Questions tagged [lilypond]
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Create a scale in a given mode (e.g. lydian or dorian) with lilypond
How do I create a scale in a given mode (e.g. lydian or dorian) with lilypond?
I've seen that the scales are defined in scale-definitions-init.ly and I've tried to apply \set Staff.keyAlterations but ...
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Difference between "Extending LilyPond" and "Scheme (in LilyPond)"
What are the differences between Extending LilyPond and Scheme (in LilyPond)?
AFAICS there is on the one side the work of Urs Liska in this github repository that was forked by Jean Abou Samra (see ...
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Documentation of lilypond's scheme classes (Pitch, Score etc.)
Where are lilypond's scheme classes (Pitch, Score etc.) documented?
For example the documentation of the scheme-function ly:pitch? says "Is x a smob of class Pitch?".
But there is no link or ...
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Lilypond custom lines to denote intervals
I'm trying to display the harmonic series, and highlight the interval between each note and the octave below them. I'm imagining dimension lines as used in blue-prints. I could use some hints on how ...
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Lilypond keyboard diagrams
Does Lilypond offers keyboard diagramms?
I've seen that there are guitar diagramms (aka FretBoards). But I can not find something similar for keyboard/piano.
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LilyPond: How can I compile a tweak macro?
I’m trying to insert a new macro with the tweak command (\tweak Accidental.restore-first ##t) in my include-all file but it doesn't work.
The macro is: restoreacc = \tweak Accidental.restore-first ##t....
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Lilypond - Moving around the number for a tuplet
I'm trying to replicate a triplet drawn as a bow with the number over the bow rather than under and shifted to hover over the first note. By following LilyPond - change tuplet bracket to a small bow, ...
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Question about tempo/text markup in Lilypond
I have the following score typeset in Lilypond:
and I have two question about markup:
I typeset "ritenuto" (slow down) as \tempo "rit.". Is it correct?
How can I move \tempo &...
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LilyPond - opacity of objects (slurs specifically)
I am transcribing a manuscript of BWV 1011 (prelude) and there are a few slurs that appear to be a little faint:
Is there a way in which the slur opacity can be controlled in LilyPond?
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Custom scale and key signature
I am currently experimenting with microtonality in LilyPond. Mainly, I would like to switch to the Pythagorean tuning and lower or raise pitches by a syntotic comma, as in the this snippet. However, ...
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Garbled Lilypond Output
I divided the notes of my score into 6 variables respectively called: \partOne, \partTwo, \partThree, \partFour, \partFive and \partSix. Each variable contains 20 measures of music. Then I call the ...
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LilyPond Lyrics Alignment - align to syllable vowel (as found in gregorian sheets)
Is there a way to align lyrics in LilyPond in such a way that the syllable vowel (or last vowel of a diphtong) aligns to the note (or the first note of a melisma), like we find in gregorian chant ...
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Contemporary Music note group Notation
I am writing an article about Stockhausen's Plus-Minus and I wanted to take this chance to write some snippets in LilyPond. Is there anyone willing to help me to transcribe this image?
This is what I ...
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Generate different scores from a template
I am a brand new lilypond user and I am struggling to understand what the best structure for my project might be.
Here a simplified example of it
I have a main.ly file that I was planning to use as a ...
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Lilypond lead sheet chord symbol notation
I am working with a collection of Lilypond files generated from the Weimer Jazz Database, and I've been trying to understand the rules for chord symbol notation. I've found a useful resource ...
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Exporting a music expression to be included in another file
I'm working on engraving an orchestral work, and currently I'm using the standard note file and layout file project structure. However, for parts this requires the addition of individual files for ...
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How to slur across staves in lilypond (not a single voice)?
I'm trying to engrave these phrasing slurs across two staves:
I've read this question, but it seems different because the slurred phrase was a single voice that crossed between staves. In my case, ...
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Combining wind staves for conductor's score
I'm trying to engrave a score, and I'm working on setting up the wind staves. There are two flutes, so what I would like to happen is passages where they play mostly in unison to be displayed on one ...
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Lilypond \easyHeadsOn: How to show german note name H
In german the english note name B is named H (while english Bb is named B)
The german note name H can be entered when using \language "deutsch". But when using \easyHeadsOn the
\language &...
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Lilypond: Alternate, compound time signatures in parentheses
I'm trying to typeset this time signature from a hand-written manuscript:
A straight-up 7/8 time signature is easy
\time 7/8
The 2/4+3/8 is tougher but still not bad
\compoundMeter #'((2 4) (3 8))
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Lilypond: Boxed rehearsal marks with rounded corners
I'm typesetting a piece which has circular rehearsal marks.
That's easy enough to achieve in lilypond with
\set Score.rehearsalMarkFormatter = #format-mark-circle-numbers
However, later in the score,...
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LilyPond - Can I programmatically make Lyrics align after line breaks?
Let’s say I’ve got two lines of music and words, represented here by bullets:
\lyricmode {
doe ray songs i whooosh
there’s two lines you say
}
• • • • •
doe ray songs i ...
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lilypond instrumentName breaks geometry
I have a score which looks great, until I try to set the instrumentName:
Without instrumentName:
With instrumentName:
\score {
...
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Page number font size in Lilypond
Is it possible? How can I set the font size for the page numbers?
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Applying a given markup to two consecutive syllables in lyrics
Given the following LilyPond MWE:
melody = \relative c' {
a( b) c
}
lyra = \lyricmode {
Foo bar baz
}
lyrb = \lyricmode {
Foo -- bar baz
}
lyrc = \lyricmode {
Foo __ bar baz
}
\score {
&...
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Make every thing in Lilypond larger
How can I make every thing in Lilypond bigger, I want the size of all objects (e.g. note heads, accidentals, clefs etc.) to become bigger. Can any one help?
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Disable double-bar separators in Lilypond
I am exporting voices from a score I wrote in Lilypond. In the voices there are these double bars, which separate the lines from each other. How can I disable these double-bars?
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Lilypond tuplets
As can be seen in the image, some composers mix the note types used in tuplets. In this case, there are two eighths and a half note (equal to 4 eighths). The total duration is 6 eighths in triplet ...
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Lilypond: how to engrave a break between choruses and output a single MIDI file?
I'm studying melodic structures in jazz solos, and am using Lilypond to annotate characteristics such as chord tone, non-chord tones, and enclosures. I've written a Python script to automate the ...
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Tremoli in Lilypond look destroyed
My tremoli between notes are looking so destroyed!:
I have added before each repeat:
\ftbt \override Beam.gap = #3
where \ftbt is:
ftbt = \once \override Beam.beam-thickness = #0.4
Any help is ...
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Offset note head position horizontaly
Lilypond is notating two notes with the same position on the staff directly on top of each other. I want them to be slightly offset, so that (in the example below) I can discern between a and a# more ...
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Lilypond - '\on-the-fly #print-page-number-check-first' not working in version 2.24.1 anymore
I used the following code for page numbering and copyright formatting in lilypond --version 2.20.0:
pagenumcol = \markup {
\column {
\vspace #0.5
\fromproperty #'page:page-number-string
}
}...
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Combine curved paths with fingerings
I want to mark notes with fingerings where the finger number has a bow below or above.
First, I am creating the bows:
upper-bow =
#'(
(M 0 0)
(C 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.2 2 0)
)
lower-bow =
#'(
(M 2 0)
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Lilypond midi volume mix between chord progression and melody
I'm writing python code to automatically annotate jazz solo transcriptions (with their corresponding chord progressions) and to produce midi output using Lilypond. I'd like to instruct Lilypond to ...
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Can I create separate variables for duration and pitch in LilyPond and combine them?
How would I go about defining two separate variables where one can be mapped onto the other to produce some typical output? For instance:
durations = {
4 8 8 2
}
pitches = {
e' g' f' a'
}
\score {
...
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Put repeating codes in a variable in Lilypond
I want to put some commands into a variable, so that I can write the variable instead of repeating the commands over and over:
myvar = \once \override Beam.beam-thickness = #tremBeamThickness \...
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Bring text/line segments in Lilypond in the same vertical position
I have many places in my Lilypond score where my line+text combination stand in different heights. I would like them to be in the same height. Here is an example:
I have defined these as:
dord = {\...
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Setting the thickness of the beams of tremoli in Lilypond
How can I set the thickness of tremolo beams? I use \override Beam.beam-thickness = #0.3 in my globals, but this sets also the thickness of beams of notes. I found this page https://lilypond.org/doc/...
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Shorten Tremolo Beam Length in Lilypond
I have a simple tremolo, as the picture below shows. The beam lengths are too long and collide with the note heads. How can I adjust the length of the beams to shorten them a bit? I have tried putting ...
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Lilypond paper settings
I want to incorporate Lilypond generated PDFs into a book. I would like to have two sided PDFs. I referred here: https://lilypond.org/doc/v2.23/Documentation/notation/horizontal-spacing-paper-...
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Creating a wider fermata
In Lilypond, how to create a wide fermata that spans over several notes?
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How can I adjust this grace note alignment in a Lilypond score?
I'm working on a transcription/editing project. At one point, the piano part has some grace-note arpeggios while the bass plays a melodic line. I am trying to make this "look nice" in the ...
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Lilypond: Adjusting position of accidentals of a chord
I'd like to adjust position of accidentals like a right note. How to that?
P.S ) right note is added via MS Paint
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How to avoid line breaks at StaffGroup boundaries
I have recently started writing music notation with LilyPond. I find it convenient to split songs into different parts such as prelude, intro, interlude etc. So I have:
%prelude.ly
\new StaffGroup <...
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Generating a timeline in LilyPond
I would like to insert a timeline at the top of my LilyPond score that shows every second. This could look something like this:
#(set-default-paper-size "a3landscape")
#(set-global-staff-...
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Lilypond: \downbow and \upbow don't show up in 2nd staff tablature
In one StaffGroup I'm trying to write one staff in note notation with a TabStaff below in which ^\downbow and ^\upbow are used. However, these markups don't show up in the end result. Why is that and ...
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Lilipond: unhappy with horizontal chord spacing
With default spacing SpacingSpanner.base-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/16) the music doesn't look good to me. The chords are more densely packed than the single notes, which produces a bit ...
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Lilypond (v2.24) macro delivers unexpected results
Writing up a piece for guitar I'm not happy with the common strumming tabulature 'stroke up' and 'stroke down' symbols (^\downbow, ^\upbow) and want to replace them with up- and down arrow heads. In ...
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How to get a single SVG file from Lilypond
I want to generate SVG from Lilypond. I have used the following command:
lilypond -fsvg music.ly
It works correctly. Trouble is for big input files multiple svg files are generated.
I would really ...
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Change octave of built in chords in Lilypond
Lilypond has some built in chords which can be conveniently used with \chordmode
\new StaffGroup <<
\new Staff \with { ...
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