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NAME

6       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.19.83
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SYNOPSIS

9       musicxml2ly [OPTION]... FILE.xml
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DESCRIPTION

12       Convert  MusicXML  from FILE.xml to LilyPond input.  If the given file‐
13       name is -, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.
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OPTIONS

16       -h, --help
17              show this help and exit
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19       --version
20              show version number and exit
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22       -v, --verbose
23              be verbose
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25       --lxml use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time
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27       -z, --compressed
28              input file is a zip-compressed MusicXML file
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30       -r, --relative
31              convert pitches in relative mode (default)
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36       -l, --language=LANG
37              use LANG for pitch names, e.g. 'deutsch' for note names in  Ger‐
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40       --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
41              Print  log messages according to LOGLEVEL (NONE, ERROR, WARNING,
42              PROGRESS (default), DEBUG)
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44       --nd --no-articulation-directions
45              do not convert directions (^, _ or -) for articulations,  dynam‐
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48       --nrp --no-rest-positions
49              do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
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51       --nsb --no-system-breaks
52              ignore system breaks
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54       --npb --no-page-breaks
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57       --npm --no-page-margins
58              ignore page margins
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60       --npl --no-page-layout
61              do  not  convert  the exact page layout and breaks (shortcut for
62              "--nsb --npb --npm" options)
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64       --nsd --no-stem-directions
65              ignore stem directions from MusicXML, use  lilypond's  automatic
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68       --nb --no-beaming
69              do  not  convert  beaming  information, use lilypond's automatic
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72       -o, --output=FILE
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75       -m, --midi
76              activate midi-block in .ly file
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78       --transpose=TOPITCH
79              set pitch to transpose by the interval  between  pitch  'c'  and
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82       --sm --shift-meter=BEATS/BEATTYPE
83              change  the  length|duration  of  notes as a function of a given
84              time signature to make the score look  faster  or  slower,  (eg.
85              '4/4' or '2/2')
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87       --tc --tab-clef=TABCLEFNAME
88              switch between two versions of tab clefs ("tab" and "moderntab")
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90       --sn --string-numbers=t[rue]/f[alse]
91              deactivate  string number stencil with --string-numbers f[alse].
92              Default is t[rue]
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94       --fb --fretboards
95              converts '<frame>' events to a separate FretBoards voice instead
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REPORTING BUGS

99       Report                             bugs                             via
100       http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs
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103       Copyright © 2005--2016 by
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105              Han-Wen Nienhuys  <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,  Jan  Nieuwenhuizen  <jan‐
106              neke@gnu.org>  and  Reinhold  Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
107              Patrick L. Schmidt <pls@philomelos.net>
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109       This program is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public
110       License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it
111       under certain conditions.  Invoke as  `lilypond  --warranty'  for  more
112       information.
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SEE ALSO

115       The  full documentation for musicxml2ly is maintained as a Texinfo man‐
116       ual.  If the info and musicxml2ly programs are  properly  installed  at
117       your site, the command
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119              info musicxml2ly
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121       should give you access to the complete manual.
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