NAME

musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.1

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 (^, _ 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

: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>, Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com> Patrick L. Schmidt <pls@philomelos.net>