LilyPond 2.6 Notation Package Released

June 28, 2005

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LilyPond is an open source package for creating music notation that is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Inspired by the best classical engraving available, LilyPond handles spacing, line breaking and collisions resolution automatically. As the input is text-based, it can be seamlessly integrated with text documents, such as HTML and LaTeX. LilyPond is distributed as open source, so you can download it for free.

With version 2.6, LilyPond is now truly for everyone.

For every platform - LilyPond now installs in a snap on Windows, MacOS X, and any version of Linux/x86.
For every language - Pango text formatting lets you print Unicode lyrics in your favorite script and font.
For every application - Create SVG files, and edit them in Inkscape.

In addition, version 2.6 adds support for

Staves starting anywhere on the page
Solfa notation
Arrowed lines
Better auto-beaming
Circled text
String-number notation
Better ledger line formatting
Score separators
Cleaner syntax for text markup
Pagebreaks around titles
Stemlets on beams
Easier titles customization
Direct PostScript or SVG output
(te)TeX no longer necessary
Revised manual
Website now translated into Dutch and French

For more information, visit their web site at http://lilypond.org/.

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