Score examples

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$\new PianoStaff << \new Staff << \new Voice \relative c'' { \stemUp \clef treble \key e \minor \time 4/4 \partial2 b4 b a g fis2 e1 } \new Voice \relative c' { \stemDown \partial2 e4 e8 dis e fis g e e4 dis b1 } >> \new Staff << \new Voice \relative c' { \stemUp \clef bass \key e \minor \time 4/4 \partial2 g8 a b4 c b cis b8 a! gis1 } \new Voice \relative c { \stemDown \partial2 e8 fis g e c d e c ais4 b e,1 } >> >>$

Multi-system input

From String Quartet No. 1 (Górecki)

${ \relative { \key c \minor \clef "treble_(8)" \time 4/4 c'1 as2 bes2 c2 c2 es2 d2 c1 es1 f2 es2 d2 c2 c2 bes2 c1 c1 f2 d2 es2 g2 f2 es2 f1 f1 bes,2 c2 d2 es2 f2 d2 c1 c1 bes2 as2 bes2 g2 as2 bes2 g1 f1 as2 bes2 c2 as2 bes2 g2 f1 } \addlyrics { Już się zmierz -- cha, nad -- cho -- dzi noc, po -- pro -- śmy Bo -- ga o po -- moc, a -- by on na -- szym stra -- żem był, od złych czar -- tów nas o -- bro -- nił, któ -- rzy naj -- wię -- cej w_ciem -- no -- ści u -- ży -- wa -- ją swej chy -- tro -- ści. \bar "||" } }$

Testing raw input

And some Keyboard Sonata, K. 141 (Scarlatti), testing raw=1:

$\version "2.18.2" \header { tagline = ##f } % thèmes temaRep = { \repeat unfold 6 { d16 } \repeat unfold 6 { f } \repeat unfold 6 { e } \repeat unfold 6 { d } \repeat unfold 6 { e } \repeat unfold 6 { a } % ms. 7 d16 bes a g f e | f g a d, e cis } temaBass = { < d g a d >8 r8 r8 | q r8 r8 | < a' cis e a >8 r8 r8 | < bes cis d g >8 r8 r8 | < a d e a >8 r8 r8 | % ms. 6 < f a d >8 r8 r8 | < g bes d g >8 r8 r8 | < a d f >4 < a e' g >8 } temaBassG = { < d g a d >8 r8 r8 | q r8 r8 | < a' d e a >8 r8 r8 | < bes d g >8 r8 r8 | < a d e a >8 r8 r8 | % ms. 6 < f a d >8 r8 r8 | < g bes d g >8 r8 r8 | < a d f >4 < a e' g >8 } % petites notes trillD = { \tag #'print { d8.\trill } \tag #'midi { e32 d e d~ d } } trillG = { \tag #'print { g8.\trill } \tag #'midi { a32 g a g~ g } } upper = \relative c'' { \clef treble \key d \minor \time 3/8 \tempo 4. = 80 % \tempo 8 = 210 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"harpsichord" s8*0^"Allegro" \temaRep | d16 bes a g f e { \relative c' \temaRep } | d4. | \repeat unfold 2 { a''4.~ | a16 e cis a g' e } | % ms. 23 a4. | bes16 g d bes g bes | g'4. | a16 f c a f a | % ms. 27 f'4. | g16 e c g e g | e'4. | f16 d a f d f | f' e d c bes a | % ms. 32 bes'16 a g f e d | \repeat unfold 2 { cis16 d \trillD cis32 d | e f g16 \trillG f32 g } | % ms. 37 a16 e cis a e cis | \change Staff = "lower" a16 e cis a e cis | \tempo 8 = 130 a4. } lower = \relative c { \clef bass \key d \minor \time 3/8 \set Staff.midiInstrument = #"harpsichord" % ************************************** \temaBass | << { d8 } \\ { d,4 s8 } >> \relative c, \temaBassG < d, d' >4. % ms. 19 \repeat unfold 2 { a'''16 f d a f d | a4. } a''16 f d a f d | g,4. g''16 e c g e c | f,4. f''16 d bes f d bes | e,4. e''16 cis a e cis a | d,4. << { d''4. | \repeat unfold 5 { g4. } a8 } \\ { d,,8 e f | g a bes | \repeat unfold 4 { a8 bes4 } a8 } >> s4 s4. | s4. } thePianoStaff = \new PianoStaff << \set PianoStaff.instrumentName = #"Clav." \new Staff = "upper" \upper \new Staff = "lower" \lower >> \score { \keepWithTag #'print \thePianoStaff \layout { #(layout-set-staff-size 17) \context { \Score \override SpacingSpanner.common-shortest-duration = #(ly:make-moment 1/2) \remove "Metronome_mark_engraver" } } } \score { \keepWithTag #'midi \thePianoStaff \midi { } }$