Reference manual

Leaves

• 1. Chords
  • 1.1. Making chords from a LilyPond input string
  • 1.2. Making chords from numbers
  • 1.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a chord
  • 1.4. Getting and setting the written duration of a chord
  • 1.5. Getting and setting the written pitches of a chord
  • 1.6. Getting chord note-heads
  • 1.7. Appending note-heads to a chord
  • 1.8. Extending chords
  • 1.9. Deleting chord note-heads
  • 1.10. Tweaking chord note-heads
  • 1.11. Working with empty chords
• 2. Notes
  • 2.1. Making notes from a LilyPond input string
  • 2.2. Making notes from numbers
  • 2.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a note
  • 2.4. Getting and setting the written pitch of notes
  • 2.5. Getting and setting the written duration of notes
• 3. Rests
  • 3.1. Making rests from strings
  • 3.2. Making rests from durations
  • 3.3. Making rests from other Abjad leaves
  • 3.4. Understanding the interpreter representation of a rest
  • 3.5. Making multimeasure rests
  • 3.6. Getting and setting the written duration of rests

Containers

• 1. Containers
  • 1.1. Creating containers
  • 1.2. Selecting music
  • 1.3. Inspecting length
  • 1.4. Inspecting duration
  • 1.5. Adding one component to the end of a container
  • 1.6. Adding many components to the end of a container
  • 1.7. Finding the index of a component
  • 1.8. Inserting a component by index
  • 1.9. Removing a component by index
  • 1.10. Removing a component by reference
  • 1.11. Naming containers
  • 1.12. Understanding { } and << >> in LilyPond
  • 1.13. Understanding sequential and simultaneous containers
  • 1.14. Changing sequential and simultaneous containers
• 2. Measures
  • 2.1. Understanding measures in LilyPond
  • 2.2. Understanding measures in Abjad
  • 2.3. Creating measures
• 3. Scores
  • 3.1. Making a score from a LilyPond input string
  • 3.2. Making a score from a list of Abjad components
  • 3.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a score
  • 3.4. Understanding the LilyPond format of a score
  • 3.5. Selecting the music in a score
  • 3.6. Selecting a score’s leaves
  • 3.7. Getting the length of a score
  • 3.8. Inspecting duration
  • 3.9. Appending one component to the bottom of a score
  • 3.10. Finding the index of a score component
  • 3.11. Removing a score component by index
  • 3.12. Removing a score component by reference
  • 3.13. Inspecting whether or not a score contains a component
  • 3.14. Naming scores
• 4. Staves
  • 4.1. Making a staff from a LilyPond input string
  • 4.2. Making a staff from a list of Abjad components
  • 4.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a staff
  • 4.4. Inspecting the LilyPond format of a staff
  • 4.5. Selecting the music in a staff
  • 4.6. Selecting a staff’s leaves
  • 4.7. Getting the length of a staff
  • 4.8. Inspecting duration
  • 4.9. Appending one component to the end of a staff
  • 4.10. Extending a staff with multiple components at once
  • 4.11. Finding the index of a component in a staff
  • 4.12. Popping a staff component by index
  • 4.13. Removing a staff component by reference
  • 4.14. Naming staves
  • 4.15. Changing the context of a voice
  • 4.16. Making parallel voices in a staff
• 5. Tuplets
  • 5.1. Making a tuplet from a LilyPond input string
  • 5.2. Making a tuplet from a list of other components
  • 5.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a tuplet
  • 5.4. Understanding the string representation of a tuplet
  • 5.5. Formatting tuplets
  • 5.6. Selecting the music in a tuplet
  • 5.7. Selecting a tuplet’s leaves
  • 5.8. Getting the length of a tuplet
  • 5.9. Inspecting tuplet duration
  • 5.10. Understanding rhythmic augmentation and diminution
  • 5.11. Getting and setting the multiplier of a tuplet
  • 5.12. Appending one component to the end of a tuplet
  • 5.13. Extending a tuplet with multiple components at once
  • 5.14. Finding the index of a component in a tuplet
  • 5.15. Popping a tuplet component by index
  • 5.16. Removing a tuplet component by reference
  • 5.17. Overriding attributes of the LilyPond tuplet number grob
  • 5.18. Overriding attributes of the LilyPond tuplet bracket grob
• 6. Voices
  • 6.1. Making a voice from a LilyPond input string
  • 6.2. Making a voice from a list of other components
  • 6.3. Understanding the interpreter representation of a voice
  • 6.4. Formatting voices
  • 6.5. Selecting the components in a voice
  • 6.6. Selecting a voice’s leaves
  • 6.7. Getting the length of a voice
  • 6.8. Inspecting voice duration
  • 6.9. Appending one component to the end of a voice
  • 6.10. Extending a voice with multiple components at once
  • 6.11. Finding the index of a component in a voice
  • 6.12. Popping a voice component by index
  • 6.13. Removing a voice component by reference
  • 6.14. Naming voices
  • 6.15. Changing the context of a voice

Attachments

• 1. Articulations
  • 1.1. Creating articulations
  • 1.2. Understanding the interpreter representation of an articulation
  • 1.3. Attaching articulations to a leaf
  • 1.4. Attaching articulations to many leaves
  • 1.5. Getting the articulations attached to a leaf
  • 1.6. Detaching articulations from a leaf
  • 1.7. Understanding the string representation of an articulation
  • 1.8. Understanding the LilyPond format of an articulation
  • 1.9. Controlling whether an articulation appears above or below the staff
  • 1.10. Comparing articulations
• 2. Instruments
  • 2.1. Creating instruments
  • 2.2. Understanding the interpreter representation of an instrument
  • 2.3. Attaching instruments to a component
  • 2.4. Inspecting the instrument attached to a component
  • 2.5. Inspecting a component’s effective instrument
  • 2.6. Detaching instruments from a component
  • 2.7. Getting the name of an instrument
  • 2.8. Getting the short name of an instrument
  • 2.9. Getting an instrument’s range
  • 2.10. Getting an instrument’s level of transposition
  • 2.11. Getting an instrument’s allowable clefs
  • 2.12. Customizing instrument properties
• 3. LilyPond literals
  • 3.1. Creating LilyPond literals
  • 3.2. Understanding the interpreter representation of LilyPond literals
  • 3.3. Attaching LilyPond literals to Abjad components
  • 3.4. Inspecting the LilyPond literals attached to a leaf
  • 3.5. Detaching LilyPond literals
  • 3.6. Getting the argument of a LilyPond literal
  • 3.7. Comparing LilyPond literals
• 4. LilyPond comments
  • 4.1. Creating LilyPond comments
  • 4.2. Understanding the interpreter representation of a LilyPond comment
  • 4.3. Attaching LilyPond comments to leaves
  • 4.4. Attaching LilyPond comments to containers
  • 4.5. Getting the LilyPond comments attached to a component
  • 4.6. Detaching LilyPond comments
  • 4.7. Getting the contents string of a LilyPond comment

LilyPond files

• 1. LilyPond files
  • 1.1. Making LilyPond files
  • 1.2. Getting header, layout and paper blocks
  • 1.3. Setting global staff size and default paper size
  • 1.4. Setting title, subtitle and composer information

Pitches

• 1. Named pitches
  • 1.1. Creating named pitches
  • 1.2. Understanding the interpreter representation of a named pitch
  • 1.3. Understanding the string representation of a named pitch
  • 1.4. Getting the accidental of a named pitch
  • 1.5. Getting the octave of a named pitch
  • 1.6. Comparing named pitches
  • 1.7. Changing named pitches to named pitch-classes
  • 1.8. Changing named pitches to numbered pitches
  • 1.9. Changing named pitches to numbered pitch-classes