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MUSICXML2LY
NAMESYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
REPORTING BUGS
COPYRIGHT
SEE ALSO
NAME
musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.4
SYNOPSIS
musicxml2ly [ OPTION ]... FILE.xml
DESCRIPTION
Convert MusicXML from FILE.xml to LilyPond input. If the given filename is -, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.
OPTIONS
-h , --help
show this help and exit
--version
show version number and exit
-v , --verbose
be verbose
|
--lxml |
use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time |
-z , --compressed
input file is a compressed MusicXML file (by default, activate if file extension is .mxl)
-r , --relative
convert pitches in relative mode (default)
-a , --absolute
convert pitches in absolute mode
-l , --language = LANG
use LANG for pitch names, e.g. ’deutsch’ for note names in German
--loglevel = LOGLEVEL
Print log messages according to LOGLEVEL (NONE, ERROR, WARNING, PROGRESS (default), DEBUG)
--nd --no-articulation-directions
do not convert directions (ˆ, _ or -) for articulations, dynamics, etc.
--nrp --no-rest-positions
do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
--nsb --no-system-breaks
ignore system breaks
--npb --no-page-breaks
ignore page breaks
--npm --no-page-margins
ignore page margins
--npl --no-page-layout
do not convert the exact page layout and breaks (shortcut for "--nsb --npb --npm " options)
--nsd --no-stem-directions
ignore stem directions from MusicXML, use lilypond’s automatic stemming instead
--nb --no-beaming
do not convert beaming information, use lilypond’s automatic beaming instead
-o , --output = FILE
set output filename to FILE, stdout if -
-m , --midi
activate midi-block in .ly file
--transpose = TOPITCH
set pitch to transpose by the interval between pitch ’c’ and TOPITCH
--sm --shift-meter = BEATS /BEATTYPE
change the length|duration of notes as a function of a given time signature to make the score look faster or slower, (eg. ’4/4’ or ’2/2’)
--tc --tab-clef = TABCLEFNAME
switch between two versions of tab clefs ("tab" and "moderntab")
--sn --string-numbers = t[rue] /f[alse]
deactivate string number stencil with --string-numbers f[alse]. Default is t[rue]
--fb --fretboards
converts ’<frame>’ events to a separate FretBoards voice instead of markups
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs via bug-lilypond@gnu.org
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2005--2023 by
Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>, Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com> Patrick L. Schmidt <pls@philomelos.net>
This program is free software. It is covered by the GNU General Public License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Invoke as ‘lilypond --warranty ’ for more information.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for musicxml2ly is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and musicxml2ly programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info musicxml2ly
should give you access to the complete manual.