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Details
- Package ID
- lilypond
- Version
- 2.26.0
- Downloads
- 11184
- Website
- https://lilypond.org/index.html
Summary
Music notation for everyone
Description
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. LilyPond is free software and part of the GNU Project.
Beutiful Sheet Music
LilyPond is a powerful and flexible tool for engraving tasks of all kinds, for example classical music (like the example above by J.S. Bach), complex notation, early music, modern music, tablature, vocal music, lead sheets, educational materials, large orchestral projects, customized output, and even Schenker graphs.
Music Compiler
LilyPond is a music compiler, not graphical score editing software; Music is not written by dragging notes from a graphical toolbar and placing them on a dynamically refreshing score. Rather, music is written by typing simple text “code”. Point LilyPond at a text file describing the music, and the text is interpreted (or “compiled”) by LilyPond. The result is beautifully engraved sheet music that can be viewed on-screen or printed.