#+title: Lilypond
#+date: "2021-05-10 19:36:43 +08:00"
#+date_modified: "2021-05-10 20:25:17 +08:00"
#+language: en
#+property: header-args:lilypond  :exports both


The LaTeX of music notation.
It is a formatting language for music notation that has to be compiled into various output formats.
The input file is a plain-text file making it very good with version control systems.




* Notes, chords, and scales

#+begin_src lilypond  :file notes.png
<<lilypond-paper>>
{ c d e f g a b c' }
\relative d' { c d e f g a b c' }
#+end_src

#+results:
[[file:assets/lang.lilypond/notes.png]]

#+begin_src lilypond  :file chords.png
<<lilypond-paper>>
\chordmode { c1 d e f g a b c' }
#+end_src

#+results:
[[file:assets/lang.lilypond/chords.png]]



* Paper configuration

#+name: lilypond-paper
#+begin_src lilypond  :exports none
\paper {
  indent=10\mm
  oddFooterMarkup=##f
}
#+end_src