NAME

       musicxml2ly - manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.3

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

       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.

musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.24.3                      April 2024                                     MUSICXML2LY(1)