LilyPond sheet music
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Formalizing musical notation as strings is interesting.
MusicXML is a practical interchange format, supported by applications such as MuseScore. However, it is too verbose to write by hand.
LilyPond notation is useful for writing simple scores. It is less interchangeable; few tools convert it to other formats.
There are many other formats as well:
| Format |
|---|
| Music Macro Language (MML) |
| ABC notation |
| LilyPond notation |
| Guido notation |
| MEI |
| MusicXML |
| MNX |
Below are fragments of LilyPond scores for traditional music.
Repo: https://github.com/yuuki7/sheetmusic
Happy Birthday to You
\fixed c' {
\time 3/4
\partial 4
g8.[ g16] | a4 g4 c'4 | b2 g8.[ g16] | a4 g4 d'4 | c'2 g8.[ g16] | \break
g'4 e'4 c'4 | b4 a4\fermata f'8.[ f'16] | e'4 c'4 d'4 | c'2 \bar "|."
}
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
\fixed c' {
\numericTimeSignature
\time 4/4
c4 c4 c8.[ d16] e4 | e8.[ d16] e8.[ f16] g2 | \break
\tuplet 3/2 { c'8[ c'8 c'8] } \tuplet 3/2 { g8[ g8 g8] }
\tuplet 3/2 { e8[ e8 e8] } \tuplet 3/2 { c8[ c8 c8] }
| g8.[ f16] e8.[ d16] c2 \bar "|."
}
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
\fixed c' {
\numericTimeSignature
\time 4/4
c4 c4 g4 g4 | a4 a4 g2 | f4 f4 e4 e4 | d4 d4 c2 | \break
g4 g4 f4 f4 | e4 e4 d2 | g4 g4 f4 f4 | e4 e4 d2 | \break
c4 c4 g4 g4 | a4 a4 g2 | f4 f4 e4 e4 | d4 d4 c2 \bar "|."
}
