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MUSICXML2LY(1) User Commands MUSICXML2LY(1)

NAME

musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.18.2

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 zip-compressed MusicXML file
-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 (^, _ or -) for articulations, dynamics, etc.
--nrp --no-rest-positions
do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
--npl --no-page-layout
do not convert the exact page layout and breaks
--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

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs via http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005--2012 by
Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>, Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>

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.

May 2018 musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.18.2