2 weeks. Please send a bug report if you find a critical problem with this release. (Old downloads)

### Windows and MacOS installers available - May 26, 2005

There are now a native, standalone installers for Windows and MacOS. They also support PDF point & click. (Old downloads)

### 2.5.26 released - May 26, 2005

This release has a couple of small bugfixes.

### 2.5.25 released - May 20, 2005

This release has many small bugfixes and updates to the documentation. (Old downloads)

### 2.5.24 released - May 12, 2005

2.5.24 fixes a bunch of bugs; in particular, chord symbols (such as slashed o) should now work on all platforms. This release has a new feature: it is now possible to make staves appear in a different order from the order that they were defined. (Old downloads)

### 2.5.23 released - May 6, 2005

This release has a couple of small bugfixes, and a new feature. It is now possible to start and stop the `StaffSymbol`, during a piece of music, by doing `\stopStaff \startStaff`. This can be used to produce Ossia staves. (変更点, Old downloads)

### 2.5.22 released - May 3, 2005

2.5.22 is a bugfix release. The most visible improvement is in the PDF : this release will produce smaller PDF files, with symbols that look better on screen. (Old downloads)

### April 25, 2005 - 2.5.21 released!

2.5.21 has more bugfixes. It also has support for "grid lines", bar like vertical line, which are aligned with the notes. The auto-beam engraver was rewritten, so it also works with irregular time signatures like 5/8. (変更点, Old downloads)

### April 18, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.20 has lots of bugfixes, in particular, MIDI files of multi-movement pieces don’t overwrite each other. Version 2.5.20 also supports putting arrows on lines, such as glissandi. More details are in the the 変更点 file, or go straight to Old downloads.

### April 15, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.19 was released. The command ‘\epsfile’ allows inclusion of EPS graphics into markup texts and the music function ‘\musicDisplay’ will display a music expression as indented Scheme code. Take a look at the 変更点 file and Old downloads.

### April 6, 2005

2.5.18 is a bugfix release. It has many small cleanups in the web-based documentation, and many small cleanups all over the place. Old downloads

### March 31, 2005

2.5.17 is out. This release features many small bugfixes. In addition, it has support for string number notation for guitar. This feature was sponsored by Gunther Strube. Old downloads

### March 20, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.16 is out. This release fixes a few minor but irritating errors. A Fedora Core 3 binary is also available. Old downloads

### March 14, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.15 is out. This release has clean ups in the SVG output, and now uses the LilyPond number font for time signatures. It is now possible to add text before and after music. This can be used to add verses after a music. Take a look at the 変更点 file and Old downloads!

### March 7, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.14 is out. It is now possible (and in fact, encouraged), to build LilyPond either without the Kpathsea TeX library or with the Kpathsea dynamically loaded, but only for the -btex backend. This means that packages do not have to depend on TeX anymore. With this, the Windows download size will go down significantly. Take a look at the 変更点 file and download Old downloads!

### March 7, 2005

LilyPond 2.4.5 is out. This release backports the tieWaitForNote feature and has support for tetex-3.0. Old downloads

### February 28, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.13 is available for Fedora Core 3. You need to install Ghostscript 8.15rc3. Unfortunately, this version of Ghostscript lacks the IJS dynamic library, which means that it will conflict with the gimp-print package. You may install it with –nodeps. Use at your own risk.

### February 28, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.13 is out. This release has Point and click support for PDF output. You can read more about it here. Take a look at the 変更点 file and download Old downloads!

### February 26, 2005

The LilyPond Snippet Repository (LSR) is a searchable database of LilyPond code snippets. You can add snippets too, so join the LSR project, and contribute creative ideas for using LilyPond.

### February 21, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.12 is out. The big news is that this release supports TrueType fonts. This means that it is now possible to use all fonts available via FontConfig. Also, arpeggios may be written out using ties and individual objects may have colors! Take a look at the 変更点 file and Old downloads!

### February 4, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.11 is out. In this release, foreign character sets are now supported in lilypond-book too, and it is possible to put system separators between systems. Old downloads!

### January 31, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.10 is out. This release sports as new EPS backend, based on the PS backend. This backend is used in the new and improved lilypond-book script. Old downloads

### January 26, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.9 is out. This release fixes a couple of annoying bugs in the direct PS output for piano braces. Old downloads

### January 16, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.8 is out. This release has many internal code cleanups. In addition, accuracy of error reporting has been improved. See the change log and Old downloads!

### January 11, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.7 is out. This release has a completely usable Pango integration for the PS backend. The default font is Century Schoolbook from the PS font suite. It also has small updates to the tablature settings by Erlend Aasland, assorted manual updates by Graham, and an overhaul of the font code by Werner. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### January 02, 2005

LilyPond 2.5.6 was released. This is a "technology preview" release, which means that it has all kinds of nifty features, but is not actually usable for producing nicely printed scores. For this reason, an RPM of this release was not produced. The PS backend is now completely switched over to Pango/FontConfig: for -f ps, LilyPond only accepts UTF8 input, all text fonts are loaded through Pango, the TeX backend now offloads all metric computations to LaTeX, the SVG and GNOME backends are broken, most probably. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### December 28, 2004

LilyPond 2.5.5 is out. It is the first one to link against FontConfig and Pango, although it is only available in the "-f ps" output. The default output format has been changed back TeX while we stabilize the Pango/FontConfig integration. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### December 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.5.4 is out. This release has some major brainsurgery in the font handling. As of now, LilyPond loads the music fonts in OpenType font format using FreeType. This has made a lot of things simpler, including font handling for the GNOME backend and SVG backend. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### December 3, 2004

LilyPond 2.5.3 was released. A new script, ‘\espressivo’ has been added, for a combination of crescendo and decrescendo on a single note. In markups, expressions stacked with ‘\column’, ‘\center-align’, etc, are not grouped with ‘< ... >’ anymore, but with ‘{ ... }’. LilyPond will now avoid line breaks that cause long texts to stick outside of the page staff. Grace notes following a main note, used to be entered by letting the grace notes follow a skip in a parallel expression. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### November 26, 2004

LilyPond 2.5.2 was released. It has several goodies, including solfa-notation (shaped noteheads), and an easier mechanism for customizing title, footer and header layout. Don’t forget to rebuild the fonts, as they have been changed to accomodate the solfa-notation. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### November 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.5.1 is out. This is an experimental release, containing some proof-of-concept code for our graphical layout editor. You can add and remove things from the file, and the tweaks will still work, as long as the tweaked notes remain in the place (i.e., start at the same time-wise and be part of the same context). Further attractions are: the gnome backend now also draws beams and slurs, updates to the SVG backend, support for the lmodern font set for TeX, various bugfixes. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### November 12, 2004

The LilyPond development is OPEN once again! The first release of the 2.5 series has the following new Features: Positioning of slurs can now be adjusted manually, Grace notes are correctly quoted and formatted when using cue notes, Cue notes can now be created with

    \cueDuring #VOICE-NAME #DIRECTION { MUSIC }

Stemlets (short stems over beamed rests) have been added. In addition, Jan hacked together some highly experimental code where you can use the mouse to drag and drop objects in the -f gnome backend. These tweaks can be saved and are applied to the PS and TeX output as well. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### November 11, 2004

LilyPond 2.4.2 is out. This release fixes a number of security problems with –safe, and adds a lot of polishing fixes. Old downloads

### November 4, 2004

LilyPond 2.4.1 is out. This release includes a number of small fixes that were made to 2.4.0 last week. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 31, 2004

LilyPond 2.4.0 was just released! This new stable version has support for page-layout, completely rewritten slur formatting and many other improvements. Read about them in the 変更点 file. Old downloads

### October 29, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.26 is out. This is another 2.4 release candidate. This release fixes a number of minor bugs, and some problems with the conversion scripts. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 29, 2004

2.3.25 is the final release candidate for LilyPond 2.4. Werner has been overhauling the TeX macros and lilypond-book. In addition, this release contains an important fix for raggedbottom page-layout. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 27, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.24 is a further polished 2.4 release candidate. This release has more improvements by Werner for the TeX backend, and a bunch of other small fixes. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 24, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.23 has bugfixes in the documentation, lilypond-book and –preview output. This release can be considered as a release candidate for LilyPond 2.4. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 10, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.22 fixes a bunch more bugs, to make 2.4 a really stable release. In addition, it renames the \paper{} block to \layout{}. The \bookpaper{} block is now called \paper{}. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 09, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.21 is out. It is a serious release candidate for the next stable release LilyPond. This version has a cleanup and some small formatting improvements of the slur code. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### October 02, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.20 was released. It fixes the biggest problems with encoding and the TeX backend. As a result, latin1 characters (like the german SS) show up correctly in the output once again. Also it has the usual bugfixes and updates in the documentation. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### September 29, 2004

The LilyPond development team will be present at the Free Software Bazaar of the NLUUG SANE 2004 conference today. If you are in the neighborhood, drop by for live contact with the Team or just a friendly chat. Registration is not required to attend.

### September 26, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.19 is out. It’s mainly a bugfix release. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### September 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.18 was released. It has further improvements in the slur formatting, and a small syntax change: the mode changing commands (‘\chords’, ‘\lyrics’, etc.) have been renamed to ‘\chordmode’, ‘\lyricmode’, etc. The command ‘\chords’ is an abbreviation for \new ChordNames \chordmode ... ‘\drums’, ‘\lyrics’, ‘\chords’, ‘\figures’ function similarly. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### September 11, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.16 was released. It fixes a couple of annoying bugs, and has an important addition in the slur-formatter. Slurs that pass note heads much closer than the average distance get an extra penalty. This fixes a lot of difficult slurring cases. See input/regression/new-slur for some examples. Please consider this release as a 3.0 pre-release so try to find as many bugs as possible. A report including a small .ly example can be filed at bug-lilypond@gnu.org In this case, a bug is defined as something that the current 2.3 does worse than the latest 2.2 release. We want to be sure that no output will get uglier by upgrading to 3.0, so that once 3.0 is out, nothing will hold users back in switching. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### September 10, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.15 was released. It fixes for some gaffes with the new vertical spacing engine, has lots of documentation updates, and has support for landscape output in the direct postscript output. Also, the types of events quoted with ‘\quote’ can now be tuned with ‘quotedEventTypes’. By default, only notes and rests end up in quotes. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### September 6, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.14 was released and has exciting features! LilyPond will try to keep staves at the same distances across a page, but it will stretch distances to prevent collisions; key signature cancellations are now printed before the bar line; different voices that all use "\quote" can now refer to each other. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### August 29, 2004

LilyPond now has a Documentation Editor, Graham Percival. From now on, he will oversee that useful information flows from the mailiing list into the manual. Also, if there are unclear sections in the manual, let him know via one of the mailing lists. As a start of his career, he worked to transform the "Templates" section of the website into a readable and comprehensive chapter of the user manual. A lot of cheers for Graham!

### August 29, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.13 was released. The new slur code was improved, scripts can be made to avoid slurs, by setting inside-slur to #f. It is no longer necessary to instantiate "up" and "down" staves separately when using \autochange. Jurgen Reuter refreshed the logic around mensural flags, so they are adjusted for staff lines once again. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### August 24, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.6 fixes a few minor issues, among others, the disappearing metronome mark. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### August 23, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.12 is out. This release has a lot of fixes and a new feature: there is now support for putting two slurs on chords, both above and below. This is switched on with the ‘doubleSlurs’ property. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### August 3, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.11 is out. This release basically is 2.3.10 with a few annoying bugs fixed. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### August 1, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.10 is out. This release has a major clean-up of the input/test/ directory. Many examples have been moved to the regression test or manual, and the superfluous or outdated ones have been removed. The directory has gone from 146 examples to 72 examples. That means that we’re halfway cleaning it out. Incidentally, the manual has gone from 200 to 220 pages. New features:

- Running trills now have their own spanner and event. They are started and stopped with \startTrillSpan and \stopTrillSpan
- There is a new markup command ‘\postscript’ that takes a string that is dumped as verbatim PostScript

Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 30, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.9 is out. The important change is that lilypond now once-again directly runs the binary. The old wrapper script has been renamed to lilypond-latex.py, and should only be used for legacy projects. The recommended route is either using lilypond directly (with \book, you can have multiple movements within one document), or to run lilypond-book with a LaTeX wrapper file. This release also fixes a bunch of small errors. I now consider LilyPond feature complete for a 3.0 release. Next on the TODO list is updating the manual, and after that’s done we can release 3.0. The projected date for this to happen is in about a month. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 23, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.8 fixes a few minor bugs in the new slur code, and has rewritten support for ledger lines. Now, in tight situations, ledger lines will be shortened so they stay separate. This also required a cleanup of the Ambitus implementation. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 19, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.7 was released and has new exciting features! The slur formatting has been rewritten. The new slur code works similar to the Beam formatter: scores are assigned for all esthetic components of a slur. A large number of combinations for begin and end points is then tried out. Slurs will now also take into account collisions with staff lines, scripts (like staccato and accent) and accidentals. In the LilyPond emacs mode, the ‘|’ will now display the current beat within the measure. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 15, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.5 was released. It has a few bug fixes from 2.3.x. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 11, 2004

An introductory article on LilyPond appeared on Linux Journal.

### July 5, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.6 was released. This release has more updates for the Fret diagram code (thanks, Carl!), fixes a bunch of bugs, including a serious one that trashed a lot of beam formatting, and was also present in the 2.2 series. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### July 5, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.4 was released. It is mainly a bug fix release. Old downloads and check out the changes in the ChangeLog.

### June 25, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.5 has numerous small bugfixes and cleanups, and features more work in the experimental GNOME output module. Adventurous hackers can check the instructions at scm/output-gnome.scm and try to run buildscripts/guile-gnome.sh to see what the fuss is all about. Carl Sorensen also provided us with more patches to the fret-diagram output. Check out the ChangeLog and Old downloads.

### June 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.3 has a turkish translation and fixes a few minor bugs that were reported over the past month. Check out the ChangeLog for a full description and Old downloads.

### June 13, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.4 further improves the output backends. As a result, manual page-breaks, multiple output formats and putting `\score` into markups now works. Check out the ChangeLog and Old downloads.

### May 31, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.3 has many internal changes relating to the output backend (PostScript) and page-layout. In addition, it contains a few bugfixes for recently reported problems. Check out the ChangeLog and Old downloads.

### May 31, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.2 is out. It has a number of small bugfixes, so upgrade if any of these errors concern you. Check out the ChangeLog or head straight to the Old downloads.

### May 26, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.2 is out. This release has a lot of internal changes relating to page layout, but also sports experimental fret-diagram code. Check out the 変更点 or head straight to the Old downloads.

### May 9, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.1 is out. This release has many new and cool features. Check out the 変更点 or head straight to the Old downloads.

### May 4, 2004

Help LilyPond get better, and join in on LilyPond development! This call for help was posted on the mailing list a month ago, and we are still looking for a Release Meister, Code Janitor, Newsletter editor and a Writer for implementation Documentation. Of course, any other help is also welcome!

### May 3, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.1 has been released. It fixes a handful of bugs. Old downloads.

### April 17, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.0 is now available on Windows, and should find its way to the Cygwin mirrors soon.

### April 12, 2004

LilyPond 2.3.0 is the first release in the 2.3 cycle. The focus for 2.3 is page layout, so instrumentalists can force parts to have page breaks at sane turning points. This release is experimental; expect things to break! More info in the 変更点. Old downloads.

### April 8, 2004

A French article on the new LilyPond release appeared on linuxfr.org.

### April 8, 2004

Binaries for LilyPond 2.2.0 are available for MacOS X, Slackware, Mandrake and Debian Woody. Old downloads

### April 1, 2004

LilyPond 2.2.0 is out! This new stable version has completely revamped support for for orchestral score formatting, cue notes, font size management, lyric formatting, drum notation/playback and document integration. Read about it in the announcement or skip to the Old downloads.

### March 31, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.37 has build fixes for Cygwin and SUSE, bugfixes for part-combining and chord tremolos and even more documentation polish. This should be the final release candidate; expect only regression bugs to be fixed before 2.2. Old downloads.

### March 30, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.36 has many fixes in the user manual. Old downloads.

### March 28, 2004

LilyPond 2.1..35 fixes a slew of bugs, and has the `raggedlast` option, which causes paragraph like line breaking for scores. More info in the 変更点. Old downloads

### March 22, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.34 fixes minor bugs, and has more rewriting. Old downloads.

### March 21, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.33 fixes a serious bug, and a few other irritations. Old downloads

### March 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.32 has more rewriting in the user manual. There is also an experimental implementation of optimal page breaking (Postscript backend only). Old downloads.

### March 15, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.31 is out. It has fixes the alignment of bass figures and spurious dynamic warnings in MIDI. New attractions include rewritten font-selection routines. See the 変更点 and Old downloads.

### March 14, 2004

The linuxmusician.com interview made the slashdot frontpage!.

### March 11, 2004

linuxmusician.com is running an interview with Han-Wen Nienhuys and Jan Nieuwenhuizen, the main authors of LilyPond.

### March 11, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.30 has editorial fixes for the manual, and experimental support for page layout in the PostScript backend. See the 変更点 and Old downloads.

### March 9, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.29 fixes a couple of MIDI bugs, and has experimental support for producing titles with `markup`.

### February 29, 2004

In LilyPond 2.1.28 Scheme property functions may be used argument to `set!`. In addition, parts of the manual have been proofread and corrected in this release. See the 変更点 and Old downloads.

### February 24, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.27 takes into account instrument transpositions when quoting other voices. This release also fixes a number of lyrics related bugs. See the 変更点 and Old downloads.

### February 23, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.26 has a new, experimental feature for quoting other voices in instrumental parts. This can be used to produce cue notes. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 18, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.25 fixes many bugs, and changes the conventions for altering accidental rules. Old downloads

### February 16, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.24 has a big internal rewrite. One of its practical consequences is that `\with` now also works with `Score` contexts. Further 2.1.23, which was not announced here, fixes a few bugs caused by the change of `\property` syntax and has updates in the Program Reference document. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 13, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.22 has a simplification of the `\property` syntax: it is shorter and more consistent now. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 12, 2004

In LilyPond 2.1.21, output tweaks can be done at multiple levels of the context hierarchy. In addition, it has a bunch of bugfixes, improvements in the documentation. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 9, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.20 has MIDI output for drums. It also sports a completely rewritten lilypond-book script, which is cleaner, shorter, and faster. It also has a large number of bugfixes. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 5, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.19 has rewritten support for drum notation. This release also makes some long-standing cleanups: the removal of `Thread` (all functionality is now moved into `Voice`) and Lyrics (functionality moved to `LyricsVoice`) context. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 4, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.18 is out. This release has the new part-combiner installed by default, and a similar implementation of `autochange`. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### February 2, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.17 is out. It adds texts (solo, a due) for the part combiner. It also reinstates the ‘`--safe`’ option which prevents havoc by Scheme exploits. More information in the 変更点.

### January 28, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.16 is out; its main feature is that it fixes the autobeams gaffe of 2.1.15. The part-combiner has been tested successfully on larger pieces. In the near future, expect more part-combining eye-candy. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 26, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.15 further improves the part-combiner, and fixes many bugs, among others in pedal brackets and finger positioning. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 21, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.14 has the first release of the new part combiner. If you have scores that use part-combining, please consider giving it a test-run. In addition many bugs relating to mixed staff sizes have been fixed. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 20, 2004

The lilypond.org domain has been moved to a new server. This will result in better connectivity and more bandwidth. Due to security concerns, the new server does not offer FTP access, but only HTTP downloads.

### January 20, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.13 fixes a small but nasty bug in side-positioning placement, and some bugs in tuplet, tie and accidental formatting. This release contains rudimentary work on a new part-combiner. Old downloads

### January 19, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.12 fixes many bugs and improves formatting of ottava brackets. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 18, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.11 is now also available for Windows! For downloading, go here.

### January 17, 2004

In 2.1.11, the mechanism for setting staff size and page is much simplified. In addition there are improvements in the notehead shape, and there is balloon help! More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 16, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.10 has a load of bugfixes and a shorter syntax for octave checks. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 13, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.9 has a new mechanism for adding lyrics to melodies. It is now possible to have different melismatic variations for each stanza. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 9, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.8 has an important new feature: it is now possible to use `\property` to tune the appearance of spanning objects like `StaffSymbol` and `SystemStartBrace`. In addition, contexts may be modified with `\remove` and `\consists` for individual music expressions. More information in the 変更点. Old downloads

### January 7, 2004

An update to the stable branch, version 2.0.2, was released today. It contains a couple of minor bugfixes. Old downloads

### January 6, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.7 continues to improve the layout of the Schubert test piece; this release focuses on dot placement and multi measure rests centering. More information in the 変更点 and download here.

### January 4, 2004

LilyPond 2.1.6 continues to improve the layout of lyrics. More information in the release notes and download here.

### January 2, 2004

In LilyPond 2.1.5, the lyric alignment is completely revamped, and now matches my Edition Peters version of the Schubert song Sängers Morgen. More information in the 変更点 and download here.

### December 30, 2003

LilyPond 2.1.4 is released. Font shapes and line thickness are now truly different for different staff sizes, thus lending an engraved look to scores printed in smaller type too. See the 変更点 and download here.

### December 23, 2003

LilyPond 2.1.3 released. Interpreting and formatting is now done while parsing the file. This allows for Scheme manipulation of music, and could be used to implement experimental MusicXML output (volunteers to implement this are welcome!) See the 変更点 and download here.

### December 17, 2003

LilyPond 2.1.2 released. This release has a new mechanism for setting font sizes, which combines different font design sizes and continuous font scaling. See the 変更点 and download here.

### December 16, 2003

LilyPond 2.1.1 released. This release wraps together all the small fixes made during Han-Wen’s absence. See the 変更点 and download here.

### October 11, 2003

LilyPond 2.1.0 released. See the 変更点 and download here.

### October 11, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Mandrake 9.1 available from here thanks to Heikki Junes.

### October 9, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries for Slackware 9 available from here, thanks to Ricardo Hoffman.

### October 5, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Macos X, many thanks to Matthias Neeracher. Old downloads

### October 4, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.1 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5). Old downloads. Thanks to Bertalan Fodor, our new Cygwin maintainer!

### September 29, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.1 is released. It contains minor bugfixes. See the 変更点 or download here directly.

### September 27, 2003

PlanetCCRMA has been updated to include LilyPond 2.0. Go here to download. Thanks to Fernando Pablo Lopez-Lezcano!

### September 24, 2003

LilyPond 2.0.0 is released. The focus of this release is cleanups of the syntax: entering music is now much easier and more efficient. Read the announcement here, or go to the download page directly.

### September 24, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.10 is released. This is the final LilyPond 2.0 release candidate. Check the 変更点 and download here.

### September 23, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.9 is released. This is the second LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check the 変更点 and download here.

### September 19, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.8 is released. This is the first LilyPond 2.0 prerelease. Check the 変更点 and download here.

### September 17, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.7 is released. LilyPond now has support for quarter tone accidentals! Old downloads

### September 16, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.6 is released. It has a lot of minor fixes and updates. Old downloads

### September 10, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.5 is released. With this release, the 1.9 branch is feature complete. After some stabilization and documentation work, 2.0 will be available in a few weeks. Old downloads

### September 9, 2003

LilyPond 1.8.2 is released. This release fixes a couple of minor bugs. Old downloads

### September 7, 2003

LilyPond 1.8 binaries are available for Windows (Cygwin version 1.5). Old downloads

### August 31, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.4 is released. This is an experimental release: read the announcement before trying.

### August 31, 2003

LilyPond 1.8 binaries for slackware available. Get them here.

### August 31, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.3 is released. This release supports tagging for music version control, and has better fingering placement flexibility. Read the 変更点 and get it here.

### August 28, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.2 is released. Read the 変更点 and get it here.

### August 26, 2003

LilyPond 1.9.1 is released. Read the 変更点 and get it here.

### August 25, 2003

The LilyPond 1.9 development release is available. Read the 変更点 and get it here.

### August 25, 2003

Mandrake 9.1 RPMS available, get them here.

### August 21, 2003

LilyPond 1.8.1 was released. Get it here, or read the 変更点.

### August 18, 2003

PlanetCCRMA (eg. RedHat 8 and 9) has been updated to 1.8. Download here.

### August 7, 2003

LilyPond 1.8 is released. Read 変更点 and get it here.

### August 7, 2003

New website went live!

### August 6, 2003

Announced new website.

### August 1, 2003

LilyPond 1.7.30 released.

### July 30, 2003

Website: present treatise about music engraving, music printing software, and LilyPond’s unique faculties.

### July 29, 2003

1.7.29 - release candidate 4 has been released. Packages for Red Hat, Debian, Cygwin are available.

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