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.TH MUSICXML2LY "1" "January 2024" "musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.3" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
musicxml2ly \- manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.3
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B musicxml2ly
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,FILE.xml\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Convert MusicXML from FILE.xml to LilyPond input.
If the given filename is \-, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
show version number and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
be verbose
.TP
\fB\-\-lxml\fR
use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-compressed\fR
input file is a compressed MusicXML file (by default,
activate if file extension is .mxl)
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-relative\fR
convert pitches in relative mode (default)
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-absolute\fR
convert pitches in absolute mode
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fI\,LANG\/\fR
use LANG for pitch names, e.g. 'deutsch' for note
names in German
.TP
\fB\-\-loglevel\fR=\fI\,LOGLEVEL\/\fR
Print log messages according to LOGLEVEL (NONE, ERROR,
WARNING, PROGRESS (default), DEBUG)
.TP
\fB\-\-nd\fR \fB\-\-no\-articulation\-directions\fR
do not convert directions (^, _ or \-) for
articulations, dynamics, etc.
.TP
\fB\-\-nrp\fR \fB\-\-no\-rest\-positions\fR
do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
.TP
\fB\-\-nsb\fR \fB\-\-no\-system\-breaks\fR
ignore system breaks
.TP
\fB\-\-npb\fR \fB\-\-no\-page\-breaks\fR
ignore page breaks
.TP
\fB\-\-npm\fR \fB\-\-no\-page\-margins\fR
ignore page margins
.TP
\fB\-\-npl\fR \fB\-\-no\-page\-layout\fR
do not convert the exact page layout and breaks
(shortcut for "\-\-nsb \fB\-\-npb\fR \fB\-\-npm\fR" options)
.TP
\fB\-\-nsd\fR \fB\-\-no\-stem\-directions\fR
ignore stem directions from MusicXML, use lilypond's
automatic stemming instead
.TP
\fB\-\-nb\fR \fB\-\-no\-beaming\fR
do not convert beaming information, use lilypond's
automatic beaming instead
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fI\,FILE\/\fR
set output filename to FILE, stdout if \-
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-midi\fR
activate midi\-block in .ly file
.TP
\fB\-\-transpose\fR=\fI\,TOPITCH\/\fR
set pitch to transpose by the interval between pitch
\&'c' and TOPITCH
.TP
\fB\-\-sm\fR \fB\-\-shift\-meter\fR=\fI\,BEATS\/\fR/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')
.TP
\fB\-\-tc\fR \fB\-\-tab\-clef\fR=\fI\,TABCLEFNAME\/\fR
switch between two versions of tab clefs ("tab" and
"moderntab")
.TP
\fB\-\-sn\fR \fB\-\-string\-numbers\fR=\fI\,t[rue]\/\fR/f[alse]
deactivate string number stencil with \fB\-\-string\-numbers\fR
f[alse]. Default is t[rue]
.TP
\fB\-\-fb\fR \fB\-\-fretboards\fR
converts '<frame>' events to a separate FretBoards
voice instead of markups
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs via bug\-lilypond@gnu.org
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2005\-\-2023 by
.IP
Han\-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,
Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and
Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
Patrick L. Schmidt <pls@philomelos.net>
.PP
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 \fB\-\-warranty\fR' for more
information.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B musicxml2ly
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B musicxml2ly
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info musicxml2ly
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.