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First stepsWe start off by showing how very simple music is entered in LilyPond:
you get a note simply by typing its note name, from c d e f g a b then the result looks like this: We will continue with this format: First we show a snippet of input, then the resulting output. The length of a note is specified by adding a number, a1 a2 a4 a16 a32 If you don't specify a duration, the previous one is used: a4 a a2 a A sharp (#) is made by adding cis1 ees fisis aeses Add a dot a2. a4 a8. a16 The meter (or time signature) can be set with the
\time 3/4 \time 6/8 \time 4/4 The clef can be set using the \clef treble \clef bass \clef alto \clef tenor When you enter these commands in a file, you must to enclose them in
\notes { \time 3/4 \clef bass c2 e4 g2. f4 e d c2. } Now the piece of music is almost ready to be printed. The final step is to combine the music with a printing command. The printing command is the so-called \score { \notes { \time 3/4 \clef bass c2 e4 g2. f4 e d c2. } \paper { } } |
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