Note the contexts associated with each of the layout objects. With many other properties, it can be set to print nothing by The symbol (glyph) which should be printed. 4.1.1 Introduction to the LilyPond file structure 4.1.2 A score is a (single) compound musical expression 4.1.3 Nesting music expressions 4.1.4 Structure of a note entry 4.1.5 On the un-nestedness of brackets and ties 4.2 Voices contain music. This property controls the appearance of the bar lines by specifying Where we find the transparent and the color properties.Īll of these can affect the visibility of bar lines (and, of course,īy extension, many other layout objects too.) Let’s consider each of

Supports a number of interfaces, including the grob-interface, Visibility: break-visibility and stencil. Its properties include two that control its Going via Backend andĪll layout objects we find there is a layout object calledīarLine. Using the same approach, we go to the IR to find the LilyPond syntax can involve many unusual placements for parentheses, brackets etc. We explained how to find information about grobs in Properties of layout objects. when using tuplet and non-tuplet rhythms. Particular grob are listed in the IR at the bottom of the pageĭescribing that grob, and those properties may be viewed by looking at The interfaces which contain the properties used by a Then use the properties in some interfaces, others use them from other One of them is allowed for an object, so are the others.

In fact, a Voice layer or context is the only one which can contain music. Voices are sometimes called ‘layers’ in other notation packages. Properties that may be used together to tweak a graphical object – if The lowest, most fundamental or innermost layers in a LilyPond score are called ‘Voice contexts’ or just ‘Voices’ for short. Grouped in what are called interfaces – see Properties found in interfaces. How do we prevent them printing?īefore we tackle this, let us remember that object properties are But the bar lines are normally insertedĪutomatically. Let us suppose the exercise is to supply the missing bar lines With certain elements omitted as an exercise for the student, LilyPond, like most existing notation software, uses Bézier curves for typesetting slurs and ties. In the educational use of music we might wish to print a score

Lilypond ties and chords