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Node:Pitches, Next:, Previous:Notes, Up:Note entry



Pitches

The verbose syntax for pitch specification is

       \pitch scmpitch
     

where scmpitch is a pitch scheme object.

In Note and Chord mode, pitches may be designated by names. The default names are the Dutch note names. The notes are specified by the letters a through g, while the octave is formed with notes ranging from c to b. The pitch c is an octave below middle C and the letters span the octave above that C. Here's an example which should make things more clear:

     \clef bass
       a,4 b, c d e f g a b c' d' e' \clef treble f' g' a' b' c''
     
[picture of music]

In Dutch, a sharp is formed by adding -is to the end of a pitch name and a flat is formed by adding -es. Double sharps and double flats are obtained by adding -isis or -eses. aes and ees are contracted to as and es in Dutch, but both forms are accepted.

LilyPond has predefined sets of note names for various other languages. To use them, simply include the language specific init file. For example: \include "english.ly". The available language files and the note names they define are:

                             Note Names               sharp       flat
     nederlands.ly  c   d   e   f   g   a   bes b   -is         -es
     english.ly     c   d   e   f   g   a   bf  b   -s/-sharp   -f/-flat
     deutsch.ly     c   d   e   f   g   a   b   h   -is         -es
     norsk.ly       c   d   e   f   g   a   b   h   -iss/-is    -ess/-es
     svenska.ly     c   d   e   f   g   a   b   h   -iss        -ess
     italiano.ly    do  re  mi  fa  sol la  sib si  -d          -b
     catalan.ly     do  re  mi  fa  sol la  sib si  -d/-s       -b
     espanol.ly     do  re  mi  fa  sol la  sib si  -s          -b
     
     

The optional octave specification takes the form of a series of single quote (`'') characters or a series of comma (`,') characters. Each ' raises the pitch by one octave; each , lowers the pitch by an octave.

       c' c'' es' g' as' gisis' ais'
     
[picture of music]
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